Emmylou Harris recommendations please.
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Uncle Ants
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You'll be looking at her earlier output rather than her more recent stuff if its more acousticy/countryish stuff you are after. There's quite a lot to choose from as she was quite prolific from the miid 70s to mid 80s. But you can't go far wrong as she is really very good. Some of its more country rock.
But my favourite would be Roses In The Snow, acoustic, almost bluegrass - lots of fiddles, mandolin, dobro etc. and has guest spots from Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson and Ricky Skaggs among others. The cover of "The Boxer" is the only cheese flavoured element, but its way more than made up for by the rest of it. Its a great album.
Edit. PS. Blue Kentucky Girl, would be the next best in this vein.
But my favourite would be Roses In The Snow, acoustic, almost bluegrass - lots of fiddles, mandolin, dobro etc. and has guest spots from Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Willy Nelson and Ricky Skaggs among others. The cover of "The Boxer" is the only cheese flavoured element, but its way more than made up for by the rest of it. Its a great album.
Edit. PS. Blue Kentucky Girl, would be the next best in this vein.
nightcleaner
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Easy !! As i have suggested before go to Amazon UK type in Emmylou see what comes up and read the reviews underneath from the people that purchased the albums and for further listening if thats your bag check out what else the people that have bought Emmylou have purchased. 
If you have not got it already have a listen to Nancie Griffiths Other Voices other halls. I simply love all of it. But i highly recomend Her version of Ralph Mctell's From Clair to hear . Incidentally is not a love song its about Irish repatriation.
There is another excellent female singer you should check out to Devon Sproule her album keep your silver shined is just great. fantastic recordinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxFOQF4coLA&feature=related
If you have not got it already have a listen to Nancie Griffiths Other Voices other halls. I simply love all of it. But i highly recomend Her version of Ralph Mctell's From Clair to hear . Incidentally is not a love song its about Irish repatriation.
There is another excellent female singer you should check out to Devon Sproule her album keep your silver shined is just great. fantastic recordinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxFOQF4coLA&feature=related
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Rockhopper
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The ultimate must be Wrecking Ball. On CD it is great,
On Vinyl which is very rare and difficult to find she is sublime.
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On Vinyl which is very rare and difficult to find she is sublime.
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eddie pugh
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Blue Kentucky Girl and Roses in the Snow would be my starting point.
I prefer her early raw stuff to the later heavier produced Daniel Lanois productions
You might to look at Nanci Griffith - Late Night Grand Hotel
or Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road and many others while you are at it and anything by Alison Krauss
I could go on and on
eddie
I prefer her early raw stuff to the later heavier produced Daniel Lanois productions
You might to look at Nanci Griffith - Late Night Grand Hotel
or Mary Chapin Carpenter - Stones in the Road and many others while you are at it and anything by Alison Krauss
I could go on and on
eddie
foxwelljsly
Me too, I ate one sour too.
Her duets with Gram Parsons are sublime. See GP & Grievous Angel
narabdela
who?
That's the place to start!. Her early vocals from the seventies had a sublime ethereal quality. She still sounds bloody good though.
Peter Stockwell
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I love that recording too, but it's not "Classic" Emmylou, and it's covered with Lanois sauce, which may be too much for some listeners.
The "Songbird" 4cd + DVD set is a really fine compilation of goodies and rareties, I was just wallowing it
UK/european tour in the autumn.
regards
Peter
Thanks everyone, lot's of suggestions and help there for me to investigate.
Funnily enough it was Tuesday's edition of Jools Holland and Emmylou's stunning performance that prompted to post.
Wrecking Ball is something I've heard stuff from, not quite acoustic but I thought it was great, so perhaps I'll widen my search.
The Amazon suggestion is a good idea and so obvious I never gave it a thought!
Nanci Griffith is someone who sits in my collection already, but thanks for the heads up anyway.
Funnily enough it was Tuesday's edition of Jools Holland and Emmylou's stunning performance that prompted to post.
Wrecking Ball is something I've heard stuff from, not quite acoustic but I thought it was great, so perhaps I'll widen my search.
The Amazon suggestion is a good idea and so obvious I never gave it a thought!
Nanci Griffith is someone who sits in my collection already, but thanks for the heads up anyway.