Biography
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Born
1960 (age 65)
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Born In
DuPage County, Illinois, United States
Muriel Anderson (born 1960 in Downers Grove, Illinois) is a composer and guitarist.
Widely respected as one of the world’s foremost fingerstyle guitarists and harp-guitarists, Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship. She is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson's All Star Guitar Night® and founder of the Music for Life Alliance charity. Her music can be heard in Woody Allen’s film “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” and her “Heartstrings” recording accompanied the astronauts on the space shuttle Discovery. Touring in the USA and internationally year round, Muriel’s obvious joy of music and facility across musical genres is revered by guitarists and audiences worldwide. Her recent project is a collaboration with Germany's renowned duo, Tierra Negra.
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