The Donkey Walker's Favourite Female Vocalists

[Alex_UK]

Another Amy Studt fan! I often wondered who the other one was!

And am I the only one that finds Dido absolutely gorgeous? (to look at I mean, though I love her voice too!)

[Rare Bird]

Linda Hoyle

[Techno Commander]

I am surprised that Amy never really hit the "big time". I guess her similarity to Avril Lavigne didnt help her. And yes, Dido is an absolute honey.

Posh burd.

[Alex_UK]

I am surprised that Amy never really hit the "big time". I guess her similarity to Avril Lavigne didnt help her. And yes, Dido is an absolute honey.

Posh burd.

False Smiles is on constant rotation here - one of the albums both me and the missus love - nipper quite getting into it too! Never quite took to My Paper Made Men in the same way though. She was supposed to be doing a new album last year, but looks like it might not be released until 2012. I too thought she deserved more success than she had.

[mr sneff]

Female Vocalists


Nico

Nico was the singer with ‘The Velvet Underground’, but produced a number of solo albums. Nico turns her haunting voice to cover versions of work written by The Doors, Velvet Underground as well as to self-penned work.

The Marble Index, LP (1968), Elektra EKL 4029
The Blue Angel, LP (1985), Aura Records AUL 731 (recommended)

+1 For Nico, The Marble Index is an extraordinary record, partly down to John Cale's imaginative arrangements but in no small measure Nico's amazing voice, though for some it may be an acquired taste.

Also an acquired taste is Dagmar Krause, singer with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and The Art Bears, amongst others.


Dawn Upshaw, who I first came across on Goreki's Symphony of Sorrowful Songs, but also crosses over into more 'mainstream' material
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDpNJgu7aWE

Tish Hinojosa - I took a chance on a 50p CD in a charity shop and loved her voice!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=talSh23RN2E

Laura Veirs

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

This is an old thread, forgot I had even started this one

Andy - SDDW

[Barry]

From the Grave (for the second time!)

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

Well since I started this one off, here is my current favorite;
Etta has passed me by for a lot of years, but 'oh boy' what a nice wait.
An absolutely great talent.

Etta James - Life, Love & the Blues

[Lynster]

The difficulty in adding to this thread is that there is hardly a female artist so far mentioned that I don’t thoroughly enjoy. Some I love and are among my top favorites. For example, who could not have Eva Cassidy at or near the top. Sade, Joni, Dido, Cassandra Wilson and Madeleine Peyroux? Of course they are up there as well.

However, to add a few that I don’t believe have been mentioned so far, how about Alison Krause, Melissa Etheridge and Rebecca Pidgeon. For a couple more slightly left of centre suggestions, I think the Puppini Sisters (3 for the price of 1) are fantastic and how about Mariza if you find Fado an enjoyable style.

But for something a bit newer, I’m really taken with this new young performer from Oz, Julia Henning. She’s still an independent so her CDs are a bit hard to find but there are plenty of her ‘you tube’ examples around. I particularly like the first I’ve included that is a version of Kate Bush’s ‘Running Up That Hill’. The second ‘If & Only If’ is not only a good song IMO but an interesting video by way of contrast. She’s only in her early 20’s but has a background in Cabaret that rather shows I think. Like it or dislike it, it’s different.

[seoirse2002]

Well since I started this one off, here is my current favorite;
Etta has passed me by for a lot of years, but 'oh boy' what a nice wait.
An absolutely great talent.

Etta James - Life, Love & the Blues

Etta James...."deep in the night" found it on vinyl at a boot sale,Superb!