Folkies, do you know Lori McKenna?

She's great. Very dark lyrically but an interesting voice and singing style. I saw her at Mexicali Blues in Teaneck NJ with Mary Gautier (sp?). About 50 people in the room with a good sound system. Just the two gals with their guitars trading songs back and forth. A great night.

Like Swampwalker said,I wanted to like the CD.But found myself not being drawn into the music.I think it had the feel of being overproduced.Now I can picture a concert with just her and a guitar ,being much easier to connect with than what I heard on,The Highwayman

I believe there is some confusion here between Lori McNenna and Loreena McKennitt, two quite different artists.

Recroom- You are correct, my bad and my apologies to Ms. McNenna!

I worked with Lori McKenna (soundman...shows in Maine mostly) a few times both before and after the Faith Hill discovery. I mean really...Oprah! She was part of the local (New England) scene of some amazing but obscure singer/songwriters in the "unpopular music business" of "folkie" clubs...and really a charmer. Suddenly WHAM...Faith Hill finds her songs somehow, and, as they say, the rest is history. She absolutely deserves it as she is a really cool musician and a sweet person.