Ani DiFranco
Ani DiFranco in concert in Los Angeles, February 2005
Background information
Birth name	Angela Marie Difranco
Born	September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23) (age 37) in Buffalo, New York
Genre(s)	Urban Folk
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass guitar, vocals, percussion, piano
Years active	1990–present
Label(s)	Righteous Babe
Website	www.righteousbabe.com

Ani DiFranco (IPA: [ˈɑ.ni]) (born Angela Maria Difranco on September 23, 1970) is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter. She is known as a prolific artist (having released seventeen albums in as many years) and is seen by many as a women's rights and feminist icon.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (596x743, 154 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Ani DiFranco Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urban Folk is a form of folk music which combines elements of traditional folk and post-punk/new wave influences. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass stringed instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, popping or using a pick. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Percussion instruments are played by being struck, shaken, rubbed or scraped. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to the whims and constraints of any mainstream record company. ... Articles with similar titles include the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Singer (disambiguation). ... For the UK magazine, see Guitarist (magazine). ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... The term women’s rights typically refers to freedoms inherently possessed by women and girls of all ages, which may be institutionalized or ignored and/or illegitimately suppressed by law or custom in a particular society. ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ...

Biography

DiFranco was born in Buffalo, New York to an American Jewish mother and an Italian-American father, both folk music lovers.^{[citation needed]} She started playing Beatles covers at local bars and busking with her guitar teacher, Michael Meldrum,^[1] at the age of nine. Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ... A Jewish American (also commonly American Jew) is an American (a citizen of the United States) of Jewish descent or religion who maintains a connection to the Jewish community, either through actively practicing Judaism or through cultural and historical affiliation. ... Languages American English, Italian, Sicilian, Neapolitan, other (predominantly southern) Italian dialects and languages of italian historical minorities Religions Roman Catholic An Italian American is an American of Italian descent. ... Busking is the practice of doing live performances in public places to entertain people, usually to solicit donations and tips. ...

In 1989, at the age of eighteen, DiFranco started her own record company, "Righteous Records" (renamed Righteous Babe Records in 1994), with just $50.^{[citation needed]} Prior to the renaming of Righteous Records to Righteous Babe Records, DiFranco worked with manager Dale Anderson, a writer for the Buffalo News, who himself started another record label called Hot Wings Records when the two parted ways. Hot Wings released the work of Buffalo area female musical performers working within a similar style to DiFranco. Early Releases of her CDs produced prior to 1994 are labeled with the original Righteous Records label. Ani DiFranco was issued on the label in the winter of 1990. Later on she relocated to New York City, where she took poetry classes at the New School and toured vigorously. Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to the whims and constraints of any mainstream record company. ... The Buffalo News is the primary newspaper of the Buffalo, New York metropolitan area and its surrounding suburbs. ... Ani DiFranco, a. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... This article is about the art form. ... The New School at West Heath is a registered charity (West Heath 2000 Ltd) and independant school for children for whoem mainstream schooling has broken down, for varying reasons. ... Tour may mean: Concert tour, series of performances in different markets Tourism, travel for pleasure James Tour, nanoscientist Le Tour de France, the worlds biggest bicycle race This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

DiFranco has identified as bisexual for much of her career ^{[citation needed]} and in 1998, she married sound engineer Andrew Gilchrist in a Unitarian service in Canada, overseen by Unitarian minister Utah Phillips. Numerous media sources reported that her fans felt betrayed by her union with a man^[2]. DiFranco and Gilchrist divorced five years later but remain friends.^{[citation needed]} Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ... Audio engineering is the branch of engineering dealing with the production of sound through mechanical means. ... Historic Unitarianism believed in the oneness of God as opposed to traditional Christian belief in the Trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit). ... Utah Phillips showing his membership card from the Industrial Workers of the World Bruce Utah Phillips (b. ...

In 1998, DiFranco's drummer, Andy Stochansky, left the band to pursue a solo career as a singer-songwriter. Their rapport during live shows is showcased on the 1996 album Living In Clip. Andy Stochansky Andy Stochansky is a Canadian singer-songwriter. ... Living in Clip is a live album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ...

