Marisa Anderson interviewed by the members of White Noise, Joe Costello, Macrae Hopkins and Jack Leidel, after her performance at the MidWest Music Fest store on April 19, 2016.

Anderson is based out of Portland, Oregon, and was in Winona on the Midwestern portion of a nationwide solo tour.

Anderson’s music is described as follows in her biography on her website:

“Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her playing is fluid, emotional, and masterful, featuring compositions and improvisations that re-imagine the landscape of American music. Her deeply original work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music.”

https://marisaandersonmusic.com/

Anderson used no vocals in her set but gave engaging, introductions  to each song that included notes on the history of the folk songs she played and moments of inspiration or personal experience connected to her original compositions.