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Anaïs Mitchell

Anaïs Mitchell is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, Ani DiFranco and Bob Dylan. Those roots explain a lot about how Anaïs Mitchell arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Laura Veirs, The Staves, Joan Shelley, The Civil Wars and Ani DiFranco, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ani DiFranco, Justin Vernon, Fruit Bats, Big Red Machine and Bon Iver, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 30 connections around Anaïs Mitchell, reaching back through Leonard Cohen and forward to Ani DiFranco. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Anaïs Mitchell is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and playwright. She has released eight studio albums throughout her career, including Hadestown (2010), Young Man in America (2012), Child Ballads (2013), and Anaïs Mitchell (2022).

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Anaïs MitchellLeonard CohenGillian WelchAni DiFrancoBob DylanAni DiFrancoJustin VernonFruit BatsBig Red MachineBon IverLaura VeirsThe StavesJoan ShelleyThe Civil WarsAni DiFrancoThe Tallest Man on E…Courtney Marie AndrewsThe Mountain Goats

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Anaïs Mitchell connections

Anaïs Mitchell grew out of Leonard Cohen, Gillian Welch, Ani DiFranco and Bob Dylan, shares an orbit with Laura Veirs, The Staves, Joan Shelley and The Civil Wars, went on to shape Ani DiFranco, Justin Vernon, Fruit Bats and Big Red Machine. 30 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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