Not a fan of the wispy childlike sopranos, I love Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Mairead Ni Dhomnaill, Niamh Parsons, the incomparable Karen Matheson (Capercaillie), and the much-maligned (unfairly so) Eddi Reader.

This side of the pond, Connie Dover. And Eva Cassidy was a bit good.