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Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco in concert in Eugene, OR, July 2005
Ani DiFranco in concert in Eugene, OR, July 2005
Background information
Birth name Angela Marie Difranco
Born September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23) (age 37) in Buffalo, New York
Genre(s) Urban Folk
Instrument(s) Guitar, bass guitar, vocals, percussion, piano
Years active 1990–present
Label(s) Righteous Babe
Website www.righteousbabe.com

Ani DiFranco (pronounced /ˈɑːniː/) (born Angela Maria Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a Grammy Award winning [1] singer, guitarist, and songwriter. The city of Eugene ( "yoo-JEEN") is the County seat of Lane County, Oregon, Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Righteous Babe Records is an American Independent record label. Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both She is known as a prolific artist (having released nineteen albums)[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] and is widely celebrated as a feminist icon. Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate [12][13][14]

Contents

Biography

DiFranco was born in Buffalo, New York to mother Elizabeth and father Dante, both graduates of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State. [15][16] She started playing Beatles covers at local bars and busking with her guitar teacher, Michael Meldrum,[17] at the age of nine. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Busking is the practice of performing in Public places for Tips and Gratuities.

In 1989, DiFranco started her own record company, "Righteous Records" (renamed Righteous Babe Records in 1994),[7] with just $50. Righteous Babe Records is an American Independent record label. Prior to the renaming of Righteous Records to Righteous Babe Records, DiFranco worked with manager Dale Anderson, a writer for the Buffalo News, who later started another record label called Hot Wings Records when the two parted ways. The Buffalo News is the primary Newspaper of the Buffalo New York, Metropolitan area and its surrounding Suburbs It is wholly owned Hot Wings released the work of Buffalo area female musical performers with styles similar to that of DiFranco. Early Releases of her CDs produced prior to 1994 are labeled with the original Righteous Records label. Her self-titled debut album was issued on the label in the winter of 1990. Ani DiFranco, is the eponymous debut album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) Later, she relocated to New York City, where she took poetry classes at The New School and toured vigorously. The City of New York This is about the university in New York; for other uses see New School (disambiguation. A concert is a live Performance, usually of Music, before an Audience.

DiFranco identified herself as bisexual for much of her career [18][19], although in her personal life she never expressed any interest in dating women. Bisexuality refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of both sexes or to a bisexual orientation In 1998, she married sound engineer Andrew Gilchrist in a Unitarian Universalist service in Canada, overseen by U. Audio engineering is a part of audio science dealing with the recording and reproduction of Sound through mechanical and electronic means Unitarian Universalism ( UUism) is a theologically liberal Religion characterized by its support for a "free and responsible search for truth Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page U. minister Utah Phillips. Bruce "Utah" Duncan Phillips ( May 15 1935 &ndash May 23 2008) was a labor organizer Folk singer, storyteller Numerous media sources reported that her fans felt betrayed by her union with a man. [20] DiFranco and Gilchrist divorced five years later.

In 1998, DiFranco's drummer, Andy Stochansky, left the band to pursue a solo career as a singer-songwriter. Andy Stochansky is a Canadian singer-songwriter who was signed to RCA U Their rapport during live shows is showcased on the 1997 album Living In Clip. Living in Clip is a Live album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997.

DiFranco's father died early in the summer of 2005. However, she continued her summer tour.

In July of that year, DiFranco developed tendinitis and took a hiatus from touring. Tendinitis or tendonitis (from the Greek Τενοντίτις 'itis' denoting inflammation or swelling used to be thought of as a painful Inflammation (DiFranco had toured almost continuously in the preceding fifteen years, only taking brief breaks to record studio albums. ) Her 2005 tour concluded with an appearance at the FloydFest World Music and Genre Crossover festival in Floyd, Virginia. " FloydFest' is a World music and arts festival held annually in Floyd County Virginia, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The term world music includes Traditional music (sometimes called Folk music or roots music of any culture that are created and played by indigenous musicians Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres Floyd is a town in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. The population was 432 at the 2000 census. DiFranco returned to touring in late April 2006, including a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 28 and a performance at the renowned Calgary Folk Music Festival on July 30, 2006. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the Music and Culture of New Orleans and

DiFranco gave birth to a daughter, Petah Lucia DiFranco Napolitano [21], at her Buffalo home on January 20, 2007. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The child's father is DiFranco's boyfriend Mike Napolitano,[22] the co-producer of DiFranco's 2006 release Reprieve. Reprieve is the fifteenth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on August 8 2006.

