Folk Music Society Presents Anne Hills

ORIGINALS AND MORE: Vocalist Anne Hills sings her own works along with well-known songs by others at Christ Congregation Church on February 20. (Photo by Irene Young)

On Friday, February 20 at 8 p.m., the Princeton Folk Music Society brings vocalist Anne Hills to Christ Congregation Church, 50 Walnut Lane.

Known as one of contemporary folk music’s premier vocalists, Hills accompanies herself on guitar and banjo, singing original songs and more. A veteran of the Chicago folk scene of the 1980s, Hills has contributed to tribute albums for Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs. Her discography includes solo albums and duo albums with David Roth, Cindy Mangsen and Michael Smith, and trio albums with Mangsen and Priscilla Herdman.

As a singer, actress, writer, and musician, Hills has worked with Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, The Roches, Ani DiFranco and The Indigo Girls, among others. Recently, she collaborated with multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger Jay Ansill in creating “Fragile Gifts,” an album supported by a full orchestra that fuses poetry, folk music and classical music.

Hills’ songs cover such diverse subjects as the Civil War, alcoholism, a yard’s winter dreams, and exiled refugees. After several years of performing in the Rio Grande Scenic Railroad Summer Concerts in Colorado, she released “Tracks,” an album devoted to songs of the railroads.

Tickets are $25 ($20 members) at the door. Visit princetonfolk.org.