Singer Songwriters Rarely Mentioned By Audiophiles


Here are a few excellent singer-songwriters in the Americana/Folk/Country vein you may not know...

Anna Tivel

A superb lyricist.  My favorite CD by her is "Small Believer" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcDuYqJMDm8
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Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellies

She can be jazzy, folkie, old-timey-- delightfully idiosyncratic and quirky. 

My favorite CD by her is "Ionia"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrsnWdaT-Y&list=OLAK5uy_ki2K5081FCJtNirzylQixrUj8DKhPAw84
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Dori Freeman

Excellent singer and songwriter Largely in a Country vein. Protege of Teddy Thompson.
I prefer her first, self-titled CD-- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ftaAsKSKKc
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Courtney Marie Andrews

Another great talent-- excellent both as a singer and songwriter.
Her "Honest Life" CD is my favorite and has a very 70's vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjuDrInUKXk
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Jess Jocoy

Nashville based. Whereas Dori Freeman displays more old-fashioned Country roots,
J. Jocoy's "Such A Long Way" is more in an Americana vein. 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jess+jocoy+%E2%80%93+such+a+long+way+(2020)
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Rita Hosking

Began playing Old-Timey music, then branched out...

I favor her "Come Sunrise" CD

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rita+hosking+come+sunrise
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Kris Delmhorst, married to another talented singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Foucault, has been around awhile.

Her "Songs for a Hurricane" is excellent, displaying her stylistic range and fine singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkMMtU7pMc
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Catherine McLellan is somewhat more introspective and quiet, although she certainly doesn't stick to ballads. 

I like "The Raven's Sun" and "Silhouette", both of which feature excellent guitar playing by her then-partner Chris Gauthier. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64FuhbZOvs&list=OLAK5uy_lpwJ_gmRQPbWZJAzJnDenprpkJdhE4vNk&i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcBIiuswDsU
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Shane MacGowan

Shane MacGowan with Sinead O’Connor - Haunted
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q7307IWwr4


Legendary Bruce Springsteen chats about Shane MacGowan | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOlAxENYtpg


The Great Hunger:The Life & Songs Of Shane MacGowan (Complete Version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOu6PbfLO1g
Vienna Teng. She puts poetry to music. Trained as a pianist. 

Nicke Creek. Chris Thile, Shawn and Sara Watkins. Their self titled 2000 cd is one of my all time favorites. 

Grayson Capps 1st record If You Knew My Mind is a great record. He wrote Love Song for Bobby Long (Movie theme song) which was based on the novel Off Magazine Street by Everett Capps, his dad. Married to Trina Shoemaker, a recording engineer.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WZf0aZmN2pI