She has continued touring into 2008 with a backing band consisting of Todd Sickafoose on upright bass, Allison Miller on drums, and Mike Dillon on percussion and vibes. DiFranco is returning to the Calgary Folk Music Festival in July 2008.

Recognition

On July 21, 2006, DiFranco received the "Woman of Courage Award"[23] at the National Organization for Women (NOW) Conference and Young Feminist Summit in Albany, New York. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The National Organization for Women ( NOW) is the largest American Feminist organization Albany is the Capital of the State of New York and the County seat of Albany County. Past winners have included singer and actress Barbra Streisand and Sen. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. DiFranco is the first musician to receive the award, given each year to a woman who has set herself apart by her contributions to the feminist movement. Barbara Levy Boxer (born 11 November 1940 is an American Democratic Politician and the current junior U The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean.

DiFranco has been toasted by the Buffalo News as the "Buffalo's leading lady of rock music. " The News further said: "Through the Righteous Babe Foundation, DiFranco has backed various grassroots cultural and political organizations, supporting causes ranging from abortion rights to gay visibility. Overview See also Ethical aspects of abortion Pro-choice advocates emphasize their beliefs that having a child is a personal choice that affects a woman's body and In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. "[24]

Since 2003, DiFranco has been nominated four consecutive times for Best Recording Package at the Grammy Awards, one of which she won, in 2004, for Evolve. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package is the latest in a series of Grammy Awards presented for the visual look of an album The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year

Musical style and the "folk" label

DiFranco's guitar playing is often characterized by a signature staccato style,[25][26] rapid fingerpicking and many alternate tunings. In Musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the Guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips fingernails or picks attached to fingers as opposed to She delivers many of her lines in a speaking style notable for its rhythmic variation. Her lyrics, which often include alliteration, metaphor, word play and a more or less gentle irony, have also received praise for their sophistication. Alliteration is the repetition of the first Consonant sound in a phrase Metaphor (from the Greek: μεταφορά - metaphora, meaning "transfer" is language that directly compares seemingly unrelated subjects Word play is a Literary technique in which the nature of the words that are used become the main subject of the work Irony is a literary or Rhetorical device, in which there is an incongruity or Discordance between what one says or does and what one means or

Although DiFranco's music has been classified as both folk rock and alternative rock, she has reached across genres since her earliest albums. Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of Folk music and rock music. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of DiFranco has collaborated with a wide range of artists including pop musician Prince, folk musician and social activist Utah Phillips (on "The Past Didn't Go Anywhere" in 1996 and "Fellow Workers" in 1999), funk and soul jazz musician Maceo Parker and rapper Corey Parker. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Bruce "Utah" Duncan Phillips ( May 15 1935 &ndash May 23 2008) was a labor organizer Folk singer, storyteller Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Soul jazz was a development of Hard bop which incorporated strong influences from Blues, Gospel and Rhythm and blues in music for small Maceo (pronounced 'may-see-oh Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a noted American Funk and Soul jazz Saxophonist, Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Corey Parker may refer to Corey Parker, Australian Rugby league footballer Corey Parker, American actor Corey She has used a variety of instruments and styles: brass instrumentation was prevalent in 1998's Little Plastic Castle, a simple walking bass in her 1997 cover of Hal David and Burt Bacharach's Wishin' and Hopin', strings on the 1997 live album Living in Clip and 2004's Knuckle Down, and electronics and synthesisers in 1999's To the Teeth and in 2006's Reprieve. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A brass instrument is a Musical instrument whose tone is produced by vibration of the lips as the player blows into a tubular Resonator. Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. In Popular music, a walking bass is a style of bass accompaniment or line common in jazz which creates a feeling of regular quarter note movement akin to the regular Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American Lyricist and Songwriter. Burt Bacharach (ˈbækəræk born May 12, 1928) is an American Pianist and Composer. " Wishin' and Hopin' " is a song written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach. A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a Musical instrument that produces Sound by means of Vibrating strings In the Hornbostel-Sachs Living in Clip is a Live album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997. Knuckle Down is the fourteenth studio Album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. To The Teeth is Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco 's tenth studio album (excluding EPs and her collaborations with Utah Phillips) Reprieve is the fifteenth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on August 8 2006.

