Annie Raines

Paul Rishell and Annie Raines are an acoustic, country blues-inspired musical duo. They met in 1993 during the recording of Paul's album Swear to Tell the Truth, and have released four albums as a duo, I Want You To Know, Moving To The Country, Goin' Home, and 2008's live A Night In Woodstock, which was also released in a DVD version containing interviews, guitar lessons, and commentary. Moving to the Country won the Blues Music Award for 'Acoustic Blues Album of the Year' in 2000. Raines is primarily known for her harmonica playing, but also plays mandolin, zither, and keyboard instruments. Rishell's primary instrument is guitar, and both sing on their recordings. They have also recorded and performed as members of John Sebastian's J-Band, and appeared on the soundtrack to A Prairie Home Companion. They appeared in the jug band documentary Chasin' Gus' Ghost. From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ri...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)