Looking for good recordings of female vocals I have not yet tried...

Oh and let's not forget Tori Amos!

Some great suggestions here, some I'd like to explore. Looking at Amazon though, I am just astonished how second hand prices are rising. Many of the CDs I looked at are over £30 each. That's too much for me to pay to explore a new artist. Yes I know, I should be on Tidal or Spotify, but I have so much music I don't want to spend all my time exploring new discs.

A few suggestions:   Kate Rusby

                                  Cara Dillon,  both great folksingers, largely in the genre of traditional English folk.

  Jonatha Brooke,   an underrated American singer songwriter. I saw her in a UK concert having never heard her. It was one of the best I ever went to.

Shawn Colvin, of course

Sara K, "Waterfalls" on Sockfisch is one of the best recorded CDs I have, beautiful music.

The best female vocalist I have heard in the last 20 years Cécile McLorin Salvant!
The best album is her Album Womanchild 

The best female vocalist I have heard in the last 20 years  Cécile McLorin Salvant! Her best album Womanchild 

Not sure if they’ve been mentioned, but I’ll throw in Hanna Reid (London Grammar), Goldfrapp (Tales of Us), Shannon McNally, and Imelda May.