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Emma Pollock
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I strongly second Cowboy Junkies. Margot Timmins' voice and performance is fantastic.
One of their best known, called 'Misguided Angel':
And for the Velvet Underground fans, a cover of Sweet Jane:
Many of my favourites already posted. Will add Handsome and Gretly, first heard their music (Take my Sorrows) on a Trans Savoie video. EP very good too, Waiting was one of our wedding songs.
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Lianne le Havas as already mentioned
Nina Simone has got to be on your playlist.
A lot of my favourites have already been covered. Julie Fowlis has an amazing voice, if you like that then Karen Matheson has to be on the list too.
I do like The Duke Spirit, Liela Moss has a great voice. And for turning it up to 11 you can't beat Sleater Kinney.
Karen Carpenter. Wholesome, pure, rich and complete.
Brian Molko
Lots already listed so I will add
La Roux
Ha! +1 for the lovely Brian 😛
+1 for Sarah Maclachlan. Such a beautiful voice.
+1 Elizabeth Frazer
Julianne Regan (All About Eve and lots of backing vocals for The Mission) *
* stupid spellchecker. Corrects "vox" to "box" but can't see the missing s in mision
natalie merchant.... my favourite singer/songwriter of all time. Try her second solo album, Ophelia. Stunning
Catelebon
Maria McKee
Madonna up to Ray of Light
Siouxsie Sioux
Just remembered Kizzy Crawford, very creative with the loop pedals too.
Lisa Hannigan
Never harms when they are also easy on the eye
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It obv. depends what you are looking for but how about these for different from many of the others mentioned:
Karen Matheson
Eddie Reader
Karine Polwart
Kate Rusby
or for something totally different:
Medieval Babes
Ann Wilson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoa what a voice.
Kim Gordon? Don't get me wrong, I'm a major fan. But I'd never go as far as calling her a 'good' singer 😯
As recompense however, I will leave you this:
Yeah its not their song I know but yes!
Kim Gordon? Don't get me wrong, I'm a major fan. But I'd never go as far as calling her a 'good' singer
Distinctive maybe? 😀 She has made a living, and quite an influential one, at it.
Cheers slimjim78! 😉
Eddie Reader no but Karine Polwart ftw every time
the wonderful Kathryn Joseph, if you ever get the chance to see her live, do no miss it
confusingly that isn't her in the video
Kristin Hersh (both solo and Throwing Muses)
Marissa Nadler
Nadine Shah
Many favourites already mentioned, +1 for Natalie Merchant, that woman can do it all, I love "Leave your sleep", so diverse.
Two of my more folky favs are the very winsome Jackie Oates, try the Hyperboreans album it's just sublime and from across the pond Gillian Welch, rootsy, down home bluegrass.
Piaf
Jewel Kilcher
Polly Paulusma
Tracy Chapman
.. + Annie Lennox - also seems thoroughly decent and thoughtful person..
At present SIA just blows me away from the current point in time
Angela Gossow?
FKA Twigs - just very very talented IMO...
Great singer? Dunno about that but I love Courtney Barnett's album. I really like her voice, great lyrics and fantastic tunes.
Pretty much every female singer/songwriter/band-member I was going to list has already been listed, which is rather wonderful, but there's a few others, like Ane Brun, Arc Iris, Auf Der Maur, The Bangles, Beach House, Gemma Hayes, Belly, (now reformed, recording and about to announce tour dates in the UK/US) , Lush, (same as Belly, after a twenty year break!), Beth Rowley, Hattie Briggs, Bridie Jackson & The Arbour, Trembling Bells, Mother, Promise & The Monster, Sea Of Bees, Mechanical Bride, Cara Dillon, Camera Obscura, Catatonia/Cerys Matthews, Chairlift, Howling Bells, The Civil Wars, Heidi Talbot, The Drink, Kris Delmhorst, Patty Griffin, Rachel Sermanni, Paper Aeroplanes, 9Bach, Smoke Fairies, Thea Gilmore, Courtney Barnett, Curve, Daisy Chapman, Dar Williams, St Vincent, The Dear Janes, Dubstar, Emmy the Great, Feist, Fiona Apple, A Fine Frenzy, Françoise Hardy, Hanna Peel, Hem, Inara George, Jane Siberry, Jennifer Warnes, Jenny Queen, Jenny Lewis, Jesca Hoop, Joan As Policewoman, The Joy Formidable, Kacey Musgraves, Karen Dalton, Keren Ann, Katzenjammer, KT Tunstall, Ladyhawke, Laurie Anderson, The Like, Linda Ronstadt, Lisa Hannigan, Lone Justice (Maria McKee's original band), 'Til Tuesday (Aimee Mann's original band), macAlias (Karine Polwart and Gill Bowman), Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright-Roche, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Epworth, Monkey Swallows The Universe, Mulu, Nancy Kerr, Neko Case, Piney Gir, Poliça, Rachel Zeffira, Rae Morris, Linda Thompson, Rickie Lee Jones, Rilo Kiley, Rosie Vela, Sam Phillips, Scarlett Johansson, School Of Seven Bells, Serafina Steer, Shawn Colvin, Shelby Lynne, Sheryl Crow, The Staves, Steeling Sheep, The Submarines, Tehan and Sara, The Indigo Girls, Thrum (Monica Queen supplied vocals on an early Belle and Sebastian EP), Tift Merritt, Tiny Ruins, The Unthanks, Voice Of The Beehive, The Wailin Jennys, Warpaint, Zola Jesus, 6 Day Riot.
That's just going through what's on my phone, should be enough to keep the OP ticking over for a while! 😆
Apologies if she's already been mentioned but I'll add Isobel Campbell.
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Pat Benatar, Stevie Nicks, Grace Slick and if it's pure vocal abbility you're into Barbara Dickson!
Emmy Lou Harris, Natalie Merchant/10,000 Maniacs, Joni Mitchell, Chrissie Hynde/Pretenders, Beth Gibbons/Portishead, Lucinda Williams (especially Car Wheels, Essence & World Without Tears), Aretha Franklin.
Sea Of Bees: Gnome
Imogen Heap: Hide and seek
This if not already mentioned
Sarah Mclachlan and live
Mick
Banks
Tina Dico
Rae Morris
Tracy Chapman
Tinashe
Gabrielle Aplin
Tove Lo
CHVRCHES
Evanescence
Aluna George
Ms Mr
Jessie Ware
Lapsley
Nerina Pallot
Liane le Havas
The Pretty Reckless
Anne wilson AKA heart
sheryl crow
That's quite a wide question!
I don't generally listen to a lot of singer/songwriter music, but certain female singers stood out and consequently found their way into my playlist/heart.
Nina Simone
P J Harvey
Yukimi Nagano
Marissa Nadler
Patti Smith
Carole King
Joni Mitchell
Ella Fitzgerald
Emmylou Harris
Josephine Foster
Kate Bush
Stella Vander
Tracy Chapman
Betty Davis
Ann Wilson
Used to like Michelle Shocked, but haven't heard anything recent (if there is any).