Subject: Womansong Collection - neat site!
From:
katlaughing
Date: 30 Dec 07 - 06:55 PM
I found this site while looking for lyrics for a song someone had been asking about. There's some neat lyrics available as well as a CD. Worth checking out, imo: Creative Folk.com. Here's what the artist/scholar, Gerri Gribi, has to say:
Women's folk music, like women's history, has been a neglected area of study. Too often, the traditional "women's" music we do hear is about victims: murder ballads, songs of unrequited love and downtrodden wives. Though such songs are a valid part of the tradition, they must be balanced with other views so we can fully appreciate and understand woman's role in history.
Women past and present have developed a vibrant oral tradition which documents their concerns, joys, struggles and achievements. I began searching for these "woman-positive" songs in 1982, and in 1984 recorded an album called Womansong. A second album, Prince Charming Doesn't Live Here, followed in 1991. The Womansong Collection CD features a wide selection of favorite songs from both albums, plus two new songs.
This project is a small, eclectic sample of a rich heritage, a celebration of women's creativity and determination. I dedicate it to my foremothers, whose lives and dreams are part of my cultural inheritance.
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