Can you help with music selection?

Try Patty Griffin (Flaqming Red or 1000 Kisses) or Roseann Cash's new one (Rules of Travel). Very tasty.

Give a listen to the Cowboy Junkies, many find Margo's voice to be sublime. You might also want to check out Loreena McKinnett (sp?), she has a very large body of work and is quite the looker, too. Also, take a listen to Liona Boyd, the gal can sing and is a very accomplished guitarist and songwriter...

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Also Sarah McLachlan (The Freedom Sessions & Surfacing), Jane Siberry (When I Was A Boy) and Lisa Gerrard (Duality & Immortal Memory). The common thread in these singers is their purity and the ability to seemingly just open their mouths and the sound rushes out (in contrast to someone like Celine Dion, who, after about mid-volume, always sounds like she's straining, to my ears).

Good luck & have fun! Hey, maybe report back on your search!

Some very good listens mentioned above. I would like to toss out Ute Lemper's "Crimes Of The Heart",the Happy Rhodes disc "Many Worlds Are Born Tonight", Heidi Berry's self titled disc from '93 and Won Ton Ton's "Home" as well as Anita Baker's discs. Not for all but Bel Canto's music is worth a listen.

Cheers, Lee

To stir up the pot just a bit you might give the following 3 female vocalists a try. Try the sample sound-clips at Amzon.com first to see if this is your cup of tea or not.

1. Ceraria Evora's "Cabo Verde".
2. Chavela Vergas's "Sentimiento de Mexico,Volume 1 and/or Volume 2"
3. Mercedes Sosa's "30 Años".

FYI - most of the tracks in the movie "Frida" with Selma Hayek and Geofrey Rush are by Chavela Vergas. All three of these of women are excellent alternatives to the status quo.

Happy Weekend Listining to All! Songbird is up next.