Anybody heard of Robin Holcomb?

[metatron!joe@dogface.austin.tx.us (Joe Zitt)]

whisnant@iastate.edu (Kerry L Whisnant) writes:

> She's a poet/singer/songwriter who was recently featured in, of all places,
> the Leisure & Arts section of the Wall Street Journal. Has anybody heard her
> work, and, if so, how was it? She has two CD's out, "Robin Holcomb" and
> "Rockabye", on the Elektra Musician label.

Yes! Her first album is wonderfully intelligent and gentle, with good lyrics
and some surprising structures.

If you get really adventurous, you might also check some of her other work,
mostly recorded by her husband, Wayne Horvitz. She's written some knottily
listenable works for jazz ensemble.