Folk musician and composer

To me, music is energy and vibrations. When I compose and when I play music, I send energy to my fellow musicians and my audience. They reflect the energy and mix it up with their own. In this exchange the most magic resonance may happen. Anja

“Anja Præst Mikkelsen has a gift for writing engaging melodies…
A wonderfully diverse collection of tunes from a very talented and inventive musician.”
– Dirty Linen (US)

“Great instrument control…
Virtuoso Sound”
– RootsZone (DK)

Merits and awards:

• Educated “General music teacher” from The Royal Academy of Music and “Folk Musician” from Danish National Academy of Music.
• Nominated at Danish Music Award – Folk, as composer of the year 2009 for the solo cd ”Hemmeligheden”.
• 4 Danish Music Awards – Folk with Phønix.
• Danish Music Awards- Folk 2009, Special Award.for her work with ROD, FOD and the folk music education.
• Received “Spillemands prisen” at Musik over Præstø Fjord Festival 2012.
• Nominated for German Record Prize 2014 in the category Folk/Folklore for Anja Præst Trio’s cd “Resonans”.
• 2016 Rigsspillemand in the tradition after Gunnar Jensen, Skælskør.
• 2024 nominated for Preis der deutschen schallplattenkritik with Phønix