Let's talk music, no genre boundaries

I discovered and fell in love with Fairport convention about 25 years ago or so. It was a natural offshoot of my passion and love for English folktales and late medieval studies. I wasn’t alive when they were setting the tone for everybody from Kate rusby to Hank dogs to Steeleye span to even Jethro Tull and Mumford & sons, but something in their music and Sandy’s delivery just resonated. I still teach "Mattie Groves" in just about all my classes and the kids usually love diving into the power dynamics and the tones of each character. Plus, one kid even pointed out that the song has "massive remix potential".

Btw, little miffed that the npr/pbs thread was removed so quickly.

Idk if I would peg Mary Coughlan as a jazz singer, or even that jazzy really. She kind of reminds me of a category that would encompass Mary Black, Kirsty McCall, Shawn Colvin, for example. Non-traditional singer-songwriters whose lyrics place them out of the mainstream but not into the jazz standards classifications; e.g. Julie London, Diana Krall, or Nina Simone. 

@mahgister - I’m always impressed by how eclectic your music taste is!

Is there a separate forum for those who have insider privileges? Or are you all allowed to talk about that.