Female Vocalists

Claire Martin is a favourite of mine too - and I've been fortunate to see her live a couple of times too! You could also try:

Clare Teal
Jacqui Dankworth
Jenna Witts

First two are obviously firmly in the Jazz world of Claire Martin (I especially like JD, but it's close thing on stage or recordng); Jenna is from folk roots but writes much of her own stuff - fresh, vibrant, great voice and not what I'd call 'folk' at all. A must - I can't stop playing her debut album 'Bare Foot and Eager'.

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Jenna Witts

Class - great choice - she is a folk singer of the highest order produced by those great guys from Show of Hands and you can't get more roots than SoH.

Please see earlier thread http://forums.naim-audio.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/38019385/m/5292963517/p/1


Shirley Collins - absolutely number 1
Annie Haslam
Sandy Denny
Karine Polwart
Jackie Oates
Basia Bulat - released best album of last year
Mary Black
Melanie (Safka)
Rachel Unthank
Kate Rusby
Vashti Bunyan
Cara Luft
Sonja Kristina
Francoise Hardy
Janis Joplin
Grace Slick
Celia Humphries
Marie Lloyd
Gracie Fields
Anne Briggs
Dusty Springfield
Lisa Knapp
Katie Docherty
Eddi Reader
Cara Dillon
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Laura Cantrell
Lucinda Williams
Petula Clark
Devon Sprule
Martha Johnson - she signed my CD as well as making the best album of the 80s
Aretha Franklyn
Shirley Collins

and many more ....

sorry you won't get any jazz singers from me as I know nothing about jazz singers

Nearly forgot:

Mary Black - always accompanied by such great muscians too.'Babes in the Wood' is my personal favourite.

Duffy - recording has compressed dynamics to my ears but strains of Dusty Springfield mixed with Petula Clark is very enjoyable.

Beth Rowley - just got this ('Little Dreamer') but it's extremely varied and is growing on me!

munch

no Kate Walsh?

here is a reminder

Rotf

Bella Hardy
Ruth Notman
Katie Doherty - who I spelt wrong above
Heidi Talbot
Candice Night

there are just so many great female singers

Jo Ann Kelly



Elizabeth Fraser



Nanci Griffith




Bonnie Rait ('Luck of the Draw' & 'Nick of Time')




Martha Wainwright




Natasha Khan (Bat for Lashes)




But whatever else, have a good time all the time.

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Originally posted by munch:
Rotf

And lets not forget this lady.

Who does not need a record company.
Munch

I didn't she's on my list - Karine Polwart doesn't need a record company and Shirley uses Fledg'ling rather than the big boys.

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Originally posted by 555:
[But whatever else, have a good time all the time.

Just don't choke on someone else's vomit.

Shelby Lynne
Nina Simone
Katie Webster
Jacqui McShee
Linda Thompson
Beverley Skeete

Laura Marling.
Christine Collister.
KD lang.

Time to try Kate Rusby i think

James

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Just don't choke on someone else's vomit.

Have the police developed a technique to dust for vomit yet?

Some of my favorites...

Laura Cantrell
Feist
Nanci Griffith
Ella Fitzgerald
Alison Krauss
Beth Orton
Grace Potter
Ruthie Foster
Emmylou Harris
Patty Griffin
Tift Merritt

Natalie Merchant (Ophelia, Tigerlily, or the rather good Retrospective set)/10,000 Maniacs (Unplugged)
Alison Krauss
Madeleine Peyroux
Suzanne Vega (I think that her recent Beauty & Crime album is her best so far)
Eliza Carthy (Rough Music for more traditional folk, Dreams of Breathing Underwater for some more modern take on folk)

Steve

Fantastic response everybody - I feel the worlds largest Amazon order coming on...

Some of these fine ladies are already in my collection, but so many new names as well.

Many Thanks!

After all that I'm feeling like a dunce, I've only heard a dozen of them. Guess I'm going to have to make a list and look at the used section.

These are two of my all time take to a desert island CD's

Joan Armatradding: Show Some Emotion.
Jennifer Warnes: Famous Blue Raincoat

I would post an image of the album if I could figure out how to!

There's a recent similar thread with some excellent suggestions: Top 5 Female Voices

Best,
Fred

2 stand-out albums for me:

Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley - brilliant range of songs on one album. Rock, power, and deft jazzy vocals

Shelby Lynne - Just a lttle lovin' -- better than Dusty for me.

Dagmar Krause, Meredith Monk, Patti Smith, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal, Nico

I'm surprised that Joni Mitchell has not been mentioned. Her voice has matured well for her later albums, for example Turbulent Indigo, Taming the Tiger and her latest release Shine.

An honourable mention also to Imogen Heap who makes her own albums.

Kari Bremnes

The wonderful Judie Tzuke.

Renate Aschauer-Knaup or Henriette Kroetenschwanz for short; singer with the wonderful Amon Düül II. She also played a pretty mean tambourine.

Please click here - a bit distorted, but good nonethess

Lucinda Williams, Carly Simon, Sade, Kelly Willis,Loretta Lynn, Sheryl Crow, Allison Moorer, Bonnie Bramlett...

How come nobody mentioned...

Aimee Mann