Anaïs (uh-nay-is) Mitchell (born 26 March 1981) is an American singer-songw… Read Full Bio ↴Anaïs (uh-nay-is) Mitchell (born 26 March 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright from Vermont, USA, who attended Middlebury College. Anaïs' voice is akin to Cyndi Lauper's & song-writing / delivery's inspired by the confessional styling of artists such as Ani DiFranco.
In 2002, she released The Song They Sang... When Rome Fell. In 2003, she was a winner of the New Folk Competition, at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In 2004, her second album, Hymns for the Exiled, was released (Waterbug Records).
On 8 Dec 2006, Anaïs' 'folk opera' "Hadestown" débuted (written / produced in collaboration with composer Michael Chorney & director Ben T. Matchstick). On 13 Feb 2007, her third album, The Brightness was released (Righteous Babe).
Hadestown, a concept album based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, was released on March 9, 2010. It features contributions from Justin Vernon as Orpheus, Ani DiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, and Ben Knox Miller as Hermes; Anais herself sings the part of Eurydice.
Her album, 'Young Man in America' was released on Wilderland Records in the UK on February 13, 2012 and in the US on February 28, 2012.
In 2002, she released The Song They Sang... When Rome Fell. In 2003, she was a winner of the New Folk Competition, at the Kerrville Folk Festival. In 2004, her second album, Hymns for the Exiled, was released (Waterbug Records).
On 8 Dec 2006, Anaïs' 'folk opera' "Hadestown" débuted (written / produced in collaboration with composer Michael Chorney & director Ben T. Matchstick). On 13 Feb 2007, her third album, The Brightness was released (Righteous Babe).
Hadestown, a concept album based on the ancient Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, was released on March 9, 2010. It features contributions from Justin Vernon as Orpheus, Ani DiFranco as Persephone, Greg Brown as Hades, and Ben Knox Miller as Hermes; Anais herself sings the part of Eurydice.
Her album, 'Young Man in America' was released on Wilderland Records in the UK on February 13, 2012 and in the US on February 28, 2012.
Epic Part I
Anaïs Mitchell Lyrics
King of diamonds, king of spades
Hades was king of the kingdom of dirt
Miners of mines, diggers of graves
They bowed down to Hades who gave them work
And they bowed down to Hades who made them sweat
Who paid them their wages and set them about
Digging and dredging and dragging the depths
Of the earth to turn its insides out, singing
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la
King of mortar, king of bricks
The River Styx was a river of stones
And Hades laid 'em high and thick
With a million hands that were not his own
And a million feet that fell in line
Stepped in time with Hades' step
And a million minds that were just one mind
Like stones in a row
Stone by stone
Row by row
The river rose up, singing
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la
Hades was king of the kingdom of dirt
Miners of mines, diggers of graves
They bowed down to Hades who gave them work
And they bowed down to Hades who made them sweat
Who paid them their wages and set them about
Digging and dredging and dragging the depths
Of the earth to turn its insides out, singing
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la
King of mortar, king of bricks
The River Styx was a river of stones
And Hades laid 'em high and thick
With a million hands that were not his own
And a million feet that fell in line
Stepped in time with Hades' step
And a million minds that were just one mind
Like stones in a row
Stone by stone
Row by row
The river rose up, singing
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la-la
La, la-la-la, la-la
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Anais Mitchell
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