Anna Roberts-Gevalt met Elizabeth LaPrelle
in 2010 and the duet Anna and
Elizabeth was formed. They both shared a deep
love of the music, singing and
people of the Appalachian mountains. As gifted singers, musicians and visual
artists, they were well equipped to lead the way for the "second wave" of crankie
making.
Anna, had made a crankie in college and showed it to Elizabeth
who was already an accomplished ballad singer. Elizabeth recognized its potential in accompanying her lengthy story-telling ballads. The illustrations would help the with audience follow the story through the many song verses. One of their first crankies Lord
Bateman and the Turkish Lady demonstrates its effectiveness in accompanying the ballad.
www.annarobertsgevalt.com
www.annaandelizabeth.com
www.elizabethlaprelle.com