Subject: RE: Female Folk Vocalists of Distinction
From: Fred McCormick
Date: 02 Apr 10 - 10:53 AM
In no particular order:-
Hedy West, Hazel Dickens, Jean Ritchie, Sarah Makem, Brigid Tunney, Elizabeth Cronin, Jane Turiff, Lizzie Higgins, Gordeanna McCullough, Sarah Grey, Alison Mac Morland, Peta Webb, Norma Waterson, Pat Flynn, Rosie Stewart, Norah Ghriallias, Sarah Ghriallais, Tess Bean Uí Conghaile, Maire Áine Ní Donnchadha, Róise Bean Mhic Ghrianna, Valya Balanska, Yanka Rupkina, Cháit Ní Mhuinbheacahin, Belle Stewart, May Bradley, Ola Belle Reed, Sorcha Ní Ghuairim, Memphis Minnie, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Rosetta Tharpe, Vera Hall Ward, Almeda Riddle, Texas Gladden, Nan Tom Taimín a Burcha, Ellen Mitchell, Sarah Anne O'Neill, Carmel Gunning, Bessie Jones, Mabel Hillary, Christine Tyrell, Sandra Kerr, Big Mama Thornton, Sister Ernestine Washington, Lizzie Miles, Victoria Spivey, Oum Kaltsoum, Heather Heywood, Daisy Chapman, Lucy Stewart, Murdina MacDonald, Mayada El Hennawy. Hannah Hutton.
Thinks. "Haven't I written this list out before?"

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FRED, that sure is a long old list there ;-)

Any chance of some links to online audio examples, or simply some further written elaboration describing what it is you especially appreciate about those singers you've cited?

Just trying to continue to encourage other posters to this thread to keep up the 'sharing' element initially proposed, rather than keep it at the usual unadorned 'list' that can be common to Mudcat threads.