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December 2017

Anna on the Radio!

Ridge RadioRidge Radio UK played "Til Doomsday" on December 7th!

November 2017

Black on Blues

Black on BluesKevin Black will play Til Doomsday and Lately It's Cold on Black on Blues on November 19th!

Til Doomsday

That Blues ShowBlues Hunter will play "Til Doomsday" on That Blues Show on Saturday November 18th! The show runs from 9 pm to 11 pm.

Anna on The Full Shuffle

Southern Shore SoundsHarry Bryan has added First In Love, Glimmer In The Dark, and Another Way Out to The Full Shuffle radio show on Southern Shore Sounds!

November 13 - Anna's Music on Two Shows!

Anna's music will be played on two shows this evening: Pablo & the Blues Show (10 PM UK time, 5 PM Toronto time on My Rock Radio), and The Blues Hour Extra (11 PM UK time, 6 PM Toronto time on Severn FM)!

Pablo and the Blues Show

Anna's music on The Blues Corner

Anna Gutmanis on Blues CornerTony Corner will spin music by Anna on The Blues Corner on Sunday November 12th!  The show airs at 6 PM UK time (1 PM Toronto time).

Anna's music on Blues Brunch

Anna Gutmanis on Blues BrunchNigel Day will play Anna's music on Blues Brunch on Sunday November 12th! The show airs at 10 AM and 8 PM (5 AM and 3 PM Toronto time).

Anna on Soul of the Blues

Soul of the Blues - Anna Gutmanis performanceSoul of The Blues With Jeremy Rees will play music by Anna on Wednesday November 8th!  The show starts at 11pm Cardiff time (6pm Toronto time).

Still Got the Blues

Still Got the BluesHarry Simpson played Til Doomsday on Still Got the Blues on November 6th! Listen to the show here.

October 2017

Bluesday on Tuesday

Bluesday-on-TuesdayRonnie Lindsay will play "Til Doomsday" on his Hallowe'en Bluesday on Tuesday show on CKUW 95.9 FM! Bluesday broadcasts every Tuesday from 7:00pm – 10:00pm, central (Winnipeg) time.

"Til Doomsday"

CIUT FM logoSteve Fruitman played "Til Doomsday" on his October Blues show on CIUT-FM.  You can listen to the show here.

Anna at the Urban Folk Art Salon

Urban Folk Art SalonAnna will be the featured musician at the Urban Folk Art Salon on Thursday October 26th!  The salon takes place at Mount Pleasant Library in Toronto from 6 to 8 pm.

September 2017

A New Safe Space

Toby's Place Anna will perform at the opening of Toby's Place, A New Safe Space for LGBTQ+ Youth Serving South West Scarborough on Monday September 25th! The launch party begins at 3:30 pm, and Anna will perform at 7 pm.

Performance Saturday, September 9th!

Words and Music SalonAnna will be the featured musician at the Words and Music Salon on Saturday September 9th!

August 2017

"I Am Who I Am" on Top 50

Roots Music Report Logo"I Am Who I Am" is on The Roots Music Report's Top 50 Canada Song Chart for the week of August 12th!

Anna on the Pride Playlist

The Rockin Blues Show logoThe Rockin' Blues Show has "I Am Who I Am" on their Pride playlist this week for Episode #310!  Rebroadcasts will be Sun. 6-8PM at CJMP 90.1-FM Powell River, Thurs. 7-9AM at CJSF 90.1-FM Vancouver, Fri. 9-11PM Eastern at Blues & Roots Radio & 95.7 The Wolf Fredericton, NB, 5-7PM Sunday, and  Noon-2PM Saturday.  

Innis College Performance

Anna and Bryn Scott-Grimes will perform at the Vladimir House Reunion for Innis College (University of Toronto) alumni on Sunday August 27!

July 2017

Girls Rock Camp Toronto

Girls Rock CampAnna will once again work at Girls Rock Camp Toronto this summer!  July camp happens the week of July 17-22 at The Tranzac, and August camp takes place at The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts during the weeks of August 14-18 and 21-25. 

June 2017

"I Am Who I Am" Performance

Anna will celebrate Pride Weekend by performing her classic LGBTQ anthem "I Am Who I Am" at the final Palmerston Library salon on Saturday June 24th!
Brenda's Salon Poster - I Am Who I Am performance

Anna on Outrageous Harmonies

3mFM LogoAnna's music has been added to Anita Gibbons' new show Outrageous Harmonies on 3mFM in Australia!

