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Chicks With Guitars

Their poppin out of the woodwork! I love them, many others here do to. It seems there are often side discussions on this topic in the "best of" threads but I don't recall a dedicated spot for these lovely ladies. Hope to pick up a few new artists to listen to and maybe offer up a few to y'all.

List your chick with guitar favorites here:

A few to kick it off....

Laura Marling
Martha Tilston
Emily Jane White
Sharon Van Etten
Marissa Nadler
Caroline Herring
Rachel Harrington
Sara Jaffe
Tyler, the Creator...ok, I just slipped that one in to see if anyone would notice...

I could go on and on but these are some good ones I thought would be a decent start.
richard_stacy
loomisjohnson
1,526 posts
 
richard stacy's got impeccable taste, so i'm gonna check out his whole list
+ suggest a few of my own:
edith frost
kaki king
aimee mann
jolie holland
viridian's avatar
viridian
4,184 posts
 
Gslone has it. April Lawton all the way. A true female guitar slinger. Too bad there was so little output before she returned to the graphic arts and then passed.

For jazz, Emily Remler. Plenty of output, but another jazz great taken by the needle and spoon. What a waste.

And for folk/pop, I must admit a certain weakness for the way that Shawn Colvin plays an acoustic guitar with the most violent, string popping, force and then takes it down to a more melodic level. Certainly, not the best, but a unique and easily identifiable style.
jerico
131 posts
 
I like the acoustic work of the girls in The Be Good Tanyas.

And a new find for me, Anna Calvi.
jdoris
852 posts
 
Seconding Jerico, on the Be Goods. I like their spinoff, Po' Girl, even more. Also: Sera Cahoone, Shannon McNally.

I will check Richard's list!

Jihn
richard_stacy OP
686 posts
 
Wow. Lots of new names to look into, thanks fella's!

Here is a few more I like:

Jen Cloher
Sarabeth Tucek
Laura Veirs
Mountain Man (Yes, they are girls)
The Unthanks (Celtic Chicks)
The Audreys (Chicks from down under)
Naomi Sommers
Diana Jones
Heidi Talbot
Julie Doiron
More to discover