Portland songwriter Anna Tivel to play Panida

By Ben Olson
Reader Staff

There are some voices that need to be heard and some songs that need to be sung. Lucky for us, Anna Tivel has both covered.

The Portland, Ore.-based folk singer-songwriter will play a special show at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 30 in the historic Panida Theater (300 N. First Ave., in downtown Sandpoint). 

Advanced tickets are $25 and available at panida.org.

The internationally-touring artist is forever drawn to the quiet stories of ordinary life. Her sultry, expressive vocals pair beautifully with warm, acoustic guitar tones that inject each of her many wonderful songs with passion, longing and charm. The characters and imagery that populate her songs are full of breath and vivid color. Tivel has been likened to a short-story writer and praised by NPR, Rolling Stone, Billboard and others for her keen observations on the human condition.

“Anna Tivel is just one of my absolute favorite living songwriters,” said Ann Powers of NPR Music. “Her writing on [the album Outsiders] is at the same level as Paul Simon when he wrote ‘The Boxer’ and ‘American Tune.’”

Tivel will play with her trio and Sam Weber will open the show.

This concert is presented by the Panida Theater. Listen to Tivel’s work at annativel.com.