Virginia Wagner
Virginia Wagner, had already established her roots firmly in the Greenwich Village folk-pop
scene when she released her first CD, "BROKEN HEARTED ANGEL," on Anvil Records.
The CD was immediately embraced by folk radio programmers and DJs across the country, and tracks were aired on over 400 radio stations. It has been the featured CD on "Acoustic Woods," and on many other syndicated shows.
Soon after the release of her debut CD, Virginia was HONORED AT THE NEW JERSEY FOLK FESTIVAL being chosen by a panel of judges to represent their state as top singer/songwriter!
Virginia gained popularity while sharing the stage with Jeff Buckley, Chris Whitley, and Canadian rock legend Greg Godovitz (Goddo).
Virginia Wagner has performed at many colleges and universities in the U.S. including Princeton, Rutgers, Drew, Fairleigh Dickinson, Boston College, and Centenary College and remains popular with college students.
JOHN WEINGART, host of "Music You Can't Hear on the Radio," a show that has aired since 1974 on WPRB-Princeton, NJ listed the BROKEN HEARTED ANGEL CD as "one of the ten most interesting and wonderful CD's" he played for the first time. He is not alone in that opinion.
GENE SHAY, an on-air personality at WHYY and WXPN in Philadelphia and the co-founder of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, is an enthusiastic and vocal supporter of Virginia Wagner since first broadcasting her music.
"With her latest release, "Darkness Visible," she attends to the minefield of relationships gained and then mostly lost. She sings of achingly easy attraction followed by tangled departure, keynoting the intricacies of the human tango.
- KEVIN MCCARTHY - International Folk CD Reviewer
"An inventive and interesting singer/songwriter, well worth listening to"
- DIRTY LINEN MAGAZINE -
Influenced by songwriters such as BOB DYLAN, JONI MITCHELL, and PAUL SIMON, and BRUCE HORNSBY, Virginia writes what she calls "verbal/musical landscapes," and although her songs explore the darker side of human emotion, her on-stage personality is remarkably sunny and her in-between song conversation frequently evokes laughter from the audience.
Virginia Wagner often plays an Alvarez Master Works acoustic/electric guitar. She also plays an Ovation shallowback Elite acoustic/electric guitar. Virginia plays "fingerstyle" and has her own unique sound. Some people are surprised to see her appear as a solo act, expecting a bass player to accompany her. They are amazed to learn that Virginia is incorporating the bass line into her fingerstyle picking! She has been known to stroll out on stage with a Taylor acoustic or occasionally her PRS electric. Many people describe her voice as “crystal clear” or simply “beautiful” and “mesmerizing!” Her lyrics are deep and thought provoking. Comments from other artists are often the same, “I WISH I COULD WRITE LIKE THAT!”
Being featured as top artist while touring up and down east coast venues, she appeared in Manhattan, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. She also performed at the HARD ROCK CAFE and followed it with an equally majestic performance at LEE'S PALACE during her tour of TORONTO.
Her music is currently available on itunes US, Canada, Japan, UK/Europe, and Australia!
HER NEW CD, "DARKNESS VISIBLE," was released in February on indie label, Anvil Records. This premium quality CD, made from a glass master, is available thru CD BABY. *(Go to and click on the words, "Buy Music," at the top of this page!) For those wishing to download... go to Digstation. This link is also available in the "Buy Music" section.
* itunes member? Go to the itunes site and type "Virginia Wagner" into their search bar.
Over 50 CD's have been forwarded to DJ's requesting this new music, and Virginia's music is currently the playlists of 16 radio stations.
Her timeless music lives... This is one indie artist to keep your eyes and ears on!
For further information, questions, or comments... go to and click on the word "Contact" located at the top of this page. You have a choice of contacting Artist Management for business or technical questions, OR you can send a personal email message to Virginia Wagner! Virginia does answer all her email messages. (Usually within one week. If she is out on tour, it may take a bit longer.)