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Chicks With Guitars

Their poppin out of the woodwork! I love them, many others here do to. It seems there are often side discussions on this topic in the "best of" threads but I don't recall a dedicated spot for these lovely ladies. Hope to pick up a few new artists to listen to and maybe offer up a few to y'all.

List your chick with guitar favorites here:

A few to kick it off....

Laura Marling
Martha Tilston
Emily Jane White
Sharon Van Etten
Marissa Nadler
Caroline Herring
Rachel Harrington
Sara Jaffe
Tyler, the Creator...ok, I just slipped that one in to see if anyone would notice...

I could go on and on but these are some good ones I thought would be a decent start.
richard_stacy
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
Jerico....sampled that Anna Calvi album, very cool. Love the reverb creepy guitar.

Loomis...Not sure how I have missed Edith Frost but after a few quick samples I can tell she is right up my alley. I have some Kaki King. She is a crazy guitar player. First time I heard her I swore it was Michael Hedges and still get confused when her stuff comes on. She did an EP with Mountain Goats, Pear Tree I think was the name, which is my favorite piece from her. Some of her showy guitar records bug me but she has serious skills.
bizango1
276 posts
 
Kaki King for sure. Saw her up close in a small now defunct venue in Santa Cruz. During one number I realized my mouth was hanging open in awe. I turned around to look at the audience and everybody else's mouths were hanging open too. Tiny gal, huge talent.
tthomas
36 posts
 
Sharon Isbin. Great talent and I think she more or less started the guitar program at juilliard.
martykl
3,578 posts
 
As far as playing and interpreting goes:

Kaki's so good it's scary! She's the pick of the litter, in my book. Sharon Isbin can play a ton, but I find a lot of her stuff cold. Impressive, but just not my cup of tea. Orianthi has her moments, too.

Let's not forget the veterans.
Long timer whose playing gotten beter and better over the years: Joan Armatrading.

Long timer who has always been a monster: Joni.

One of the newcomers not yet mentioned who has some skills, but even more heart: Jodi Martin. Check out her Peter Gabriel covers - this is the real deal.

Marty
jax2
3,031 posts
 
Richard's got his finger on the pulse of my hard drive for sure. Great stuff from all here and one of my personal favorite genres. Much of my faves are on Richard's lists. I'll try to add a few that may not have been mentioned yet.

Rory Block
Gillian Welch
Emily Barker
Deb Talan
Carla Bruni
Patty Griffin
Dar Williams
Beth Orton
Agnes Obel
Patty Larkin
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