Anne McCue

Anne Monica McCue[1] is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, music-recording producer, video director, and radio host from Australia, more recently (as of 2007) based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.

In 1988 in Melbourne, answering an ad in the local press, she joined all-female rock band Girl Monstar as lead guitarist (1988–1993).

After signing with L.A. based manager, Mike Gormley, McCue's first solo album, Amazing Ordinary Things, was released in 1999 in Canada and Japan, and she toured with a number of well-known musicians, including a US tour with Lucinda Williams, who would often introduce McCue as "my new favorite artist... and an amazing guitarist".

Williams later included McCue on her Starbucks' 'Artist's Choice' compilation alongside Paul Westerberg, John Coltrane, Ryan Adams, Patti Griffin and Leonard Cohen.

In August 2007, McCue was invited by Deborah Conway to take part in the Broad Festival project, which toured major Australian cities including performing at the Sydney Opera House.

[3][failed verification] With McCue and Conway were Sally Seltmann, Jade Macrae and Abbe May – they performed their own and each other's songs.

In 2013 McCue released her version of Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run' and began recording her new album Blue Sky Thinkin.

[5] In February 2015, McCue released Blue Sky Thinkin' a collection or original songs reminiscent of swing era jazz.

"[6] McCue produced and recorded two albums for other artists in 2009 – Tracey Bunn's "By The Wayside" and Denise DeSimone's "Pray Peace".

She produced albums released in 2018, for Ellen Starski (The Days When Peonies Prayed For The Ants) and Scott Miller (Ladies Auxiliary).

[8] The show is also rebroadcast on two Australian radio stations - Bay and Basin FM in Sanctuary Point, New South Wales, and MainFM 94.9 in Castlemaine, Victoria, as of 2019.

McCue in 2015
Anne McCue plays lapsteel