Anna Scionti
ANNA SCIONTI (pronounced Shon-tee) is a Melbourne Based, Australian singer-songwriter, guitarist and bottleneck slide player who mixes it up on cigar box guitar, resonator, lap steel and six-string guitar.
The music Scionti makes is her own style steeped in blues, roots and rock. While absorbing influences from her favourite artists, Scionti walks her own creative path. Driving guitars and honey-soaked, gravel-infused vocals draw you deep in to her world of emotionally charged, electrified rhythmic tunes.
Having lost both her parents as a teenager, Scionti turned to music as an outlet. Her original songs tell stories of love, loss, and longing and are uninhibited, raw and unapologetic in their honesty. They are songs from the heart.
Having won the Melbourne Blues Appreciation Society’s (MBAS) Blues Performer of the Year (Solo/Duo Category) in 2023, Scionti represented the MBAS at the International Blues Challenge (IBC) in Memphis TN, USA in January 2024. Scionti followed this up by releasing two new singles, ‘Faker’ and ‘Sing With The Birds’, and a third studio album ‘Sparrow And The Fox’ released on 12 July 2024.
SPARROW AND THE FOX is a striped back acoustic album full of personal songs crafted after having moved back to her childhood hometown in East Gippsland. The album remains firmly imbedded deep in the sound of blues and roots but expands her repertoire in to a unique blend of folk. Drawing from personal experiences, creating music that is both emotive and powerful. Soaring lap steel guitar and Scionti’s trademark bottleneck slide bringing a personal and ambient feel to the new 10 track album.
Scionti’s other releases include: 2020 Album 'Junkbox Racket', 2019 album ‘Orphan Diary’ and her 2017 self-titled EP. ‘Orphan Diary’ debuted at No.4 on the Australian Blues & Roots Airplay Charts, spent seven months in the top 20, and was a nominee for ‘Best Blues Album’ at the 2019 Music Victoria Awards.
“An exceptional musician equally at home on electric and acoustic guitar, resonator and lap steel, Anna's refreshingly honest lyrics that tell of the tragic death of her parents during her teens, of finding solace in her music, tales of loss, love and fulfilment are enhanced by her emotionally charged guitar. My most played album of this month”. Billy Pinnell: The Music Show
