Ladies who rock ?? Who is your favorite female guitarist??

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Permalink Reply by Blues Agent on April 7, 2012 at 12:18am

@ Rex ... I was never into Ms. Welch until that last Harvest/Rawlings thing she just did... what can I say about that one... if you take comparisons, it makes most other folk shit look like shit... but I believe David Rawlings is the picker on that one.?????

Permalink Reply by Luis Motta da Silva on April 6, 2012 at 3:33pm

Gentlemen,

If a female guitarist that doesn't sing is to be considered in this discussion, I humbly suggest you click on this link and... meet Ana Vidovic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx7vOb7GNBg

She can play guitar...

Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on April 6, 2012 at 6:20pm

Very nice ... is that what is commonly known as Flamenco guitar, or it that something different?

Permalink Reply by Luis Motta da Silva on April 7, 2012 at 4:34am

Not exactly... it's classical guitar. The piece "Asturias" was written by a Spanish composer, Albeniz. The era of Romantism was simultaneous with nationalist movements in Europe (Greece became independent from Turkish Empire, Italy and Germany got unified) and many classical composers of the second half of 19th century and 1st quarter of 20th century echoed the folk music of their countries in the music they wrote (Sibelius/Finland, Lizt/Hungary, Borodin and Rimski-Korsakov/Russia, Falla and Albeniz/Spain, to name a few). Given the fact that classic guitar reached its standard form in the second half of 19th century, it ws only natural that Spanish musicians of the time wrote for guitar or transcribed for guitar some pieces that were originally written for other instruments. Albeniz is one of my very favorite authors, and this is one of my "top-ten" favorite masterpieces. Ana Vidovic plays it in a wonderful way (If you compare her rendition to Segovia's version, also available in youtube, you'll know what I mean). Glad you enjoyed it!

Permalink Reply by Craig Fowler on April 6, 2012 at 3:40pm

Nancy Wilson - Heart

Lita Ford and Joan Jett - Runaways

Bonnie Raitt

Maybelle Carter - The Carter Family

Permalink Reply by Craig Fowler on April 6, 2012 at 5:12pm

Actually - Maybelle is not much of a rocker but a pioneer guitarist with a unique style.

Bonnie is more bluesy than rock as well but an amazing performer.

Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on April 6, 2012 at 6:16pm

I probably made a mistake asking about women who "rock" ... I mainly meant women who were good guitarists and who made great music with voice and guitar.  :-)

Permalink Reply by Ray on April 6, 2012 at 5:18pm

My vote is for Ana Popovic, Serbian Blues guitarist.

And if you think I'm joking, check out this video on Youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=pPqchO.

Permalink Reply by Rex Edmonds on April 6, 2012 at 6:12pm

Guess my version of Blues thinking is different.

Permalink Reply by Jud Hair on April 6, 2012 at 6:21pm

Sort of a female Stevie Ray Vaughn ...

Permalink Reply by Ray on April 6, 2012 at 7:53pm

What can I say, the blues has come a long way since Leadbelly and Robert Johnson. 

Permalink Reply by Craig MC on April 6, 2012 at 7:39pm

Tal Wilkenfeld, bassist extraordinaire. Here she is at 21, playing with Jeff Beck

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gO7FI_ogvA

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