Chicks With Guitars

I started this thread to explore female singer/songwriters, not chicks with blazing guitar skills as some took it.

Richard, I think the confusion is that the technical term for the genre you are after is "Girl with Guitar." "Chick with Guitar" is not a genre. ;)

Amelia Curran's "War Brides" is a winner, and a nice recording. (But I'm enjoying Sharon Isben, too.)

Not GwG strictly speaking, but in the neighborhood and excellent are: Robinella, Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, and Crooked Still.

Eva Cassidy's GwG collection, "Simply Eva," is -- as might be expected -- supernatural. Best version ever of Wayfaring Stranger.

Jdoris....Kind thanks for the terminology correction. I knew there was a simple explanation in there somewhere!

I need to explore Eva Cassidy's stuff, thanks for that. There is something about Wayfaring Stranger that really brings the soul out of some artists. One of my all time loved songs, that being one of the reasons. This would make another interesting thread but just for kicks, here are a few of my preferred versions:

Blanche from If We Can't Trust the Doctors

Giant Sand from Mojo Mag's Cash Covered Johnny Cash Tribute

and my all time favorite:

David Eugene Edwards from Jim White's music from Searching For The Wrong-Eyed Jesus or 16 Horsepower from Secret South...take your pick...(thanks Marco).

Oh my...how could I have forgotten Emmylou's Wayfaring Stranger from Roses In The Snow.

Honorable mention to Neko Case.

Lita Ford, ftw!

Richard,

Thanks for the heads up on Woven Hand and the recent 16 HP titles. (I just ordered "Secret South" and "Consider The Birds".) I really liked 16 HP back in the day, but lost track after the first 3 albums. I didn't know that they'd released newer material and spun-off another band. I've always felt that 16 HP was sadly overlooked and that their drummer, Jean Yves Tola, was among the most distinctive that I've ever heard.

Marty