Ana Egge in Concert at The Loft at Union County Performing Arts Center

Saskatchewan-born, Brooklyn-based folk troubadour Ana Egge isn’t your run-of-the-mill alternative-country singer. Using unique production and rock-based chord progressions, Egge has made a name for herself as a Gillian Welch figure with a rocker attitude.

Ana’s latest (terrific) album, Bad Blood, was released last August. The 12-song set was produced by Steve Earle and recorded at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, NY.  Steve Earle said, “Ana Egge’s songs are low and lonesome, big square-stare noir ballads which she plays on a guitar she built with her own two hands and sings like she’s telling us her deepest, darkest secrets.”  Bad Blood conveys compassion and hope for redemption. With Earle’s driving production and Ana’s lilting melodies, the songs belie the dark undercurrent of the subject matter.  The album’s got a great vibe.