Lucinda Williams. John Prine. Allison Krauss. Willie Nelson. Gillian Welch. Bonnie Raitt. Emmy LouHarris. Patty Griffin. This is a short list of the musicians ANNIE KEATING has been compared to over the last 10 years. With her SIXTH INDEPENDENT RELEASE, MAKE BELIEVING, Keating
proves herself even more worthy of that list, releasing
her strongest album to date. The songs on this record
are tender, raucous and raw, all of them shot through
with intelligence and feeling. Keating, who picked up
a guitar at age 12 and taught herself a few chords and
never stopped playing, writes and sings like a woman
who knows deep down that heartache is the price of
hope, and she can make us believe — in that way that
only the best artists can — that all of it is worth the cost.

Talent spotted by BBC Radio 2’s Bob Harris, Keating
appeared live on the Bob Harris show in 2008 and has
gone on to perform at leading national and international
festivals.