DiFranco herself noted that "folk music is not an acoustic guitar — that's not where the heart of it is. I use the word 'folk' in reference to punk music and rap music. It's an attitude, it's an awareness of one's heritage, and it's a community. It's subcorporate music that gives voice to different communities and their struggle against authority. "[27]

Lyrics and politics

Although much of DiFranco's material is autobiographical, it is often also strongly political. Many of her songs are concerned with contemporary social issues such as racism, sexism, sexual abuse, homophobia, reproductive rights, poverty, and war. List of racism-related topics|Racism by country Racism, by its simplest definition is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that Sexism is the belief or attitude that one Gender or Sex is inferior to or less valuable than the other and can also refer to a Hatred or distrust towards Sexual abuse, also referred to as molestation, is the forcing of undesired sexual acts by one person upon another BenPhelpsJPG|thumb|right|Westboro Baptist Church picket signs with Ben Phelps grandson of Fred Phelps Reproductive rights are Rights relating to reproduction and Reproductive health. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and War is an international relations Dispute, characterized by organized Violence between National Military units The combination of personal and political is partially responsible for DiFranco's early popularity among politically active college students, some of whom set up fan pages on the web to document DiFranco's career as early as 1994. The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked Hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. DiFranco's rapid rise in popularity in the mid-1990s was fuelled mostly by personal contact and word of mouth rather than mainstream media. "Popular press" redirects here note that the University of Wisconsin Press publishes under the imprint "The Popular Press"

DiFranco has expressed political views outside of her music. During the 2000 U.S. presidential election, she encouraged voting for Ralph Nader in non-battleground states. The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Democratic candidate Al Gore, then Vice President, and Republican Ralph Nader (born February 27 1934 is an American Attorney, Author, Lecturer, political activist, and independent candidate for President A swing state (also battleground state or purple state) in United States She supported Dennis Kucinich in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic primaries. Dennis John Kucinich (kuˈsɪnɪtʃ (born October 8[[ 946]] is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for A primary election ( nominating primary) also referred to simply as a primary, is an election in which voters in a Jurisdiction select candidates Kucinich appeared with her at a number of concerts across the country during the 2004 and 2008 primary seasons. [28] [29]

On the subject of religion, DiFranco has stated:

"Well, I'm not a religious person myself. I'm an atheist. Atheism I think religion serves a lot of different purposes in people's lives, and I can recognize the value of that, you know, the value of ceremony, the value of community, or even just having a forum to get together and talk about ideas, about morals — that's a cool concept. But then, of course, institutional religions are so problematic. "[30]

Label independence

Ownership of Righteous Babe Records allows DiFranco a great deal of artistic freedom. Righteous Babe Records is an American Independent record label. For example, on her 2004 album Educated Guess, DiFranco played all of the instruments, provided all of the vocals, and recorded the album by herself at her home on an analog 8-track reel to reel. Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released January 20 2004 (see 2004 in music) Reel-to-reel, open reel tape recording is the form of magnetic tape audio recording in which the recording medium is held on a Reel, rather than being She was also involved in much of the artwork and design for the packaging. The only other person involved in the record's musical production was Greg Calbi, who mastered it. [31]

