Biography

Anna Murray was born in Glasgow, but her parents moved back to Lewis when she was three. She attended Back School, the Nicolson Institute, and then the University of Glasgow where she studied Gaelic, Theatre Studies, and Psychology.

For many years Anna has been involved in music, theatre, and the media. For example, she has narrated arts programmes such as Tacsi and appeared in operas such as Hiort and Lazy Bed by Iain Crichton Smith. She got the opportunity to work on the television series Machair, and left university to take part in what she called "the most detailed course I ever did". Anna spent many years going to Mods and also encouraged her own children to take part.

Besides singing and composing music, Anna is an excellent piper and has performed in Germany, America, Russia, and various places in Ireland and Britain. She has also taught piping and songs in connection with different projects. The writer Rob Adams once called her "the hooligan of piping", but Anna's love for Gaelic songs and her strong ties to her home in Lewis bring a poetic flavour to her music.