DiFranco's father died early in the summer of 2005; however, she continued her summer tour as a tribute to him.^{[citation needed]}

On July 22, 2005, DiFranco developed tendonitis and subsequently took a hiatus from touring. DiFranco had toured almost continuously in the preceding fifteen years, taking brief breaks to record studio albums. Her 2005 tour concluded with an appearance at the FloydFest World Music and Genre Crossover festival in Floyd, Virginia. DiFranco returned to touring in late April 2006, including a performance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on April 28. is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tendonitis (also tenonitis or tendinitis) is an inflammation of a tendon. ... Floydfest is a world music and arts festival held annually in Floyd County, Virginia, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains. ... World music is, most generally, all the music in the world. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Floyd is a town located in Floyd County, Virginia. ... The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, often known as Jazz Fest, is an annual celebration of the music and culture of New Orleans and Louisiana. ... is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

DiFranco gave birth to a daughter, Petah Lucia, at her Buffalo home on January 20, 2007. The child's father is DiFranco's boyfriend Mike Napolitano,^[3] the co-producer of DiFranco's 2006 release Reprieve. Reprieve is the title of the upcoming album by Ani Difranco. ...

Recognition

On July 21, 2006, DiFranco received the "Woman of Courage Award"^[4] at the National Organization for Women (NOW) Conference and Young Feminist Summit in Albany, NY. Past winners have included singer and actress Barbra Streisand and Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif. DiFranco is the first musician to receive the award, given each year to a woman who has set herself apart by her contributions to the feminist movement. These are the National Organization for Women (NOW) Woman of Courage award winners listed by year and occupation. ... The National Organization for Women (NOW) is an American feminist group, founded in 1966, with 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. ... Barbra Joan Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, liberal political activist, film producer and director. ... Barbara Levy Boxer (born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. ...

DiFranco has been toasted by the Buffalo News as the "Buffalo's leading lady of rock music." The News further said: "Through the Righteous Babe Foundation, DiFranco has backed various grassroots cultural and political organizations, supporting causes ranging from abortion rights to gay visibility."^{[citation needed]}

Since 2003, DiFranco has been nominated four consecutive times for Best Recording Package at the Grammy Awards, one of which she won, in 2004, for Educated Guess. The Grammy Award for Best Recording Package has been presented since 1974. ... Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... The 46th Grammy Awards were held on the February 8, 2004. ... Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2004. ...

Musical style and the "folk" label

DiFranco's guitar playing is often characterized by a signature staccato style,^[5][6] rapid fingerpicking and use of a plethora of alternate tunings. She delivers many of her lines in a speaking style notable for its rhythmic variation. Her lyrics, which often include alliteration, metaphor, word play and a more or less gentle irony, have also received praise for their sophistication. The song "Talkin' Mrs. DiFranco Blues," by Dan Bern, strings together some of the most memorable lines from DiFranco's early career for comic effects. In musical notation, the Italian word staccato (literally detached, plural staccatos or staccati) indicates that notes are sounded in a detached and distinctly separate manner, with silence making up the latter part of the time allocated to each note. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Fingerstyle guitar. ... Alliteration is a literary device in which the same sound appears at the beginning of two or more consecutive words. ... This article is about metaphor in literature and rhetoric. ... This article is about Word play. ... “Ironic” redirects here. ... Dan Bern (aka Bernstein, a name which he sometimes performs under) is a guitarist, singer, songwriter, novelist, and painter. ...

