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  • Name: karen
  • Member Since: November 2005
  • Sex: Female
  • Location: New York, NY

Americana with female vocals by I'mKaren

"Country, bluegrass, Americana, folk, allsorts.

If you live outside the States, you might have access to Patty Griffin, Neko Case, Nanci Griffith etc too."


Genres: Country/Folk
Last updated: Jul 4 2009
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"Wow - looks like Patty's ATO recordin..." more

"Wow - looks like Patty's ATO recordings are available to US emusicers now." less

"wonderful songwriter. try 'hard times..." more

"wonderful songwriter. try 'hard times', 'beauty way', 'engineer bill'. pity her studio albums aren't here." less

"Great fun (2 days smug and sober, Cha..." more

"Great fun (2 days smug and sober, Chantal and Leeroy, Vincent Gallo) and more serious stuff (Bigger bed, Not a doll), all good, with a teardrop in her oice." less

"I like Encinitas Rainstorm & Jaded. A..." more

"I like Encinitas Rainstorm & Jaded. A bit MOR for me." less

"I like Something Wild & The Reminder...." more

"I like Something Wild & The Reminder. Also a bit MOR for me." less

"Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou, Nanci Griffi..." more

"Cowboy Junkies, Emmylou, Nanci Griffith, Lucinda." less

"I like 'birds start talking english' ..." more

"I like 'birds start talking english' and 'Idaho' best, nice low fi pretty songs." less

"Fun young bluegrass."

"Abigail Washburn's old band, I think."

"One of my favorite debuts, from Steve..." more

"One of my favorite debuts, from Steve Earle's little sister, who has also lived hard. Very sweet voice, simple songs, very catchy. Fun fast ones - 'wedding night', 'cried my eyes out', heartbreaking ballads - 'tears that she cries', 'losers weep', 'if it weren't for you'. Love this, love it." less

"Her recent bluegrass albums aren't he..." more

"Her recent bluegrass albums aren't here. Amazing songwriter." less

"Banjo and traditional chinese music, ..." more

"Banjo and traditional chinese music, an odd mixture. Mainly Americana like Be Good Tanyas and those other young folk." less

"the only one of her albums on emusic,..." more

"the only one of her albums on emusic, not my fav. Suzy's love songs can be so creepy and heartbreaking." less

"sometimes more lounge now than countr..." more

"sometimes more lounge now than country/folk but still goregeous voice. similar to touring friends Cowboy Junkies." less

"solo and Lone Justice numbers like Be..." more

"solo and Lone Justice numbers like Belfry, Shelter, Breathe, This world is not my home." less

"Tours with Neko Case, dresses like a ..." more

"Tours with Neko Case, dresses like a hard drinking Sylvia Plath." less

"Sometimes Southern rock, sometimes fo..." more

"Sometimes Southern rock, sometimes folkier, nice rough melodic voice." less

"'Iowa' is a gorgeous country song abo..." more

"'Iowa' is a gorgeous country song about people with buttoned down emotions." less

"'Desolation' has a nice noirish Neko ..." more

"'Desolation' has a nice noirish Neko touch." less

"Appalachian ballads with Kristin's ro..." more

"Appalachian ballads with Kristin's rough voice. Lullaby 'Whole heap of little horses' is gorgeous." less

"Low-fi countryish."

"some rockabilly songs, a wide range o..." more

"some rockabilly songs, a wide range of genres but her songwriting and personality hold it together. Wish they had more of her albums. Love upbeat 'St Christopher', 'You are the best thing and the worst thing', the horns on 'Driven to distraction', sexy '16 things' and 'Things you make me do', serious ballad 'It was raining', boozey 'If I died in your arms." less

"Not low-fi - more lush and orchestrat..." more

"Not low-fi - more lush and orchestrated and dreamy." less

"not available in US."

"I like 'He brings out the whisky in me'"

"Damn, 'Mercy now' is gone from emusic..." more

"Damn, 'Mercy now' is gone from emusic. She's like an ancient blues man - Mary has lived it, and her voice is full of blues and wisdom." less

""I remember you", duet with Emmylou H..." more

""I remember you", duet with Emmylou Harris, is gorgeous." less

"I love her alto. Some nice covers, so..." more

"I love her alto. Some nice covers, some country (Gillian Welch's Revelator) some not (Patty Smith's Dancing barefoot)." less

"My least favorite Tish album but the ..." more

"My least favorite Tish album but the only one on emusic. She has a lovely rich yet light vibrato, esp gorgeous when singing spanish. 'Derechos De El Corazon' and 'The poet the painter' are my favs here." less

"catchy country rock. louder tracks to..." more

"catchy country rock. louder tracks to try - 'broken', 'my heart is free'; ballads - 'i know what i'm looking for', 'keep you happy'." less

"Jolie Holland seems to have disappear..." more

"Jolie Holland seems to have disappeared from emusic. Jolie fans will recognize 'the littlest birds' and 'Lakes Of Pontchartrain'. Other nice folky-Americana." less

"Gospel, but with her voice, part cuts..." more

"Gospel, but with her voice, part cutsey like Joanna Newsom and Victoria Williams, part country heartbreak, it's still country whatever she sings." less

"Check out her cover of Radiohead's 'b..." more

"Check out her cover of Radiohead's 'black star' too, also on emusic." less

"Appealing in same way as Be Good Tany..." more

"Appealing in same way as Be Good Tanyas and Wailin' Jennys..." less

"Appealing in same way as Be Good Tany..." more

"Appealing in same way as Be Good Tanyas and Po Girl..." less

"Patsy's voice is amazing. The stuff o..." more

"Patsy's voice is amazing. The stuff on emusic is all odds and sods, and not the later more polished versions, but she's still amaing..." less

"Rawking southern guitar songs (Tighte..." more

"Rawking southern guitar songs (Tighten up the springs, Traveling and unraveling) and pretty mid-tempo songs (Winter Muscadine). Her earlier stuff is more folky, often with Amy Ray of Indigo Girls." less

"Tanya has often done country tinged s..." more

"Tanya has often done country tinged songs, solo and with Belly (plus covering her idol Gram Parsons), and this LP and 'Hungry Life" are particularly country tinged. my favs - 'Whiskey Tango', 'Butterfly thing' and 'My life as a ghost'." less

"Most of Neko has disappeared from emu..." more

"Most of Neko has disappeared from emusic. I adore her noir country like 'deep red bells.'" less

"Brilliant songwriter, you can see why..." more

"Brilliant songwriter, you can see why Emmylou and Dixie Chicks rush to cover her. Gorgeous ballads (Top of the world, Cold as it gets, Florida), some toe tappers (Love throws a line, Useless desires), a bit of gospel (Standing). perhaps now available to emusicers in the States." less


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