Christine Lavin is a singer/songwriter who celebrates (and whines about) women's lives as they're really lived, with her twisted combination of comedy and pathos.
Two among many:
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The Bellvue Years Christine Lavin - 2000 |
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Getting in Touch With My Inner Bitch Christine Lavin - 1999 |
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An essential resource in the library of every person who loves to sing folk songs old and new. Warning: if you sing a lot, you'll want the toughest copy of this you can find, and even then you may find yourself replacing it every few years, because you've worn it out or you've given it to a friend who couldn't live without it!
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Rise Up Singing : The Group-Singing Song Book Peter Blood, et al Paperback / Revised 1992 Spiral-bound / Revised 1998 Hardcover / Revised 1992 |
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Voices Of The Civil Rights Movement: Black American Freedom Songs 1960-1966 [BOX SET]
A collection of 43 songs from the Civil Rights movement, on 2 CDs. Liner notes are by Bernice Johnson Reagon. The well-known songs plus some that are lesser-known. You're likely to find some new treasures as well as re-experience old favorites.
details from Amazon.com -- or buy the set
Farewells & Fantasies: The Phil Ochs Collection [BOX SET]
A 3-CD boxed set, this is an exhaustive collection of Phil Och's songs -- from the bittersweet to the bitter, from political to emotional. A typical folk revival singer, one of my favorites.
details from Amazon.com -- or buy the set
