I first heard her singing, while watching Matewan in the chow hall of the boat I was working on. My captain was a former IBU organiser, and Matewan was his favourite movie. Her singing voice struck me with it's raw power, untamed untrained beauty and feeling. It was the voice of some one who lived, breathed, saw, the stories and the people she sung of. She was a true voice of the people. I just wish I could have seen her live...and have met the woman behind the powerful voice.