"Annie, do you want to play the cello?"
"Sure, Mom. What's that?"

Little did she know that with those four words, Anne Janelle sealed her fate as a professional musician. And, as it turned out, playing cello was only the beginning of the story.

Anne had, through no design of her own, found the instrument of her dreams. She loved its chocolatey tones, the way it quivered her bones, its generous size which was large enough for a shy girl to half hide behind. The more she played, the deeper her love grew.

And even before she discovered the cello, she had her voice. As the child of a Vancouver, B.C. surburb, Anne was often found singing: maybe a Simon & Garfunkel harmony or a Sarah McLachlan chorus. Sometimes it was quietly to herself while trying to get lost on her 3/4 acre lot and other times with her BFF in choir. The immersive joy of singing never waned.

When challenged by a cello teacher to embody the music of her heart, Anne found herself, inexplicably, writing her very first song. It was life-changing. When she realized that creating and performing her own songs was the way to bring her two musical loves together, she embarked upon the path of becoming a singer-songwriter. The more she wrote, the more sense it made. Each element complemented and augmented the other. "The deeper inside the music I go, the more I realize that voice and cello are two sides of the same coin. They are both trying to create resonance, and communicate something beautiful," says Anne.

Throughout her three album releases, Anne's "gorgeous and syrupy voice" rings out. The sweetness of her long, tuneful melodies is often tempered by lyrics of searching for peace in dark times or grappling with unanswerable questions. Not surprisingly, Anne accompanies herself with visceral, resonant notes, often "playing her cello like Paul McCartney picks his Hoffner.". Her music melds the soaring choruses of pop music, the timeless simplicity of folk music and the acoustic elegance of classical music.

Have a listen to her music here.