Jethro Tull OK, I took a wild stab that Jethro Tull would have a song with march in it, and I was right. I’ve listened to some of their albums more than others. Minstrel of the Gallery is not one I’ve listened to a ton, but I remember exactly what was going on in my…
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Women Music March 2025 – Day 12 — Elizabeth Fraser
Elizabeth FraserPhoto Credit: Patrick Ford/Redferns wiki:Elizabeth Davidson Fraser (b. 8/29/63) is a Scottish singer who was born and grew up in Grangemouth. She described it as “a dark and stifling industrial town,” Her mother worked in a factory. She was the youngest of six children. During her teenage years, she developed eating disorders and became bulimic. Fraser said she went through…
dVerse Poetics Tuesday — First Window
First WindowOverbreathed, stale, closed systemwhere months feel like life sentence;where clouds press on in suffocation,denying screen’s supply of fresh new;too afraid of price to skin and purse, too blind to cost of lungs and spirit.Called by muffled crows & kite-straddling March lion glass, I reachfor latch and fling it aside, proudfor this one small act…
Women Music March 2025 – Day 11 — Esperanza Spalding
Esperanza Spaulding(found on web search with reddit address but image deleted at the site) wiki:Esperanza Emily Spalding (b. 10/18/84) sometimes professionally known with the stylized name of esperanza spalding, is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, and two honorary doctorates: one from her alma mater Berklee…
dVerse Q219 — Given, Hoots
Given, HootsHow many:adventuresbottles of boozecloudy daysdreamsexcusesflushesgiven, hootshair tiesincontinence padsjukeboxeskillings, televisionliesmusic, hours ofnovelsorgasmsplantsquestionsraviolisunny daystune-outsunavailable menverseswonders(e)xhumationsyellow flowerszigguratsin one person’s lifetime? De Jackson (aka Whimsy Gizmo) is today’s host for dVerse’ Quadrille Monday. De wants us to write a 44-word poem using hoot.
Women Music March 2025 — Day 10 — Eilen Jewell
Eilen Jewell performing at the MainStage at Treefort Music Fest 2017 in Boise, Idaho. “Up to that point, I’d just been going with the flow and letting outside forces dictate the path of my life,” Jewell explains. “Losing so much so fast forced me to figure out what really mattered. It made me realize that I’ve only…
Women Music March 2025 — Day 9 — Pistol Annies
Pistol Annies a woman oughta know her placeMine’s out here in the middle of all of this wide open space–Angaleena Presley, from “Wrangled” wiki: Pistol Annies are an American country music group composed of Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angaleena Presley. The trio gave its debut performance on April 4, 2011, Miranda Leigh Lambert (b. 11/10/83) is an American country singer, songwriter and guitarist…
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