Anna Coddington
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Anna Coddington was the singer and guitarist from Handsome Geoffrey and Duchess. Coddington grew up in Raglan, but attended Hamilton Girls High School. She has sung for Fly my Pretties, The Relaxomatic Project, and has also done backing vocals for Bic Runga (on her Birds album), Anika Moa (Stolen Hill album) and Dimmer (There, My Dear album). Her first solo album, The Lake, was released on 5 June 2008, followed by a second, Cat and Bird, in 2011, and most recently Luck/Time in 2016. She was infamously hit in the face by a beer jug during the Battle of the Bands in 1999.
Releases
- The Lake album, 2008
- Cat and Bird, 2011
- Hold You Here appears on the 2008 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 102
- T-Shirt appears on the 2008 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 106
- Never Change appears on the 2009 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 122
- Bolt appears on the 2010 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 131
- Little Bird appears on the 2011 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 136
- Free appears on the 2011 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 141
- Underneath the Stars appears on the 2011 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 144
- Bird in Hand appears on the 2013 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 160
- Make you mine appears on the 2013 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 162
- The Runner appears on the 2013 promo CD Kiwi Hit Disc 166
Published Articles
- Flying jug spoils singer's night, Waikato Times, 20 August 1999, P1
- Singer battles flying jug as contest rages, Waikato Times, 20 August 1999, P3
- Raglan musician debuts first album with national tour by Libby Gudmundsson, Hamilton Press, May 28 2008, P21
- No ordinary star, Sunday (Sunday Star Times), May 25 2008, p16-19
- High flyer Anna returns to sing, Hamilton Press, 27 January 2010, P21
