Chicks With Guitars

A chick with a banjo that may appeal to those who are enjoying the guitars...

Abigail Washburn (married to the great Bela Fleck) - speaking of Bela...anyone who loves music should see his documentary film, "Throw Down Your Heart" - just wonderful!!!

And a bunch of chicks with stringed instruments - wonderful stuff for those who love the likes of Be Good Tanyas and Po'Girl:

The Wailin' Jennys

Kaki King for sure...
Susan Tedeshi, too...
add Orianthi!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7b-_YcACuQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKHthNMoMzA&feature=related

Another comes to mind...Amelia Curran. Check out her 2008 album War Brides.

Lisa Hannigan too. Fans of Damien Rice will recognize her seriously sexy voice.

Again, I'm not listing chicks for their technical prowess, although many of these girls play very well, rather my list is female singer songwriters that I really enjoy as a whole. Composition, musical ability, song writing...the whole package. I do enjoy the guitar ripping chicks too but didn't want you guys to be disappointed if you sampled a couple of my recommendations and found a depressed 20 something girl hunched over a stool strumming soft chords on a beat up old nylon 6 string staring at the floor singing in a whispery voice about emptiness and despair.

Rory Block (the best female guitarist alive today IMO) for acoustic, and Sue Foley for electric are my favs!

how about chicks with Basses? Start with Tal Wilkenfield