With the blessing of Gord Downie and the encouragement of artists across the country Charlene Birkbeck assumed the mantle of Anneda and began her quest to unite the world through music…
Anneda uses her powerful voice to weave stories of love and loss. She draws from a deep well of personal experience and uses a broad palette to bring a depth of colour and texture to her music. An accomplished sto
ry teller, a dextrous guitarist, and an insightful pianist, Anneda is able to combine traditional technique and modern technology to create and share meaningful songs. Anneda is able to call on over two decades of experience as a live performer to put on a rousing show and bring audiences to their feet – more than just an entertainer, she is an artist. She has toured Canada extensively, performing at iconic venues from The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern and The Opera House in Toronto to Esplanade Arts Centre in Medicine Hat and the Royal Theatre in Victoria, as well as at festivals including Canadian Music Week, JUNOFest, and Rifflandia. Anneda regularly tours North America with PIGS: Canada’s Pink Floyd, showcasing the iconic song The Great Gig In The Sky. She was previously featured as the Artist in Residence at Fairmont’s Jasper Park Lodge Hotel (Jasper, Alberta, Canada) and performs weekly at local venues in Victoria such as The Bard and Banker, Irish Times Pub, and the Fairmont Empress Q Lounge. Anneda is currently preparing to create her exciting debut LP with one of her longtime musical idols Alain Johannes (Eleven, Them Crooked Vultures, Queens of the Stone Age, PJ Harvey) at the famous Rancho De La Luna in Joshua Tree, California and a number of local studios on Vancouver Island. Anneda wears many hats from modeling/movie background work to music coaching to creative works. Sign up for her quarterly emails about what she currently up to on this page.
