She lives locally. We’ve seen her live a couple of times. Terrific artist.
Julie Fowlis- Pure as a highland stream…
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All my favourite albums this year where from female artists, already posted them in the album of the year thread.
Just been listening to Jerry Burns, love this track. Can’t understand how someone this talented hasn’t had more of a career.
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A few more favourites - Mary Chapin Carpenter, Lucinda Williams, Heidi Talbot, Kasey Chambers, Tracy Chapman
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I have too many favourites to keep it to 5 or 10 so here goes:
Joanna Newsom
Phoebe Bridgers
Neko Case
Tift Merritt
Julia Holter
Angel Olsen
Sandy Denny
Bjork
Joni Mitchell
Dawn Landes
Natasha Kahn (Bat for Lashes)
Gillian Welch
Alela Diane
Frazey Ford
Jolie Holland
Cara Dillon
Courtney Marie Andrews
Courtney Barnett
Aldous Harding
Dinah Washington
Bobbie Gentry
Kathryn Williams
Jenny Lewis
Norah Jones
Jennifer Castle
Lucinda Williams
Molly Tuttle
Sarah Jarosz
Alison Krauss
Allison Moorer
Shelby Lynne
Anais Mitchell
Natalie Mering (Weyes Blood)
Nadine Shah
Janis Joplin
Kate Bush
Kate Rusby
Fay Hield
Lucy Ward
Iris Dement
Mary Black
Diana Krall
Ella Fitzgerald
Katie Crutchfield (Waxahatchee)
There are probably a few I have missed, but there’s a lot to choose from.
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Mentioned elsewhere I’ve been rehearing some old favourites on the 252/250. Sandy Denny has been played most of this past week. Tonight
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I’m amazed at the response to this. I’m going to keep track of peoples favourites and see who comes out on top. So far with the 407 names given, we have at the top…
| Row Labels | Total |
|---|---|
| Kate Bush | 12 |
| Joni Mitchell | 10 |
| Sandy Denny | 7 |
| Eva Cassidy | 6 |
| Amy Winehouse | 5 |
| Norah Jones | 5 |
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I will have to go with Patricia Barber as my “Currently Played Favorite Female Vocalist or Group”
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Lots of my favourites already mentioned. Others are:
- Amy Boone (The Delines)
- Alexandra Hamnede (Danish group Bliss)
- Rosa Passos (Brazilian)
- Rosanne Cash
- Amy Millan (Stars)
- Linda Ronstadt
- Doris Day
- Leila Pinheiro (Brazilian)
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Thank you @GadgetMan. I am glad I am not the only one! 
Love to see who come out in the top 10!
I will add my vote for:
- Diana Krall
- Rumer
- Ella Fitzgerald
Thanks!
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Singers today:
Adele
Beth Hart
Halsey
Melody Gardot
Amy Lee
Lucinda Williams
At their prime:
Whitney Houston
Aretha
Etta James
Stevie Nicks
Janis Joplin
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Annie Eve
Beth Orton
Suzanne Vega
Tori Amos
Alison Krauss
Eva Cassidy
Anohni
Hannah Reid
Grace Jones
Natalie Merchant
Lisa Hannigan
Whitney
Sade
Alison Moyet
Anita Baker
Tracy Chapman
Eleanor McEvoy
Mary Black
Bebel Gilberto
Bjork
Beth Gibbons
Elena Tonra (Daughter and Ex-Re)
Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (Christine and the Queens)
Alison Goldfrapp
Kathleen Battle
and I bet I’ll have left some off I play all the time…
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Mary Chapin-Carpenter
Hometown Girl, would make my top three CDs ever bought
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Given the amount of Brit awards (I’m not putting any stock in them from a quality perspective) that Annie Lennox has won she doesn’t seem to feature much. Doesn’t really surprise me as I just had to leave the room when she just made an appearance on Andrew Marr show this morning and proceeded to sing one of her songs from her Christmas album, grating doesn’t even get close.
I will acknowledge some of the Eurythmics songs were belters/classics, but solo, she is for me the female Paul McCartney.
Great thread!
Keeping it to currently played would be as follows:-
Neko Case
Kathleen Edwards
Fever Ray
Miranda Lambert
Dua Lipa
Malia
Ashley Monroe
Patti Scialfa
All my favorites were mentioned with the exception of a new female singer I discovered here this year, Heather Newman.
Claude
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