Old Man Riva Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 Some great choices/suggestions, quite a few I’d not heard of so plenty to check out! Here’s something that would definitely fall under the ‘overlooked and under the radar’ banner. Sadly they were only around for a short while in the early 90s, but I was fortunate to see them a number of times at the now defunct acoustic room in the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden. Never heard two voices sound so unique together. Wonderfully ‘odd’ vocal harmonies and both members were excellent acoustic players, along with some very strange tunings! Pooka and a track called Dream from their self-titled debut album. 2 Quote
kusee pee Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 50 minutes ago, PatrickJ said: I've loved that video for a while. Just brilliant. Quote
PatrickJ Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 1 hour ago, kusee pee said: I've loved that video for a while. Just brilliant. And she can do it whilst playing the harp.. 2 Quote
Daz39 Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 I remembered another one: Gillian Welch - country singer, she has a really nice voice and writes some great tunes. Quote
howdenspur Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 I've also been listening a lot to Joan as Policewoman. She's released some really interesting material, great singer and multi instrumentalist Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 Well Joni, Joan and Tracy got sorted in the first few posts... also Janice! Laura Nyro someone mentioned, perhaps obscure but yes, wonderful singer. Lots of great folk singers Sandy Denny, unassailable. Also Maddy Prior, Jaqui Mcshee. Donna Summer. Shirley Bassey. Floor Janssen (is that right?) is impressive too. Sonja Kristina. Lana Del Ray can be good even if she overdoes the breathy bit. 2 Quote
Dan Dare Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 18 hours ago, Stub Mandrel said: Lots of great folk singers Sandy Denny, unassailable. Also Maddy Prior, Jaqui Mcshee. Got to add June Tabor to that list. 3 Quote
Urban Bassman Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 All my favs already mentioned; Joni, Kate, Skin and a few others but I've not seen Sam Brown mentioned yet. Her version of STOP is fab. Also John Bonham's sister Deborah Bonham is a great, bluesy vocalist and worth checking out. 1 Quote
Leonard Smalls Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Dan Dare said: June Tabor She's lives a couple of hundred metres from me - not my type of singing but she's lovely! Quote
AdrianP Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 2 hours ago, Dan Dare said: Got to add June Tabor to that list. A list that would be incomplete without Shirley Collins. Who, incidentally, released a new album yesterday at the age of 85. 1 Quote
4000 Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) On 24/07/2020 at 14:46, Old Man Riva said: Some great choices/suggestions, quite a few I’d not heard of so plenty to check out! Here’s something that would definitely fall under the ‘overlooked and under the radar’ banner. Sadly they were only around for a short while in the early 90s, but I was fortunate to see them a number of times at the now defunct acoustic room in the Mean Fiddler in Harlesden. Never heard two voices sound so unique together. Wonderfully ‘odd’ vocal harmonies and both members were excellent acoustic players, along with some very strange tunings! Pooka and a track called Dream from their self-titled debut album. Loved that. Thanks for posting. EDIT: have just been checking out more Pooka and Natasha Lea Jones. Fantastic! Edited July 25, 2020 by 4000 Quote
Marvin Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 Susan Tedeschi. She has a great voice...whoever the bass player is Patricia Lynn from The Wind and The Wave. A personal favourite. Really like her tone and phrasing...she also swears really well on songs. 1 Quote
itu Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 Minnie Riperton, Laura Branigan, Dana Dawson. Alice with Mick Karn Quote
MrCrane Posted July 25, 2020 Posted July 25, 2020 (edited) Jo Ann Kelly Edited July 25, 2020 by MrCrane 1 Quote
Old Man Riva Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 17 hours ago, 4000 said: Loved that. Thanks for posting. EDIT: have just been checking out more Pooka and Natasha Lea Jones. Fantastic! Glad you liked it! Their debut album is one of my favourite albums, and it’s a real shame they didn’t get the recognition they deserved. Here’s a different side to them, guesting on an Ultramarine track from 1995... 2 Quote
odysseus Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 Up like an angel, and down like a wounded ox. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 1 hour ago, odysseus said: Can't go wrong with Floor Jansen. She can turn her hand to anything: Quote
LeftyP Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: She can turn her hand to anything: AH Beste Zangers! One of the best TV shows ever. Plenty to see on YouTube. Quote
lowdown Posted July 26, 2020 Posted July 26, 2020 On 23/07/2020 at 19:36, sykilz said: Ann Wilson of Heart My oldest boy is in the process of transcribing some 'Heart' Tunes for a project. He said to me "Blimey. dad - She's a terrific Rock singer..!!". I can't argue with him, yes she is... 4 Quote
cetera Posted July 27, 2020 Posted July 27, 2020 My faves, by far... Kate Bush Sandy Denny (Fairport Convention & solo) Karen Carpenter (Carpenters) Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation) Quote
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