Although DiFranco's music has been classified as both folk rock and alternative rock, she has reached across genres since her earliest albums. DiFranco has collaborated with a wide range of artists including pop musician Prince, folk musician Utah Phillips, funk and soul jazz musician Maceo Parker and rapper Corey Parker. She has used a variety of instruments and styles: brass instrumentation was prevalent in 1998's Little Plastic Castle, a simple walking bass in her 1997 cover of Hal David and Burt Bacharach's Wishin' and Hopin', strings on the 1997 live album Living in Clip and 2004's Knuckle Down, and electronics and synthesisers in 1999's To the Teeth and DiFranco's latest studio recording, Reprieve. Bob Dylans folk-rock album, Blonde on Blonde Folk-rock is a musical genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pop music (disambiguation). ... For another person sometimes known as The Artist, see Michael Haynes III. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician. ... Utah Phillips showing his membership card from the Industrial Workers of the World Bruce Utah Phillips (b. ... For other uses, including related musical genres, see Funk (disambiguation). ... Soul jazz was a development of hard bop which incorporated strong blues and gospel influences in music for small groups featuring keyboards, especially the Hammond organ. ... Maceo Parker (born February 14, 1943) is a noted African American funk and soul jazz saxophone player, best known for his contributions to James Browns distinct sound. ... Hip hop music is a style of popular music. ... Corey Parker may refer to: Corey Parker, the Australian rugby league player Corey Parker, the American actor This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Image of a trumpet, foreground, a piccolo trumpet behind, and a flugelhorn in background. ... Little Plastic Castle is the eigth studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. ... In music a walking bass is a bass accompaniment generally consisting of unsyncopated notes of equal value, usually quarter notes (known in jazz as a four feel). Walking bass lines are used in rock, blues, rock-a-billy, ska, r&b, gospel, latin, country, and many other genres (Friedland 1995... Hal David (born May 25, 1921 in New York City, New York) is an American lyricist and songwriterFicticiousbyMichaelAlfredMontalbano. ... This biographical article needs additional references for verification. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... A string instrument (or stringed instrument) is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. ... Living in Clip is a live album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1997 (see 1997 in music). ... Knuckle Down is a 2005 album by Ani DiFranco. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... To The Teeth is Ani DiFrancos tenth studio album (excluding EPs and her collaborations with Utah Phillips), released in November 1999. ... Reprieve is the title of the upcoming album by Ani Difranco. ...

DiFranco herself noted that "folk music is not an acoustic guitar — that's not where the heart of it is. I use the word 'folk' in reference to punk music and rap music. It's an attitude, it's an awareness of one's heritage, and it's a community. It's subcorporate music that gives voice to different communities and their struggle against authority."^[7]

Lyrics and politics

Although much of DiFranco's material is autobiographical, it is often also strongly political. Many of her songs are concerned with contemporary social issues such as racism, sexism, sexual abuse, homophobia, reproductive rights, poverty, and war. The combination of personal and political is partially responsible for DiFranco's early popularity among politically active college students, some of whom set up fan pages on the web to document DiFranco's career as early as 1994. Because DiFranco's rapid rise in popularity in the mid-1990s was fuelled mostly by personal contact and word of mouth rather than mainstream media, fans often expressed a feeling of community with each other.^{[citation needed]} Racism is the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior or inferior to members of other races. ... This box:      The sign of the headquarters of the National Association Opposed To Woman Suffrage Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred against people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... A protest by The Westboro Baptist Church; a group identified by the Anti-Defamation League as virulently homophobic. ... Reproductive rights (also Procreative liberty) refers to human rights in areas of sexual reproduction, including the rights to reproduce (such as opposition to forced sterilization) as well as rights not to reproduce (such as support for access to birth control and abortion), the right to privacy, medical coverage, right to... A boy from an East Cipinang trash dump slum in Jakarta, Indonesia shows what he found. ... For other uses, see War (disambiguation). ... Fans of Janet Jackson, at Much Music in Toronto The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a person, group of persons, work of art, idea, or trend. ... WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ... Mass media is the term used to denote, as a class, that section of the media specifically conceived and designed to reach a very large audience (typically at least as large as the whole population of a nation state). ...

DiFranco has expressed political views outside of her music. During the 2000 U.S. presidential election, she encouraged voting for Ralph Nader in non-battleground states.^{[citation needed]} She supported Dennis Kucinich in the 2004 Democratic primaries.^{[citation needed]} Presidential electoral votes by state. ... Ralph Nader (born February 27, 1934) is an American attorney and political activist in the areas of consumer rights, humanitarianism, environmentalism and democratic government. ... This article is about the US political term. ... Dennis John Kucinich (born October 8, 1946) is an American politician of the Democratic party and a candidate for President of the United States in both 2004 and 2008. ...

