Women's Music CHAT THREAD

Reclaiming another thank you for pointing me in the direction of Ani DiFranco's latest - Which Side Are You On is especially awesome and what a great verse specifically about feminism!!
Worth including on your CD Stewie, if you're still compiling it.

Tune for the day:

I challenge you to find a huskier female voice than this one. Pietra even gives Mark Lanegan a run for his money! A great version of the song, though:

Incidentally, Liz Kershaw was playing tracks from "iconic women musicians" this afternoon and read out my emailed request for Dolly Parton (well, she was fresh in my mind!) Sadly, she didn't play Mule Skinner Blues, though...!

Finally made my way to Julie Doiron - thanks for that one, Sidney - like her stuff very much.

Ah, AniDiFranco! Haven't listened to her in ages. She's so incredibly prolific, I find a lack of quality control in her material, which can make it a bit of a trawl to find the standout tracks. But standouts there certainly are.

I'll make a point of giving the new one a listen, thanks for the reminder Reclaiming.

In that case, my pick of the day has to be my fave Ani track, which includes the immortal lyrics:
"And people talk about my image
Like I come in two dimensions
Like lipstick is a sign of my declining mind..."

Good to hear Ms Dynamite still doing her thang, skrumie - I liked her debut Mercury Winner A Little Deeper, but haven't really caught up with her since.

I'm going out in a moment, but had a quick dip into the Barefoot Born Slippy cover - love it, love it, thanks Mo! I really enjoy artists giving a completely new spin on a classic song like that. Anyone heard anything by Nouvelle Vague? French chanson reworkings of New Wave songs. The Dead Kennedys' Too Drunk To Fuck as sung by Camille is BRILLIANT!!

For my song for the day, something by Dolly Parton - who I utterly adore. Yep, she's a slave to her image, but she's so upfront about it, I can't help but forgive her. And I spent the most money I've ever spent on a single artist when I went to saw her live and she was worth every penny. Absolute flawless performer and entertainer, probably the favourite gig of my life. She's an extraordinary businesswoman and professional too, a fascinating bundle of contradictions.

Anyway, here's my favourite Dolly track and one that doesn't get aired much nowadays and is about a woman operating in a male-dominated workplace, plus it's a real thigh-slapper and has some awesome yodelling. What's not to like?!!:

Interesting and sympathetic article about Sinead O'Connor whose new album is getting some good reviews. I haven't heard any of it myself, but think I will seek it out now.
I love The Lion And The Cobra, but never got as lit up by subsequent material - although the folk album she released a few years back had a few stunners on it.

Cheers Stewie!

One for tonight:

Hee hee hee

at Stewie's revelations regarding Anthony Kiedis

I've just been enjoying acquainting myself with more Sleater-Kinney and Wild Flag.

But now I'm off to bed to read Pink Brain Blue Brain.

I'll leave you with one I recommended on Stewie's CD thread:

Tiny Flower by Rose Kemp
Glorious a capella from one woman and a loop station.

The track underneath, Violence is amazing too - but different, very angry and completely rocks out after a quiet beginning.

Bonne nuit!

Just listening to Susan Aglukark Stewie and yes, it is certainly pop (not that that's necessarily a bad thing, by any means!!) but I agree, the Inuit influences do make it more interesting. I would like to hear more stuff she's done purely in Inuit....

ahem - on there

Ta Douleur and Au Port are probably my two faves from Le Fil, but they're all pretty good.
I agree alex Linda Healey has a wonderful voice, great to listen to something sung in Welsh.

I agree Susanne Sundfør is something special, Mo. Think I prefer The Brothel of her albums on Spotify. Her voice is incredible, but sometimes the vocal gymnastics draw my attention more to the technique rather than the song - more in evidence in Take One. The other one on their is purely instrumental, but impressive orchestrations. She's one talented woman, for sure!

Thanks alex, I'll add those to my list of stuff to listen to!
Really pleased you've been enjoying Wanita! I've got that album and the one released directly after, Bowmboi - haven't heard Rokia's first or most recent, but those two are consistently excellent. I saw her play a short set at WOMAD a few years back and she was wonderful.
Songs sung in a foreign language are fine by me if I like the tune/vocals/groove etc.! In fact, sometimes the native language of the singer is preferable - I loved Camille's album Le Fil - utterly brilliant, and all sung in French. Didn't like the follow up nearly as much, which was all sung in English.

Ah, well Stewie. I suppose I was hoping a bit much of the Chilis......