Anna Scionti will be performing at Shedshaker Brewery on Sunday, May 21 featuring songs from her latest album Junkbox Racket. Recorded in 2020, the album includes ten songs played on six uniquely hand-crafted cigar box guitars and her 1960s Gibson Melody Maker. Anna’s music is rebellious and raw and will give you a reason to get up and dance!
“I play a lot of handmade Cigar Box guitars from a few different makers, and each instrument inspires a different song.
“I’ve only made one myself, a diddly bow I made in a class. It’s a one-string box guitar that I call ‘Three’,” commented Anna.
“I feel very honoured to sing my own tunes in front of a crowd.”
Her other releases include her 2019 album Orphan Diary and her 2017 self-titled EP. Orphan Diary debuted at No.4 on the Australian Blues and Roots Airplay Charts, spending seven months in the top 20, and was a nominee for Best Blues Album at the 2019 Music Victoria Awards.
Born and raised in East Gippsland 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.
Anna is currently working on her latest album after returning to East Gippsland last year. The single will be released in June and she is hoping to release the album later in the year.
“Moving home has been really good for my songwriting journey and has provided a lot of inspiration, as well as helping recharge my batteries,” said Anna.
Performing on Sunday, May 21 from 5 pm- 7 pm at the Shedshaker Brewery, at the Mill- 9 Walker St, Castlemaine.