References to her independence from major labels appear occasionally in DiFranco's songs, including "The Million You Never Made" (Not A Pretty Girl), which discusses the act of turning down a lucrative contract, "The Next Big Thing" (Not So Soft), which describes an imagined meeting with a label head-hunter who evaluates the singer based on her looks, and "Napoleon" (Dilate), which sympathizes sarcastically with an unnamed friend who did sign with a label. Not A Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco on her own record label Righteous Babe Records. Not So Soft is the second studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Dilate is the seventh studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. A long standing rumor, apparently begun by Spin Magazine in 1997, suggests that the friend addressed in "Napoleon" is the musician Suzanne Vega; both DiFranco and Vega have denied this. Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr Suzanne Nadine Vega (born 11 July 1959 in Santa Monica, California) is an American Songwriter and Singer

DiFranco has occasionally joined with Prince in discussing publicly the problems associated with major record companies. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician Righteous Babe Records employs a number of people in her hometown of Buffalo. In a 1997 open letter to Ms. magazine[32] she expressed displeasure that what she considers a way to ensure her own artistic freedom was seen by others solely in terms of its financial success. Ms is an American feminist magazine co-founded by American feminist and activist Gloria Steinem and founding

Recent work

Ani DiFranco, RZA, and Steve Albini at The New Yorker festival in September 2005.
Ani DiFranco, RZA, and Steve Albini at
The New Yorker festival in September 2005. Robert F Diggs (born July 5, 1969) better known as RZA (pronounced) is an American Music producer, Rapper, and occasional Steven Frank Albini (born July 22, 1962) is an American Audio engineer, singer songwriter Guitarist, and music journalist

On September 11, 2007, she released the first retrospective of her career, titled Canon and for the first time, a collection of poetry in a book titled Verses. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Canon is a Retrospective album by Ani DiFranco which was released on September 11 2007

DiFranco's album Reprieve was released on August 8, 2006. Reprieve is the fifteenth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on August 8 2006. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was previously leaked on iTunes for several hours around July 1, 2006, due to an error saying it was released in 2002. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. [33]

DiFranco performed with Cyndi Lauper on "Sisters of Avalon", a track from Lauper's 2005 collection The Body Acoustic. Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper (born June 22 1953 is an American Grammy - and Emmy award winning Singer-songwriter and The Body Acoustic is the ninth Studio album released by Cyndi Lauper.

She also collaborated with fellow folk singer Dar Williams on "Comfortably Numb", a Pink Floyd cover song from Williams' 2005 album, My Better Self. Dar Williams (Dorothy Snowden Williams born April 19, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter specializing in Pop folk. Pink Floyd are My Better Self is a Dar Williams ' album which was released on September 13, 2005 by Razor & Tie.

In 2002 her rendition of Greg Brown's "The Poet Game" appeared on Going Driftless: An Artists' Tribute to Greg Brown. Greg Brown (born July 2 1949 is a Folk musician from Fairfield IA, USA.

Forthcoming studio album

In April 2008, DiFranco commented on the status of her new album, Red Letter Year stating:

I’m really excited. I have a new band I’m working with, and they’re all over it. Actually, there are a lot of people. I have more guests and friends and other artists involved this time around than I have in a long time. It’s fuckin’ sprawling, this record. I’ve been working on it for a while now, taking a little bit more time because I’m on baby time now. My pace is a little bit slower, which I think is great in terms of making records. I think it will benefit the end result. [34]

