Loreena McKennitt and Eva Cassidy

Regarding Loreena, "Parallel Dreams" and "The Visit" are probably her best from material and production quality. I felt "Book of Secrets" was over produced and not as true to Celtic character.

Others to pursue; Connie Dover, Maire Brennan, Kathy Matheson

RE: Eva Cassidy- I liked Time After Time next best to Live @ Blues Alley. Songbird is a compilation. The new one "Imagine" doesn't seem to have the emotion of the others. Also try Tracy Nelson or Rory Block for white girls singing the blues.

If you like a little harder edge to your female blues players/singers try most anything done by Debbie Davies (Tales from the Austin Motel, Picture This) to name a few, and take a listen to Joanna Conners - Slide Time, Susan Tedeschi - Just Won't Burn. These are worth a listen and are sonicly well produced but not at the level of "Live at Blues Alley" that is a GREAT piece of work all the way around.

Loreena McKennitt's "Mask and the Mirror" is quite excellent, both musically and sonically. Sean
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You might also check out the best of Julia Fordham or her Porcelain cd.