On the subject of religion, DiFranco has stated:^{[citation needed]}

"Well, I'm not a religious person myself. I'm an atheist. I think religion serves a lot of different purposes in people's lives, and I can recognize the value of that, you know, the value of ceremony, the value of community, or even just having a forum to get together and talk about ideas, about morals — that's a cool concept. But then, of course, institutional religions are so problematic."

Label independence

Ownership of Righteous Babe Records allows DiFranco a great deal of artistic freedom. For example, on her 2004 album Educated Guess, DiFranco played all of the instruments, provided all of the vocals, and recorded the album by herself at her home on an analog 8-track reel to reel. She was also involved in much of the artwork and design for the packaging. The only other person involved in the record's musical production was Greg Calbi, who mastered it.^[8] Righteous Babe Records is an independent record label created by progressive folksinger Ani DiFranco in 1990 to release her own songs in lieu of being beholden to the whims and constraints of any mainstream record company. ... Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2004. ... A Sony TC-630 reel-to-reel recorder, once a common household object. ...

References to her independence from major labels appear occasionally in DiFranco's songs, including "The Million You Never Made" (Not A Pretty Girl), which discusses the act of turning down a lucrative contract, "The Next Big Thing" (Not So Soft), which describes an imagined meeting with a label head-hunter who evaluates the singer based on her looks, and "Napoleon" (Dilate), which sympathizes sarcastically with an unnamed friend who did sign with a label. A long standing rumor, apparently begun by Spin Magazine in 1997, suggests that the friend addressed in "Napoleon" is the musician Suzanne Vega; both DiFranco and Vega have denied this.^{[citation needed]} Not A Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by Ani DiFranco on her own record label, Righteous Babe Records. ... No So Soft is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1991. ... Dilate is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Spin is a music magazine that reports on all the music that rocks. Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione, Jr. ... Suzanne Vega (born Suzanne Nadine Vega, 11 July 1959, Santa Monica, California) is an American songwriter and singer known for her highly literate lyrics and eclectic folk-inspired music. ...

DiFranco has occasionally joined with Prince in discussing publicly the problems associated with major record companies. DiFranco is openly proud of her label, which employs a number of people in her hometown of Buffalo. In a 1997 open letter to Ms. magazine^[9] she expressed displeasure that what she considers a way to ensure her own artistic freedom was seen by others solely in terms of its financial success. For another person sometimes known as The Artist, see Michael Haynes III. Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American musician. ... magazine Ms. ...

Ani DiFranco, RZA, and Steve Albini at
The New Yorker festival in September 2005.

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Recent work

On September 11, 2007, she released the first retrospective of her career, titled Canon and for the first time, a collection of poetry in a book titled Verses.

DiFranco's album, Reprieve, was released on August 8, 2006. It was previously leaked on iTunes for several hours around July 1, 2006, due to an error saying it was released in 2002.^{[citation needed]} Reprieve is the title of the upcoming album by Ani Difranco. ... is the 220th day of the year (221st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the iTunes application. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

DiFranco performed with Cyndi Lauper on "Sisters of Avalon", a track from Lauper's 2005 collection The Body Acoustic. Cynthia Ann Stephanie Cyndi Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ...

She also collaborated with fellow folk singer Dar Williams on "Comfortably Numb", a Pink Floyd cover song from Williams' 2005 album, My Better Self. Dar Williams (full name Dorothy Snowden Williams, born 1967) is an American singer-songwriter specializing in what can be described as folk-pop. She frequents folk festivals across the nation, such as the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in Hillsdale, New York. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that initially earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde progressive rock music. ... My Better Self is a Dar Williams album which was released on September 13, 2005 by Razor & Tie. ...

In 2002, her introspective and soulful rendition of Greg Brown's "The Poet Game" appeared on "Going Driftless: An Artists' Tribute to Greg Brown." Greg Brown at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in 2004 Greg Brown is a folk musician from Iowa, USA. His Iowa Waltz has been (unsuccessfully) proposed to replace the state song of Iowa. ...

