The Jewell in my crown...
I hope you got the chance to hear my session guest on Brand New Country tonight: . She's been described as a cross between Gillian Welch and Peggy Lee which sums up her mix of folky-jazz-old timey music. It's very similar to Devon Sproule whose music has been charming folk wherever she goes.
Looking back at the tunes I've played tonight, I realised most of the standout tracks were by women. There was a great song from Emmylou Harris that's on the soundtrack of Ethan Hawke's movie, The Hottest State. We had some classic country from the pioneering Rose Maddox and Wanda Jackson and an oustanding cover of Anyone Who Had A Heart from Shelby Lynne who is releasing a Dusty tribute album next year.
There were one or two token blokes, but it was the women who really stood out tonight. A real change from the 1960's and 70's in Nashville when the country music promoters wouldn't put two "chick singers" on the same bill as they thought no-one would turn up.
