I first saw Anna in the club if bards' songs "Raduga" (Rainbow) and we met at the festival "Ostorozhno, listopad '95" (Watch out, it's the leaves shedding of 1995) where Anna performed several songs together with the president of the club Vladimir Alexeevich Skidanov. I liked at once her lovely voice and the manner of singing. Then I learnt that she liked to sing songs by Vera Matveeva and invited her to my "studio" to make a recording. Apart from the songs by Vera Matveeva, Anna made recordings of songs by Veronica Dolina and several other bards. Although she did not have music education, Anna is a remarkable singer and plays the guitar very well. Moreover, she used to give classes at Rduga teaching those who wanted to learn to play the guitar.

Anna Ponomareva	Anna Ponomareva	Anna Ponomareva