Discography

Studio albums

Ani DiFranco, a. ... No So Soft is the second studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1991. ... Imperfectly is the third studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1992. ... Puddle Dive is the fourth studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1993. ... Out of Range is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1994. ... Not A Pretty Girl is the sixth studio album released by Ani DiFranco on her own record label, Righteous Babe Records. ... Dilate is the seventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1996 (see 1996 in music). ... Little Plastic Castle is the eigth studio album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1998. ... Up Up Up Up Up Up is the ninth album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 1999. ... To The Teeth is Ani DiFrancos tenth studio album (excluding EPs and her collaborations with Utah Phillips), released in November 1999. ... Revelling/Reckoning is the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2001. ... Evolve is the twelfth studio album by singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2003. ... Educated Guess is the thirteenth album by singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco, released in 2004. ... Knuckle Down is a 2005 album by Ani DiFranco. ... Reprieve is the title of the upcoming album by Ani Difranco. ...

Live albums

1994 - An Acoustic Evening With 1997 - Living in Clip 1998 - Women in (E)motion (limited distribution) 2002 - So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter 2004 - Atlanta - 10.9.03 (Official Bootleg series) 2004 - Sacramento - 10.25.03 (Official Bootleg series) 2004 - Portland - 4.7.04 (Official Bootleg series) 2005 - Boston - 11.16.03 (Official Bootleg series) 2005 - Chicago - 1.17.04 (Official Bootleg series) 2005 - Madison - 1.25.04 (Official Bootleg series) 2005 - Rome - 11.15.04 (Official Bootleg series) 2006 - Carnegie Hall - 4.6.02 (Official Bootleg series - available in stores) 2007 - Boston - 11.10.06 (Official Bootleg series) EPs 1996 - More Joy, Less Shame 1999 - Little Plastic Remixes (limited distribution) 2000 - Swing Set Demos 1989 - Demo tape (unreleased) Videos 2002 - Render: Spanning Time with Ani DiFranco 2004 - Trust Poetry 2004 - "Self-evident: poesie e disegni" 2007 - Verses Samples "Napoleon" from Dilate Problems playing the files? See media help. See also Righteous Babe Records Category:Righteous Babe artists References ^ Notes on the album Open Ended Question ^ Biography of Ani DiFranco on gotpoetry.com ^ Dowd, Kathy Ehrich. "Singer Ani DiFranco Welcomes a Daughter." People. January 23, 2007. ^ Rolling Stone news ^ Facts about Ani ^ Ani DiFranco, Living in Clip by Jon Steltenpohl ^ Rock Troubadours by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers ^ Educated guess article ^ Interview with Ms. Magazine ^ MMguide.musicmatch.com Retrieved on 06-06-07 External links Wikiquote has a collection of quotations related to: Ani DiFranco Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ani DiFranco OnHerOwn.net ~ Ani Forums, Setlists, Photos, Downloads, Bootlegs, etc. The Righteous Babe homepage A streaming Ani radio station Ani DiFranco at the Internet Movie Database Ani DiFranco at MusicBrainz Ani at FloydFest 2005 Ani DiFranco on NPR's All Songs Considered Ani DiFranco on NPR's World Cafe BBC review of Evolve Review of Knuckle Down Ani DiFranco at Rolling Stone  v • d • e Ani DiFranco Discography Studio Albums: Ani DiFranco | Not So Soft | Imperfectly | Puddle Dive | Like I Said: Songs 1990-91 | Out of Range | Not a Pretty Girl | Dilate | Little Plastic Castle | Up Up Up Up Up Up | To the Teeth | Revelling/Reckoning | Evolve | Educated Guess | Knuckle Down | Reprieve Live albums: An Acoustic Evening With | Living in Clip | Women in (E)motion | So Much Shouting, So Much Laughter | Atlanta - 10.9.03 | Sacramento - 10.25.03 Portland - 4.7.04 | Boston - 11.16.03 | Chicago - 1.17.04 | Madison - 1.25.04 | Rome - 11.15.04 | Carnegie Hall - 4.6.02 EPs More Joy, Less Shame | Little Plastic Remixes | Swing Set Demos Demo tape Related articles Righteous Babe Records | Anti-folk Persondata NAME DiFranco, Ani ALTERNATIVE NAMES DiFranco, Angela Marie (birth name) SHORT DESCRIPTION musician and activist DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1970 (1970-09-23) (age 37) PLACE OF BIRTH Buffalo, New York DATE OF DEATH living PLACE OF DEATH