Annie Moses Band: all in the family

Annie Moses Band

The Annie Moses Band is a family ensemble, whose members include parents Bill (composer/arranger/pianist) and Robin (lyricist/vocalist) Wolaver and their children: Annie, Alex, Benjamin, Gretchen, Camille, and Jeremiah, in ages ranging from 24 down to 10.

According to a press release, the band's roots originated in God speaking to Robin while she was in college:

'We had some Suzuki violinists that came and played in our music survey class. There was a little-bitty girl from Asia, and she was so tiny and cute. She had a violin… God spoke to me at that point and said, ‘When you have a little girl, they should do that.’ And, Robin did give birth to a beautiful little girl and named her….Annie. Five more children followed but having a band with six kids certainly wasn’t in their plans.

'We didn’t have any idea this would happen,' says Bill Wolaver. 'We did want a large family and wanted to have children.'

Annie says, 'As each child came of age, our parents really prayed and considered our talents and our personalities to determine what the best instrument would be. Things just kind of grew gradually from there.'

The band's name comes from Robin's grandmother. For more on the Annie Moses Band, visit their website.