Janel Leppin Profiled

Source: The Washington Post.

Janel Leppin isn’t holding back. In addition to playing cello in the forward-thinking folk duo Janel and Anthony alongside her husband, guitarist Anthony Pirog, the Virginia native has dropped two distinctive solo albums this year: a lyrical songbook called “Mellow Diamond” and the more spartan, straightforwardly titled “Songs for Voice and Mellotron.” Leppin has suddenly given us a lot to listen to, and if it makes our ears dizzy, she might take it as a compliment. “My favorite records are very confusing,” she says