About the artist
Anya Anastasia is a South Australian composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist living and creating on Peramangk Country in the Adelaide Hills. Her music is a powerful blend of experimental folk and post-rock steeped in global music influences. Anya’s lyrics ask questions about our society, conspiring to stir dissent and environmental action. Amidst the grind of modern industrial life, her songs transcribe wonders of the natural world.
Her debut EP ‘Dissenter’ was released in April 2022 and met with great success. Tracks from the EP had airplay on community radio around the country (Triple R, 4zzz, PBS, ThreeD), were featured on Double J, and spent months in the charts of Three D Radio coming in at #14 in the Three D Radio Top 101 most played releases of 2023. The self-produced music video to accompany debut single ‘Losing Wild’ was a finalist in the 2023 Environmental Music Prize.
Anya’s lush arrangements, intricate guitar work and intriguing vocals weave together to create beautifully crafted songs featuring Gareth Chin on keys/rhodes, Satomi Ohnishi on percussion/drums, Clara Gillam Grant on Cello & Miranda Gillam Grant on Guitar & Percussion.
Nominated for ‘Best Folk Artist’ at the 2022 South Australian Music Awards, Anya has performed her original music at Woodford Folk Festival (2024/25 and 2019/20), performed original music at SoHo Playhouse New York (by invitation), the Spiegeltent at Southbank Centre in London, and at many other iconic live music venues and festivals around Australia.
