Women In Music with Laney Goodman

Women In Music for May 15, 2012

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On this coming week’s show we’ll hear a retrospective look at some of the most influential singer/songwriters and composers who changed how the world looks at female musicians and the music they produce. We’ll hear Joan Armatrading, Kate Bush, Sinead O’Connor, Karen Matheson, Lisbeth Scott, and Irish Duo Secret Garden.

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music.

Women In Music for May 1, 2012

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On this coming week’s show we’ll hear emerging singer/songwriter from New Orleans Kelcy Mae

Kelcy Mae

new music from Boston-based New Grass band Crooked Still

Crooked Still

and Joy Kills Sorrow… progressive pop with the latest out of Prague with a band called Ocean Versus Daughter

Ocean Versus Daughter

and back here in the States out of Georgetown, TX, new music from the duo Anna Bella. Then we’ll finish up the hour with electronic beats from Le Tigre’s J.D. Sampson and a classic from 2003 from Venus Hum

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music.

Women In Music for April 24, 2012

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On this coming week’s show we’ll hear progressive singer/songwriters Kree Woods out of Nashville, TN and Molly Bancroft, originally from the Southlands now living in Michigan… Americana/roots with Brigitte DeMeyer and Boston area new grass band Joy Kills Sorrow… alternative singer/songwriter from Athens, GA Lera Lynn… and from Brooklyn, Emily Zuzik… then we’ll finish up the hour with two classic covers – The Cowboy Junkies performing “Sweet Jane,” and Patti Smith with Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit”.

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music.

Earth Day Special – Women In Music for April 17, 2012

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Celebrate Earth Day with Women In Music this coming week with the music of Katherine Wheatley, Lui Collins, Chris & Meredith Thompson, Emma’s Revolution, Jenny Bird, and more. We’ll honor the memory of Rachel Carson, the founder of the contemporary environmental movement and author of “Silent Spring,” and reflect on Native American teachings that the Mother Earth is alive and must be treated with respect.

Women In Music for April 10, 2012

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Coming up on the next Women In Music with your host Laney Goodman, we’ll hear Georgetown, TX band Annabella, Canadian duo Dala,

Dala

the Cincinnati duo Ellery… R&B with at touch of funk from South Africa with Angela Luna,

Angela Luna

the LA diva Macy Gray,

Macy Gray

and a band called Ray, featuring Darayia Wilson from Berklee College of Music’s latest compilation called “Under the Influence”… sounds from Mali with Leni Stern and the latest from Morley out of Queens, NY, mixing world beat… and we’ll end the hour with world rhythms from Hungary with Marta Sebestyen

Marta Sebestyen

and France-based trio Ekova.

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music with Laney Goodman.

Women In Music for April 3, 2012

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Coming up on the next Women In Music with your host Laney Goodman, we’ll hear alt/folk singer/songwriters like Ani Di Franco, New England singer/songwriters Chris Pureka and new music out of New Orleans with Kelcy Mae… a classic tune from Irish fiddler Eileen Ivers and the British band Equation… new music from Berklee College of Music’s latest compilation “Under the Influence” and we’ll hear the Boston Boys featuring Emily Elbert and out of Oregon a band called Miriam’s Well… then we’ll finish up the hour with smooth rhythms from Portugal with Sara Tavares and out of Brazil Luisa Maita.

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music with Laney Goodman.

Women In Music for March 27, 2012

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Coming up on the next Women In Music with your host Laney Goodman, we’ll hear new music from Americana/roots artists like Dale Ann Bradley from the Kentucky bluegrass scene and from the Pacific Northwest, now living in Colorado, Katya Chorover… new music from alt/folk singer/songwriters like Boston’s own Catie Curtis and Susan Greenbaum from Richmond, VA… progressive pop from Julia Easterlin from Berklee College of Music’s latest CD called “Under the Influence”… and the debut of the LA/Brooklyn duo Alice and Michi… then we’ll finish up the hour with vintage electronic music from Venus Hum and Beth Orton out of the U.K.

That’s all coming up on the next Women In Music with Laney Goodman.

Women From the Isles – Women In Music for March 13, 2012

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Women In Music with Laney Goodman continues to Celebrate Women’s History Month with women’s lives and women’s voices, past and present.

Join us this coming week for another special celebrating St. Patrick’s Day with “Women from the Isles”. We’ll hear the music of Maura O’Connell, Eddi Reader, Dolores Keane, Natalie MacMaster, and the Scottish band Rise… we’ll learn about the first St. Patrick’s Day parade… why we kiss the Blarney Stone… and who came up with the St. Patrick’s Day pinch (if you’re not wearing any green). From the Emerald Isle to the rocky Scottish shores, from the wild racing seas off Cape Breton to the Highlands of America, that’s all coming upon the next Women In Music as we continue our celebration of Women’s History Month.

Past Meets Present – Awesome Women’s History Video

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Lady Gaga meets Alice Paul & co.

What an excellent video – well done everyone!

International Women’s Day Special – for March 6, 2012

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Celebrate International Women’s Day this week… and Women’s History with Women In Music with Laney Goodman all through the month of March.

This coming week we’ll celebrate the unique contributions of women past and present on this very special Women In Music. We’ll hear excerpts from speeches by great American suffragists like Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth

Susan B. Anthony

and Elizabeth Cady Stanton…

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

music from Emma’s Revolution, Irina Rivkin, Sweet Honey in the Rock,

Sweet Honey In the Rock

Holly Near, and Cosy Sheridan.