Favourite Female Singers!

[itu]

 

[Geek99]

Susanna Hoffs and Nancy Wilson get my vote 

[Bobthedog]

If I temporarily ignore some stunning Opera voices, in addition to the Ellas and Billies, Kralls  etc I would add Hayley Reinhart, Morgan James and, I am still working through her songbook, Sarah Lloyde especially when singing with The Hindley Street Country Club. 

[fragility]

Some great ones in here. By no means in the “best ever” category, but I don’t think she’s had a mention yet - I just love Susanne Sundfor.

[kendall]

Larissa Stupar from Venom Prison

Awesome stage presence and vocals hit the spot perfectly for their music.  

 

[Leonard Smalls]

I'm amazed that there's no love for 3 of the most distinctive female voices!

And of course Bjork, with honourable mention to Skin!

 

[Stub Mandrel]

38 minutes ago, Leonard Smalls said:

 

TOTP always felt slightly embarrassed to have any band that performed with that sort of gusto.

[Barking Spiders]

Looks/sex appeal wise there are quite a few but I guess this thread isn't about that. Don't really have a fave but there are a few I don't know much about but whose voices sound great on certain songs e.g.

 

[Earbrass]

Mary Coughlan    

Tuuletar    

Mari Boine    

Värttinä    

Laboratorium Piesni 

 

[funkgod]

i have a load of fave female singers, but one for me which just exudes pure talent is liane Carroll and all that while playing stunning piano with such feeling and emotion, both just flow out of her and to top it all her husband Roger Carey on bass who has the ability to make most bass players just want to pack in, in one word i would say "beautiful"  playing.

take time to check him and Liane out, and  If you get the chance catch her live throughout the uk then go... its an experience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WbOQcSokAY

 

http://thestinger.org.uk/article/57c5ccacedb1e2294d6cf69d

Edited July 27, 2020 by funkgod

[Graham]

Probably a little different to much of this thread, but I adore these two

Lingua Ignota (stage name for Krysten Hayter)

Julie Christmas, here fronting Made Out Of Babies

[grumpyguts]

Joss Stone..

Me on bass - I wish!

[itu]

The incredible Montserrat Caballe:

 

[Baloney Balderdash]

Swedish Karin Dreijer Andersson, electronic musician and singer from The Knife and her solo project Fever Ray, is also up there for me :

 

Here as guest vocalist for Norwegian Röyksopp (She doesn't have the lead role in this music video, that's some super model, but is featured as the woman sitting at a dinner table in priest robes eating an apple, later in the video) :

 

Edited July 27, 2020 by Baloney Balderdash

[Earbrass]

2 hours ago, Graham said:

Lingua Ignota (stage name for Krysten Hayter)

 

Seems to inhabit a similar musical universe of pain to Diamanda Galas, much of whose music was I think inspired by the AIDS disaster of the 80's and who is also something of an acquired taste; here's one of her more accessible tracks:

 

[Graham]

1 hour ago, Earbrass said:

Seems to inhabit a similar musical universe of pain to Diamanda Galas, much of whose music was I think inspired by the AIDS disaster of the 80's and who is also something of an acquired taste; here's one of her more accessible tracks:

 

I enjoyed that, and yes definetly sounds like it was an influence on Lingua Ignota.

In Hayter's case, her work is a cathartic expression of her experience as an abuse survivor

[4000]

On 25/07/2020 at 15:24, Dan Dare said:

Got to add June Tabor to that list.

Listened to Ashore yesterday, amongst others. Very powerful. 

[casapete]

I've loved Alison Krauss for a long time now. Her work with Union Station was just amazing, but along with her bluegrass / country stuff I think her cover of this old Brenda Lee standard is wonderful.

 

[KevB]

Bit screechy but that girl on the early Rush albums. Hang on, what do you mean? 😄

[Count Bassy]

Lynn Jackaman, who used to sing with St. Jude. Not seen her since those days though.