Saturday, May 7, 2011

Week 1 Recap: Female Singer-Songwriter

Larissa Maestro and Tristen Gaspadarek
Featured Artists:

Tristen
Sharon Van Etten
Laura Marling
Kathryn Calder
Sea of Bees
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Lia Ices
Laura Nyro
Laura Gibson
Sarah Jaffe
Alessi's Ark
Priscilla Ahn
Tegan & Sara
Zee Avi


Honorable Mention:

Joan Baez*
Judy Collins*
Feist
Hannah Georgas
Jenn Grant
Emily Haines
Sarah Harmer
Janis Ian*
Carole King*
Jenny Lewis
Joni Mitchell*
Regina Spektor

*These artists represent some of the best female singer-songwriters of all time, though their most notable contributions occurred several decades ago.  As a result, they were not featured this week.  I suggest you check them out, regardless.

2 comments:

  1. Your blog's off to a good start! Here are a few more female singer-songwriter darlings for future consideration (or categories, perhaps): Laura Cantrell, Tift Merritt, Neko Case, Keren Ann, Kate Bush, Gillian Welch.

    ReplyDelete