Chris Morriss wrote:

SNIP

For people of my music tastes then Sandy Denny has her own special
place.



Indeed a special voice, but who, apart from Vicky Clayton, did she
influence? I wonder whether Kate Bush would fit the bill, but again...


Heidi Berry for one, though I doubt if anyone reading this newsgroup
will have heard of her :-(

Beth Orton has also said that Sandy was an influence, though it doesn't
necessarily show...

I'll look her up. Thanks for the tip! As to Beth, I quite like some of
her stuff; I'll have a listen with that in mind.

We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy

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On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:

We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy


I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

Don Pearce wrote:
On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:


We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my
first thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

--
Nick

"Life has surface noise" - John Peel 1939-2004

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:22:53 +0000, Nick Gorham
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:


We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my
first thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

Emmylou Harris? I've heard the name, and I know she sings country and
western, but I've never heard her. Has she had an influence beyond the
genre?

I keep seeing Joni MItchell, but I've always considered her very
quirky and individual, and I really can't think of anybody since who
has gone that route. Who are you thinking of?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

In message , Don Pearce
writes
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:22:53 +0000, Nick Gorham
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:


We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my
first thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

Emmylou Harris? I've heard the name, and I know she sings country and
western, but I've never heard her. Has she had an influence beyond the
genre?

I keep seeing Joni MItchell, but I've always considered her very
quirky and individual, and I really can't think of anybody since who
has gone that route. Who are you thinking of?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

In the past few years (since 'Wrecking Ball') she's gone beyond C&W, and
has had something of a renaissance in her middle-age. Well worth having
a listen to any of her last three main releases.
--
Chris Morriss

"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
...
Don Pearce wrote:
On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:


We might find that the most influential female recording artist was
Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my first
thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

--
Nick

Or Carol King, or Linda Ronstadt.
The list is very long

Iain

Iain M Churches wrote:
"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
...

Don Pearce wrote:

On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:



We might find that the most influential female recording artist was
Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my first
thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

--
Nick


Or Carol King, or Linda Ronstadt.
The list is very long

Iain



Yes, agreed, but I can't think of one who stands out as a major
influence. But I have heard JM's name crop up a lot as a influence when
hearing interviews on the radio with musicians.

I think JM can also be said to have introduced a lot to the outskirts of
jazz when she went from the LP like Blue to Mingus and Hejira(sp). And
Shodows and light IMHO has got some great moments. Ok, I have to admit
there is little that involved Pastorious that I don't like :-)

I would say she has influenced at least two generations of female singer
songwriters, from Susan Vega. I guess if I made the effort I could find
a list of people who quote here as influencial.

Oh, and I guess writing "Woodstock" could have been said to have
influenced quite a few people :-)

Ok, A bit of googleing, lets see what influences I can find (just for fun).

"She has been cited as an important influence on artists such as Sarah
McLachlan and Tori Amos"

"Former "first daughter" Chelsea Clinton was reportedly named for
Mitchell's tune "Chelsea Morning.""

"Mitchell was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981 and
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. On May 1, 2002, she was
appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. She received a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with a citation describing her as
"one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and
"a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity, imagination
and integrity."

Vocalists with stylistic connections

* Rickie Lee Jones
* Suzanne Vega
* Iris Dement
* Emmylou Harris
* Bridget St. John
* Nanci Griffith
* Liz Simcock
* Kate Bush
* Björk


--
Nick

"Life has surface noise" - John Peel 1939-2004

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 21:29:37 +0000, Chris Morriss
wrote:

In message , Don Pearce
writes
On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 20:22:53 +0000, Nick Gorham
wrote:

Don Pearce wrote:
On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:


We might find that the most influential female recording artist was Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my
first thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

Emmylou Harris? I've heard the name, and I know she sings country and
western, but I've never heard her. Has she had an influence beyond the
genre?

I keep seeing Joni MItchell, but I've always considered her very
quirky and individual, and I really can't think of anybody since who
has gone that route. Who are you thinking of?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

In the past few years (since 'Wrecking Ball') she's gone beyond C&W, and
has had something of a renaissance in her middle-age. Well worth having
a listen to any of her last three main releases.

Just listened to some clips from "Stumble into grace" and it is
interesting. She still has that country twang, but it is doesn't have
that fingernails across a blackboard effect of the usual C&W output.

She is also trying for a slightly deeper register than is natural for
her, and coming across a little like the more recent Marianne Faithful
in tone.

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com

On Sat, 15 Jan 2005 22:02:25 +0000, Nick Gorham
wrote:

Iain M Churches wrote:
"Nick Gorham" wrote in message
...

Don Pearce wrote:

On 15 Jan 2005 19:21:03 GMT, ohawker (Andy
Evans) wrote:



We might find that the most influential female recording artist was
Indian,
Arabic or even Chinese. Andy



I really think we are going to have to play the parochial card here
and insist on someone western. Although maybe Bollywood will soon be
as English as curry.


Ok, if you want someone western, how about Emmylou Harris. Though my first
thought was Joni Mitchel as well.

--
Nick


Or Carol King, or Linda Ronstadt.
The list is very long

Iain



Yes, agreed, but I can't think of one who stands out as a major
influence. But I have heard JM's name crop up a lot as a influence when
hearing interviews on the radio with musicians.

I think JM can also be said to have introduced a lot to the outskirts of
jazz when she went from the LP like Blue to Mingus and Hejira(sp). And
Shodows and light IMHO has got some great moments. Ok, I have to admit
there is little that involved Pastorious that I don't like :-)

I would say she has influenced at least two generations of female singer
songwriters, from Susan Vega. I guess if I made the effort I could find
a list of people who quote here as influencial.

Oh, and I guess writing "Woodstock" could have been said to have
influenced quite a few people :-)

Ok, A bit of googleing, lets see what influences I can find (just for fun).

"She has been cited as an important influence on artists such as Sarah
McLachlan and Tori Amos"

"Former "first daughter" Chelsea Clinton was reportedly named for
Mitchell's tune "Chelsea Morning.""

"Mitchell was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1981 and
into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. On May 1, 2002, she was
appointed a Companion of the Order of Canada. She received a Grammy
Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, with a citation describing her as
"one of the most important female recording artists of the rock era" and
"a powerful influence on all artists who embrace diversity, imagination
and integrity."

Vocalists with stylistic connections

* Rickie Lee Jones
* Suzanne Vega
* Iris Dement
* Emmylou Harris
* Bridget St. John
* Nanci Griffith
* Liz Simcock
* Kate Bush
* Björk

Are all the best American singers Canadian?

d

Pearce Consulting
http://www.pearce.uk.com