Women's Music CHAT THREAD

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

I've been nattering away off-topic on Stewie's excellent thread asking for suggestions for her International Women's Day CD...so thought I would start an ongoing thread for anyone who, like me particularly enjoys music by female artists and female-fronted bands.

I'm not looking for lists of recommendations - there are two threads called Music By Women which have dozens of brilliant suggestions of artists to check out.

This is more about sharing a recent discovery (artist doesn't have to be new, though!) - a song, album, band, singer/songwriter etc. etc. that have inspired or excited you and you want to share. Or to chew the cud about anything related to women's music that catches your interest. Please join in!

[NicholasTeakozy]

That is just fantastic. Have added her to my listening list. Thanks for posting good stuff so a lazy busy chap doesn't have to search. :)

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

Happy to help, Nicholas

IC's Tune for Today:

If you like Lucinda Williams and Americana sung with a female voice, then give Eliza Gilkyson a try. She's been around for yonks, but remains slightly below the radar for most, especially in the UK. A voice etched with experience accompanied by simple acoustic guitar, more often than not.

I find this song very moving - it's the title track from her album Hard Times In Babylon - there's a stream of this (and the rest of the album) here:

Hard Times In Babylon by Eliza Gilkyson

[NicholasTeakozy]

I watched Later last night, and there were two cracking acts on.

performing Hold On and performing Genesis. Two completely different styles of music, two completely different vocal styles, both utterly superb. Hope you like them too. :)

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

Yep, I do - in fact I posted Oblivion by Grimes as a recommendation further upthread. Genesis is indeed fantastic. And 6Music have been playing a lot of Alabama Shakes lately, so I'm familiar with their stuff and like it very much too. Brittany has an amazing voice.

[NicholasTeakozy]

6Music is why I need to get a DAB radio, to further widen my already wide musical tastes.

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

IC's Tune For Today:

A salute to another artist with a venerable and continuing career in music, dating back from the 1960s. I posted a couple of recommendations by her daughter, Rose Kemp, further upthread - now for one of the female folk voices of the last 5 decades - Maddy Prior.

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IC's Tune For Today:

A straight up and down love song - although you probably wouldn't think so if you'd first encountered it on the soundtrack to the movie The Secretary (a bit of a - ahem - problematic film for feminists, I'll venture). But it's very sweet (and also easy to play on the guitar if you're so inclined!!)

[bringbacksideburns]

Definitely will give Eliza Gilkyson a listen - thanks.

I thought Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes was amazing. I think they are on again tonight on Jools Holland. I was impressed by her voice.

Has anyone given Mary Epworth a listen? - only heard a couple of tracks but her album looks good.

Black Doe on youtube - i can only bring up the You tube link not the highlighted artist, not sure why, but it's definitely worth a listen

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

I certainly like Black Doe, I remember thinking it was an ace track when it was released! Haven't yet explored the rest of her stuff, must do so...


Here's a linky:

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IC's Tune For Today:

Anyone not yet discovered Feist?

Time you did!

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

That's awesome, Stewie!

Reminds me of Etta James RIP...

[InmaculadaConcepcion]

IC's Tune For Today:

A legend of the South African music scene, sadly no longer with us. Miriam Makeba was also a civil rights activist who spoke out against apartheid and had to leave the country as a result, returning when apartheid ended. But most of her songs are joyous. This one is her signature tune and still sounds great more than fifty years after its most famous recording was released.

[NicholasTeakozy]

Posted in _Chat by MrsCumberbatch, . Really catchy and rather addictive piece of music featuring Eliza Carthy amongst others.