92 mixes with songs by “Elizabeth Cotten”

From all genres, here are the female musicians & singers who I love and respect the most. I hope you enjoy these 40 fantastic tracks from the likes of Koko Taylor, The Slits, Odetta, and many many others.

May 19, 2012

Blues from the Delta to the Greenwich Village. Featuring Clara Smith, Elizabeth Cotten, and Bridget St. John

66 tracks including Big Mama Thornton, Etta James and Koko Taylor. Ranging from early 1900s to the 80s.

A Selection of Favourite and Historical Live Appearences from the 50's, 60's and the 70's. Some of the recordings are pretty rare and unique in its way....The music includes artists like The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix and The Rolling Stones...

A playlist of the sassiest songstresses. Includes music by Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin and Peggy Lee.

I have a (frankly) bizarre record collection - most of it from fairly far-flung places. This collection of around 70 tracks might sound like the sort of amalgamation a madman might accrue, but I like to think that there's a thread of logic running throughout... Enjoy!
(Full disclosure: Credit where credit's due - many of these tracks came to my attention via Songlines Magazine and the free CD's you get with each issue!)

Some of my favourite lady folk voices

Everything I find beautiful is so tenuous, dependent on the most abstract of conditions. What of life, of creativity, of love and of time? Maybe it is fitting that the most human of elements would be distinguished only through the feelings they garner.

Thirty-seven tracks including music by Mississippi John Hurt, Seasick Steve, and Woody Guthrie.

Ten tracks including music by Dory Previn, Elizabeth Cotten, and George "Little Hat" Jones.