[KR...]

Humm, The only female style singing that I like is Opera.

But, that's just me

 

[CRESCENDOPOWER]

My vote goes for Alison Krauss. Now That I've Found You. I bet she would love it.

 

[Odin]

Alanis Morissette??? Well she's not that "emotional", more of an atitude, or should I say "angry

", well, just a suggestion

 

[tktran]

I agree with Crescendopower


Alison Krauss's Now That I've Found You is brilliant.

I fell in love with the title track the first time I heard it.

 

[stuartr]

Well I realize the last response to this thread was awhile ago, but remarkably no one mentioned Joan Baez or Janis Joplin for that matter. But considering this is your mom, she probably lived through them, so if she is a rather hip mom, I would second the recommendation for Portishead. I like the album "Dummy".

 

[ILoveGrado]

Diana Krall

 

[KR...]

check out Natalie Dessay.

 

[robert_cyrus]

"sand and water" by beth nielsen chapman
"little earthquakes" by tori amos

 

[Tuberoller]

Aretha franklin"I never loved a Man.....

Etta James "At last"

Joni Mitchell "Both Sides Now"

Bonnie Raitt "luck of the Draw"

 

[Xevion]

Loreena Mckennit - my favorite female vocalist.

As for a CD by her, The Visit - extremely good celtic music, and some famaliar tunes mixed in too.

dhwilkin - You like her too, eh? She is such an amazing singer, her voice is just so etherial, it almost hangs there in the air.

She likes enya? She will love Loreena Mckennit

 

[Snufkin]

Try some Dead Can Dance, Lisa Gerrard has a pretty amazing voice, although it might not be the kind of music you're after, but I guess Enya is the closest comparison.
You may know her from the Gladiator soundtrack.
Be aware that Dead Can Dance stuff has female vocals for some songs, mixed vocals for others, male vocals for others and no vocals for the rest. But Brendan Perry has an amazing voice too.

Good headphone stuff too

 

[Daniel]

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