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Great music by women

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 22:42

This may not be the right place or forum for this thread but just in case: I feel music is far too dominated by men. What great songs are there by women? I know most of my favourite songs are by women, I'd love to hear more.

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LassWiTheDelicateAir · 15/11/2016 00:01

Edward Sharp and The Magnetic Zeros- 2 versions of Fire and Water. Jade Castrinos is unfortunately no longer with the band.

ErrolTheDragon · 15/11/2016 00:00

And you were wondering if this was the right place to post?Grin

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:56

Thank you bumper!

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:55
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bumpertobumper · 14/11/2016 23:53

Check out Bronagh Gallagher. She is better known for her acting, which she is also excellent at, but she is amazing at singing and writing songs.

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:52

That Karen Dalton song is rather nice, though!

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LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/11/2016 23:49

I've not heard of Findlay but this acoustic song by her reminds me of Karen Dalton

(Have to say I can't take too much Karen Dalton)

LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/11/2016 23:42

Is poster BertieBotts still around? I've just looked at her last in the 2011 thread and she could be me.

I'll add Lisa Gerrard/Dead Can Dance/This Mortal Coil and Elizabeth Fraser /The Cocteau Twins/This Mortal Coul.

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:41

I should go to sleep too, been sidetracked by wonderful music by women! I love Chvrches and Daughter. Findlay is pretty good too

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lurkingnonparent · 14/11/2016 23:38

I need to go to sleep but of course there is also Joan as police woman, daughter, churches, Laura mvula, war paint, roisin Murphy etc. Some really amazing stuff out there. Please can I plug BBC 6 music for playing most of it and also having some excellent female presenters who really know their music. Cerys Matthews in particular for me.

lurkingnonparent · 14/11/2016 23:33

Laura marling! Also at green man.

talllikejerryhall · 14/11/2016 23:30

Ani Difranco's first five albums are amazing...

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:28

Haha. Wolf Alice definitely aren't that, Wolf Alice are a magnificent band from London I am obsessed with Grin

I shall look up Veronica Falls!

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LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/11/2016 23:25

I've just realised I was mixing Wolf Alice up with Wolf Mother

Wolf Alice are completely not an Australian heavy metal trio and yes I do like those videos you linked.

You might like Veronica Falls.

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:24

I feel this song deserves to be here too. Not quite so refined but a girl from near me when she was 13 (entirely written and performed by her):

RIP

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:24

There are loads of amazing female/female fronted bands and artists out there now. Wolf Alice my particular favourite. Hopefully before too long lots of festivals will replicate the one you were at which sounds wonderful!

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lurkingnonparent · 14/11/2016 23:21

It was wonderful. I've only just got back, hence awful typing and I'm supposed to be working tomorrow!

This festival was in holland but green man was good this year, with cate le Bon, Margaret glaspy, Julia holter, loose meat, and lots of other female led bands I'm too tired to remember the names of.

The cello player from bjork whose name I forget. Laura xxx?

Loads of amazing live acts - lots of great female musicians on the live scene right now and championed by bbc6 music.

This weekend I saw 8 girl led bands/ soloists and 4 led by boys Grin

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:21

That's rather wonderful, and quite incredible for me to think she's barely older than me!

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Backingvocals · 14/11/2016 23:19

Also, Nina Simone. Job done.

Backingvocals · 14/11/2016 23:19

Not quite what you asked as this is performed by a woman not written by a woman but check out this performance by Lesley Gore. I feel sure Amy Winehouse modelled some of her delivery on this. She was only 17 at the time...

It actually makes me feel quite tearful as she's so defiant.

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:16

I would love to go to a festival like that. The festivals I've been to have inevitably been dominated by male bands.

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lurkingnonparent · 14/11/2016 23:16

Oh and Margaret glaspy is wonderful too

lurkingnonparent · 14/11/2016 23:15

I've just gone back from a festival where more of the headline acts we saw were by women than men. Julia holter, Eliza soares, cate Le bon, Anna von houswolf, patty waters, savages, and loads more. And it just was the case. It wasn't a women's festival, just a music festival. I was so excited how many women we saw.

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IAmAmy · 14/11/2016 23:13

After this I will come up with some by other artists but OMG love.

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LassWiTheDelicateAir · 14/11/2016 23:13

I've omitted the likes of Joplin, Stevie Nicks, Kate Bush, Carole King, Carly Simon as they are not active and I assume well enough known anyway.

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