"Lately It's Cold"

Ghost Avenue RadioGhost Avenue Radio in Bern, Switzerland has added "Lately It's Cold"!

"Empire" on YouTube

The video for Anna's and Tom Hamilton's performance of "Empire" on May 27th is now up on YouTube.

Vote for "Another Way Out" at the Audience Awards' 2017 LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival!

LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival"Another Way Out" the video is competing in Audience Awards' 2017 LGBTQ Shorts Film Festival!  From the first round, the top three audience-voted and the top three in-house jury-selected entries will move on to the finals round to be judged by an esteemed panel of industry jurors. Along with prizes, the top three final jury winners will screen at the 2018 Audience Awards Film Festival and compete there for the audience award. VOTING OPENS Jun 20, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver), VOTING CLOSES Jun 27, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver), and WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED Jul 06, 2017 at 12:00pm MDT (America/Denver). View "Another Way Out" at https://theaudienceawards.com/films/another-way-out-152619

May 2017

Performance at the Toronto Cold Reads Season Finale

Toronto Cold ReadsAnna performed at the Toronto Cold Reads Season Finale on Sunday May 28th!  She read the part of keyboard player Sam in Jarrett Rusnak's script "The Band", and also performed "The Weight" with the other musician/script readers.

May 3, 2017 - For Immediate Release

Anna Gutmanis Empire New ReleaseAnna Gutmanis and Ban-Anna Records are thrilled to announce the re-release of her 1984 classic tune Empire. The song will be released via Tunecore on Saturday May 27th. Celebrating the first day of Ramadan as an ally to the Muslim community, Anna will be performing at a Toronto benefit at Palmerston Library for the work that Doctors Without Borders does on behalf of refugees.

Anna believes that the time has come for people around the globe to hear Empire. In 1984, she cut a 2-song demo with L'Étranger, a prominent Toronto-based band. The songs received airplay on Ontario college radio stations, with Empire, a song decrying racism and sexism, charting at several stations.

The message of Empire is more needed at the present time than it was in 1984. With a current U.S. government that is trying to turn back the clock on civil rights, Indigenous rights, women's rights, and the rights of LGBTQ persons, Anna believes that the digital release of her song will help add perspective to the discussion on what should be basic human rights.

To that end, she has also made an accompanying video for Empire, which will be released via her website and YouTube on May 27th. The video contains stills of Anna performing around 1984, her self-designed concert posters at that time, posters for feminist events at which she performed, and photos she took last year at Black Lives Matter, INAC Ground Zero, and post-Orlando events in Toronto. The message of the video is one of hope. Anna believes that social justice will prevail and that there is a critical mass of people around the globe who know that we cannot turn back the clock on human rights.

Performance May 27th!

A Poetry and Music Salon at the Palmerston Public LibraryAnna will feature at the Poetry and Music Salon at Palmerston Public Library in Toronto on Saturday May 27th. The event takes place on the first day of Ramadan, and Anna will dedicate her performance to folks around the world who are impacted by Islamophobia.

April 2017

Performance April 9th!

Toronto Cold ReadsAnna will be the musical guest at Toronto Cold Reads on Sunday April 9th at 8 pm! 

March 2017

Performance March 25th!

A Poetry and Music Salon at the Palmerston Public LibraryAnna will feature at the Poetry and Music Salon at Palmerston Public Library in Toronto on Saturday March 25th!  Accompanying Anna will be Dr. Tom Hamilton and Bryn Scott-Grimes.

"Lately It's Cold"

Blues Blast Radio"Lately It's Cold" was played on Blues Blast with Ken Wallis on March 21st! 

Performance March 4th!

Words and Music Salon March 4th, 2017Anna, Karen Dinardo and Bryn Scott-Grimes will perform at the Words and Music Salon on Saturday March 4th! (Click image to enlarge.)

February 2017

February 28th Concert

Black History Dinner and Concert - Anna Gutmanis Anna and her back-up singer Karen Dinardo will perform at the Black History Month Dinner and Concert at Davenport-Perth Neighbourhood Centre on Tuesday February 28th! (Click image to enlarge.)

Performance February 23rd!

Anna will be a featured performer at the Urban Folk Art Salon on Thursday February 23rd at Mount Pleasant Library in Toronto!

January 2017

New Radio Station

Anna Gutmanis on The Lonely Oak RadioLonely Oak Radio has added Anna's music!

"I Am Who I Am" the video

That Gay Music Blog"I Am Who I Am" the video has been featured on Another Queer Day and That Gay Music Blog! 

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