Nanci Griffith “Even though my songs may sound very personal, to me most of them are fiction. It is a great way for me to be able to live a fantasy life as a writer because I get to be someone else, someplace else for three and a half minutes, just like the listener.” ~…
Month: March 2023
Women Music March 2023 – Day 23 Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading Joan Anita Barbara Armatrading, CBE (b. 12/9/50) is a Kittitian-English singer-songwriter and guitarist. A three-time Grammy Award nominee, Armatrading has also been nominated twice for BRIT Awards as Best Female Artist. She received an Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Contemporary Song Collection in 1996. Her recording career spans nearly 50 years. Early Life:Joan…
#FF — Jokers Wild — Alternate Title: Hammered (strong language warning)
PHOTO PROMPT © Liz Young I enter the first door with a neon sign over it, sit at the bar, and order Magners with a shot of whisky on the side. As the burn rolls down to my gullet, I notice photographs above the shelves of pretty poisons. Photos of laughing patrons in goofy costumes…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 22 Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. Allmusic’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine says of Tracy: A gifted storyteller with enduring appeal, Tracy Chapman’s unexpected ascent from the Boston folk scene to mainstream popularity in the late 1980s proved pivotal in helping restore singer/songwriters to the spotlight. Delivered with an earthy…
Tanka Tuesday 312 — Ekphrastic Tanka
Claude Monet, “The Artist’s Garden at Giverny” Red blossoms dangle, pink lipstick forget-me-nots line memory lane; taste of our kisses linger, perfumed eternal summer. Tanka form Colleen Chesebro is the host of Tanka Tuesday. Colleen says: 💐 This week, using the painting as your inspiration, please write either a syllabic poetry form or a freestyle…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 21 Julie Miller
Julie Miller image from Discogs (link also takes you to more info on Julie) You can have my heart, though it isn’t newIt’s been used and broken, and only comes in blue— Julie Miller, from, “Broken Things” Julie Anne Miller (b. Julie Griffin, 7/12/56) was born in Dallas (?), TX. She is a songwriter, singer,…
Women Music March 2023 – Day 20 Nita Strauss
Nita Strauss All of these really strong females making names for themselves in what were traditionally male-dominated spaces. And I’m not usually one to get too hung up on the male-vs.-female side of things, but it is interesting to see the dynamic shifting and it’s happening across the board. It’s cool to be a part…
Tao Talk 