Who is Annilee Ford? 

The brains behind the operation! I'm also a mum, former actress, acting coach and the proud owner of an ex race horse and a house rabbit .

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What do you play/do?

I write or co-write the music and I sing and write the lyrics. I also give lots of notes.

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What music first influenced you?

A collection of 7 inch hits that belonged to my aunt. They included The Beatles, The Mamas and The Papas, Chris Montez, The Ronettes, Sam Cooke. Then I remember loving Golden Brown by The Stranglers and Back on the Chain Gang by The Pretenders. 

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What would you be doing if not music?

If I had my time over I like to think I would have gone into politics or worked for a charity. But I could be misleading myself, especially when it comes to politics. I'm not good at toeing the party line.

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What do you feel most strongly about in life in general?

Ignorance, gender inequality and an over abundance of entitlement  

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Do you really believe music can make a difference?

If those of us who feel the same sense of outrage about all that's wrong in our society, can find each other through whatever medium and join together, perhaps there is a chance of effecting a change. 

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What causes are closest to your heart?

Issues involving women and children. I sign several petitions a day related to everything from child trafficking, to Monsanto. I'd like to think it counts.

 

Describe your personality in a sentence.

An astronaut whose gaze afar seems harnessed fast to a distant star... I'm often slightly removed from reality but only because I find reality, all the time at least, to be awfully hard going. That's more than a sentence.