Cosmopolitan

For over ten years, China Forbes has lent her voice and her songwriting talents as the frontwoman for the unique and exquisite sounds of Pink Martini, a multi-genre musical ensemble spearheaded by Thomas M. Lauderdale, a pianist to whom Forbes befriended in the early-90’s as they were attending Harvard University. Read more

The Best It’s Ever Been

Tracy Spuehler’s music is another of those gems I’ve found while casually surfing the Internet on some idle Monday evening. I was initially drawn to a photo of her with her guitar. Petite, pretty and wearing librarian-styled glasses, I originally thought she was Lisa Loeb. But after listening to her music, I quickly realized she wasn’t. Read more

The Singing Sisters

I believe my first encounter with the music of the Puppini Sisters was on another music blog a year or two ago. Someone (who I wish I could thank) had posted the trio’s cover of ‘Wuthering Heights,’ a song written and originally recorded by Kate Bush. I have always loved the song, but to hear it recorded the way this England-based trio did, was truly remarkable. Read more

Version 4.0

Womenfolk is back (finally)!

I’ve decided to implement a CMS-style layout for now, as it will make everything easier to find and will hopefully just look better overall. Read more

Grace Woods Trio

On their official web site, the music of the Grace Woods Trio is described as what the collaboration of Ben Fold’s Five and Tori Amos writing a Broadway musical sung by Ella Fitzgerald would sound like. And if you’re left scratching your head at the idea of such a description, then giving the band a listen will provide you with a better understanding. Read more