jane siberry, shona laing, etc.

[meredith <meth@smoe.org>]

Hi!

Rolf inquired:

>What's a good Jane Siberry album to start with? 
>(I've already heard "Bound By The Beauty", and didn't like it that much)

Pretty much all of Jane's albums are completely different, so there's
something for everyone. :)  _When I Was A Boy_ is one of the best albums
ever, and I'd recommend it based on your list of other favorite artists.
Its followup, _Maria_ is basically a jazz album, if you're interested in
that too.  For 80's pop there's _No Borders Here_ and _The Speckless Sky_,
and of course _The Walking_ is still considered by many to be her
masterwork (though _WIWAB_ replaced it in my mind when it came out).  For a
more acoustic folk album, try her self-titled debut.

>Another question: does someone know what happened to Shona Laing?
>I've got that one album, "South", from around 1986, and never heard
>of her again.

She put out a couple albums since then, and IMHO they're both crap.  She's
still out there, though.  I found a web site dedicated to her:
<http://www.nzwwa.com/mirror/bullsbus/shona/>.  It's got a complete
discography and other info you may be interested in.

While I'm here, I might as well jump on the bandwagon: my other faves
besides Kate are, in no particular order: Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos, Happy
Rhodes, Susan McKeown, Emily Bezar, Veda Hille, and about 800 others. :)


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