Discography

Studio albums

Live albums

  • 1994 - An Acoustic Evening With
  • 1994 - Women in (E)motion (German Import)
  • 1997 - Living in Clip
  • 2002 - So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter
  • 2004 - Atlanta - 10.9.03 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2004 - Sacramento - 10. Ani DiFranco, is the eponymous debut album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1990 (see 1990 in music) Not So Soft is the second studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) Imperfectly is the third studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music) Puddle Dive is the fourth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1993. Out of Range is the fifth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1994. Not A Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco on her own record label Righteous Babe Records. Dilate is the seventh studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996. Little Plastic Castle is the eighth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. Up Up Up Up Up Up is the ninth album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1999 on Righteous Babe Records (see 1999 in music To The Teeth is Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco 's tenth studio album (excluding EPs and her collaborations with Utah Phillips) Revelling/Reckoning is the eleventh studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2001 on Righteous Babe Records Evolve is the twelfth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music) Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released January 20 2004 (see 2004 in music) Knuckle Down is the fourteenth studio Album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco. Reprieve is the fifteenth studio album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released on August 8 2006. Canon is a Retrospective album by Ani DiFranco which was released on September 11 2007 An Acoustic Evening With is a live album by Ani DiFranco. Recorded Live In Renton WA July 14th 1994 Living in Clip is a Live album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997. So Much Shouting So Much Laughter is the second Live album by Singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2002 (see 2002 Atlanta Georgia 10903 is the first in the Official Bootleg series 25. 03 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2004 - Portland - 4. 7. 04 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2005 - Boston - 11. 16. 03 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2005 - Chicago - 1. 17. 04 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2005 - Madison - 1. 25. 04 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2005 - Rome - 11. 15. 04 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2006 - Carnegie Hall - 4.6.02 (Official Bootleg series - available in stores)
  • 2007 - Boston - 11. Carnegie Hall - 4602 is the eighth (of 10 as of 1/8/08 in the Official Bootleg Series and the first to be available in stores rather than just online or at her shows 10. 06 (Official Bootleg series)
  • 2008 - Hamburg - 10. 18. 07 (Official Bootleg series)

EPs

Demos

Videos

Poetry

Samples

See also

References

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  12. ^ Sound Bites. Daily Texan (September 17, 2002). The Daily Texan is the Student newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
  13. ^ Lori Leibovich (March 27, 1998). Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Mother Who Think: Hey hey, ho ho, the matriarchy's got to go. Salon. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
  14. ^ Fame hasn't changed the way DiFranco works: Independently. The Sacramento Bee (April 14, 2000). The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento California, in the United States. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2008-01-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire.
  15. ^ Ani DiFranco
  16. ^ Ani DiFranco Biography - Discography, Music, Lyrics, Album, CD, Career, Famous Works, and Awards
  17. ^ Notes on the album Open Ended Question
  18. ^ Ani DiFranco, Folksinger and Entrepreneur by Kris Scott Marti, November 28, 2004
  19. ^ [1] by Achy Obejas, The Advocate, Dec 9, 1997
  20. ^ Biography of Ani DiFranco on gotpoetry.com
  21. ^ "Introducing Petah Lucia DiFranco Napolitano" Celebrity Baby Blog. July 3, 2007.
  22. ^ Dowd, Kathy Ehrich. "Singer Ani DiFranco Welcomes a Daughter." People. January 23, 2007.
  23. ^ Rolling Stone news
  24. ^ Hearey, Owen. "'Righteous Babe' announces she is pregnant", Buffalo News, 2006-07-22, pp. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of  D1. Retrieved on 2008-05-11. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople  
  25. ^ Facts about Ani
  26. ^ Ani DiFranco, Living in Clip by Jon Steltenpohl
  27. ^ Rock Troubadours by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
  28. ^ Brian Orloff (September 16, 2004). Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " DiFranco Knuckles Down. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Retrieved on 2008-04-03. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England.
  29. ^ Lauren Gitlin (August 27, 2003). Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ani, Willie Support Kucinich. Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Retrieved on 2007-11-10. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw
  30. ^ Rothschild, Matthew. "Ani DiFranco - folk singer - Interview", The Progressive, 2000-05-09. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Retrieved on 2008-04-10. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama  
  31. ^ Educated guess article
  32. ^ Interview with Ms. Magazine
  33. ^ I-tunes Mislabeled Release Date as 2002
  34. ^ The Santa Barbara Independent Ani DiFranco Talks Past, Present, and Future Projects
  35. ^ MMguide.musicmatch.com Retrieved on 06-06-07

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NAME DiFranco, Ani
ALTERNATIVE NAMES DiFranco, Angela Marie (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION musician and activist
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23) (age 37)
PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo, New York
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH
MusicBrainz is a project that aims to create an Open content Music database Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Buffalo (ˈbʌfəloʊ is the second largest city in New York State.
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