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New collaboration!
I am very pleased to announce that I have spent the last few months planning and realising a collaboration with my good friend and fellow musician Dan Whitehouse. Dan and I first met at university in London some years ago (it’s in my interest not to reveal the actual number of years) and have always gigged together and talked about [&hellip
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Up Coming Shows
4th July 2014 – The Studio, Birmingham (supporting Dan Whitehouse) 5th July 2014 – The Stables, Milton Keynes (with Dan Whitehouse and Rebecca de Winter) 6th July 2014 – Gilberdyke Village Hall, Gilberdyke (with Dan Whitehouse) 8th July 2014 – New Continental, Preston (with Dan Whitehouse and Avital Raz) 9th July 2014 – Old Church St Pancras, London, England [&hellip
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Latest Video!
This is the video for Anja’s collaboration release “Still” with Dan Whitehouse on Sotones Records. The video for lead track “Stille, Totenstille” was directed by James Crawford. Big thanks also to Gillian Sore, Leonie McDonald, Mac Ince, Lewis Ford and Planet Sounds Rehearsal Studios in Southampton. Video for single “Instigate It“ (August 2013). Credits: Gillian Sore (Director), Anja McCloskey [&hellip
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Seven - sheet music and MP3
This is a digital download for Anja’s instrumental Seven. You will receive sheet music scored for accordion (pdf file), as well as a recording of the instrumental (MP3 file) featuring Anja McCloskey (accordion), Hollie Chapman (violin), Campbell Austin (acoustic guitar) and Andy Harris (electric guitar)
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Order new EP "Still", a collaborative project with Dan Whitehouse, for £4
Order Anja’s new EP “Still”, which is a collaborative project with singer-songwriter and good friend Dan Whitehouse, for £4. It was released on Sotones Records on 20th January 2014. “This is a collaboration between two good friends, with that friendship built on good musicianship, so the quality of this work [&hellip
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A handwritten tour diary compiled by Anja and her band during their April 2012 stint in Europe. It also features an album list that helped them through the long drives and an alternative "Lads on Tour" diary, which is not to be taken seriously :-)
A handwritten tour diary compiled by Anja and her band during their April 2012 stint in Europe. It also features an album list that helped them through the long drives and an alternative “Lads on Tour” diary, which is not to be taken seriously EU Tour Diary
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Italian Song was released on Sotones Records in May 2012. It also features a B-side remix by label mate rude_NHS.
Italian Song was released on Sotones Records in May 2012. It also features a B-side remix by label mate rude_NHS. Italian Song Italian Song Italian Song (Remix by rude_nhs)
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Anja McCloskey’s first full-length album An Estimation was released on Sotones Records in September 2012. It received the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s Emerging Excellence Award.
Anja McCloskey’s first full-length album An Estimation was released on Sotones Records in September 2012. It received the Musicians Benevolent Fund’s Emerging Excellence Award. “Like Philip Glass reimagining Prussian folk” (The Arts Desk) An Estimation Decision Buddenbrooks Italian Song Instigate It Tornado Quite Low Blinded By Blue And Her Head Sunset No. 73 A Kiss Ivory Tagetes  
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Summer Adventures
I’ve had the most wonderful and musical summer. It started with a UK tour that had me perform with my Sotones friends and ended with a fantastic performance in a fair trade shop in my hometown of Elmshorn, Germany. First things first, this was the first time I tried taking the train from Hamburg to London with my accordion. I [&hellip
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Goodbye USA - Hello Germany and UK!
The time finally came to play my last show in the US (for now). Sam Hall, my wonderful violinist, and I set off on a sunny Friday afternoon to head to Omaha, NE, where we were to perform at the Barley Street Tavern. It was a really cosy little venue, and we were delighted to be performing with Danny Sabra [&hellip
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