I started recording cover songs a couple years ago. It's been a great way for me to learn new chords and explore other genres. Some of the artists I've covered so far are: Garth Brooks, Dolly Parton, and John Denver.I've shared these on my YouTube channel that I started in 2020, and slowly have been… Continue reading “Shallow” cover from A Star is Born with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
It started as a poem.I was trying to process seeing, reading, and hearing about the events that took place at our nation's capital on January 6th, 2021. As I write this, I still am. I contemplated not sharing anything more about it this year. Who wants to be reminded of such an awful point in… Continue reading “On Her Steps” song inspired by January 6th, 2021 United States Capital events
I was recently included in an "inspiring stories" series with an online publication called Nashville Voyager. I answered questions about my journey as a songwriter, shared a few challenges I've faced along the way, and what makes my story and music unique.Since they mainly cover the Nashville area, I led with my trip down to… Continue reading Meet Annie: Nashville Voyager article
Take a Virtual Trail Walk with me! Celebrate the release of my latest song "Back in the Saddle" out now! Listen Walk along with me as I hike the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. The walk is 25 minutes long, goes through the woods, and to the top of a grassy hill where there's a… Continue reading “Back in the Saddle” Virtual Trail Walk
In the summer of 2017 my folks moved out of my childhood home in Madison, Wisconsin. I had lived there since I was four up until I left for college in Minnesota where I studied music, theatre and dance, and performed in the Twin Cities area. View: Performing Pictures Since 2000, I had been traveling… Continue reading How going back to my roots led to my first song
I created a virtual online space called the "Annie Lynn Club," this website, that started as just a blog in 2018. Every Monday night after I gave my boys a bath I'd sit down and reminisce, and write stories about my childhood. Feeling nostalgic felt like an escape from the day-to-day challenges of being a… Continue reading How the Annie Lynn Club started
I grew up singing and loving to be in front of an audience. At the age of 18 I moved from my hometown of Madison, Wisconsin to Minneapolis, Minnesota where I studied music, theatre, and dance and performed professionally in the Twin Cities area. See performing photos below: Over time I slowly gave up singing… Continue reading How my motto: “Make it an Adventure” helped me find my way back to singing
I've been working on building a home studio for a while now. It's been a huge process both in research and learning what the heck I'd exactly need to do what I want to do.I still have a long way to go in practicing how to use everything, but at least now I feel I… Continue reading My NEW home studio set up!
I decided to start looking at life more like an "adventure" after becoming a mom, and around the time I was exploring songwriting for the first time. The two things coincided probably because I found myself needing a new way to look at my everyday life. I wanted to be more spontaneous with my kids… Continue reading How “Annie’s Adventure” started
Growing up in Madison, Wisconsin as a little girl I used to listen to the radio all the time. There wasn't the endless options streaming has brought us nowadays. We'd just turned the radio on and listen to whatever was playing that day. Things were definitely simpler. My Dad introduced me to the oldies he… Continue reading Song “Carry On” plays on Madison, Wisconsin Radio WWMV-LP 95.5FM -Live, Loud and Local
