Kiwi grass roots musician Anna van Riel is taking her music to new heights with the upcoming release of her new studio album Whistle and Hum. The album is van Riel's 3rd following the award-winning success of her six-track EP Einey Meiny Miney Mo and her debut album Solar Panel.

In June 2013 Anna will setting sail for the United States and Canada on a Sustainble House Concert Tour. The tour will begin in Vancouver B.C and follow down the West Coast of America to California, and cutting inland to Colorado where it will finish at the end of July.

I am very proud and excited to announce the pre-sale launch of my 3rd studio album WHISTLE AND HUM.

This is a really special album for lots of reasons but particularly because it will the 1st album ever in our district to be engineered, produced and mastered right here. We've never had the facilities to do this till now and I feel honoured to be the first. The album is also all performed by talented local musicians and I am in the throws of arranging the packaging to happen here in Wanaka too. Fingers crossed that works out.

On Tuesday the 14th of May I will be launching a pre-sales campaign on bandcamp.com which allows buyers to purchase a digital download of Whistle and Hum. You will intially recieve 2 tracks from the album as a taster. The other 8 traks will follow on June1st when the album is complete. We are in the final stages of recording now. The digital download is $7 USD which equates to roughly $8.50NZD. The link for pre-sales is http://annavanriel.bandcamp.com/album/whistle-and-hum

If you would like to get your hands on a hard copy of the album I will be offering the album for a special rate of $20NZD to all my current supporters and audience. The album comes in a recycled card case and includes a lyric booklet, photo page and a short blurb on the inspiration for each song. To pre-order you hard copy of Whistle and Hum you can email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)