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Singer Songwriters Rarely Mentioned By Audiophiles

Here are a few excellent singer-songwriters in the Americana/Folk/Country vein you may not know...

Anna Tivel

A superb lyricist.  My favorite CD by her is "Small Believer" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcDuYqJMDm8
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Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellies

She can be jazzy, folkie, old-timey-- delightfully idiosyncratic and quirky. 

My favorite CD by her is "Ionia"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lrsnWdaT-Y&list=OLAK5uy_ki2K5081FCJtNirzylQixrUj8DKhPAw84
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Dori Freeman

Excellent singer and songwriter Largely in a Country vein. Protege of Teddy Thompson.
I prefer her first, self-titled CD-- 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ftaAsKSKKc
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Courtney Marie Andrews

Another great talent-- excellent both as a singer and songwriter.
Her "Honest Life" CD is my favorite and has a very 70's vibe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjuDrInUKXk
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Jess Jocoy

Nashville based. Whereas Dori Freeman displays more old-fashioned Country roots,
J. Jocoy's "Such A Long Way" is more in an Americana vein. 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jess+jocoy+%E2%80%93+such+a+long+way+(2020)
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Rita Hosking

Began playing Old-Timey music, then branched out...

I favor her "Come Sunrise" CD

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=rita+hosking+come+sunrise
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Kris Delmhorst, married to another talented singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Foucault, has been around awhile.

Her "Songs for a Hurricane" is excellent, displaying her stylistic range and fine singing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpkMMtU7pMc
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Catherine McLellan is somewhat more introspective and quiet, although she certainly doesn't stick to ballads. 

I like "The Raven's Sun" and "Silhouette", both of which feature excellent guitar playing by her then-partner Chris Gauthier. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64FuhbZOvs&list=OLAK5uy_lpwJ_gmRQPbWZJAzJnDenprpkJdhE4vNk&i...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcBIiuswDsU
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edcyn
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sns -- your post is the proverbial trip down memory lane for me. Or is that my LP collection? Bridget St. John!  Dandelion Records. Did I see her at a near empty Troubadour?
edcyn
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@millercarbon -- Thanks for jogging my memories regarding John Stewart. I  received a cassette of "California Bloodlines" in exchange for doing a rate-the-record segment on an American Bandstand episode. Ya' shoulda' seen the yellow bellbottoms I was wearing...but the VHS tape I recorded the show on deconstructed years ago.  Anyway, at first I thought the album was embarrassingly straight-arrow and cornball but I quickly grew to love it. I bought the LP when the cassette stretched itself out of existence (do you catch the semblance of a subplot in this post?). I bought every record the guy ever put out. I saw him play the Troubadour. He'd totally lost his voice by then but it was still a treat to see him live. Truly one of my favorite artists.
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