Here’s to the women who go their own ways.
Who choose to reject everything the strictly limited, industry-mandated persona menu offers them: soul diva, folk damsel, red-hot mamma, pop poppet, bruised chantooze or voracious vamp, saying “none of the above” and, on their passport under “occupation”, are proud to fill in the single word “musician”….
1 Dagmar Krause & Marie Goyette-Through My Satellite
2 Zeena Parkins-Firebrat
3 Delia Derbyshire-Delia’s Psychedelian Waltz
4 Ruth White-Sun
5 Annette Peacock-I’m The One
6 Buffy Sainte-Marie-God Is Alive, Magic Is Afoot
7 Haco-Oyster Song
8 Frank Chickens-Night Dream
9 Laetitia Sadier Source Ensemble-Double Voice, Extra Voice
10 Mandy More-If Not By Fire
11 Brigitte Fontaine-Le Brouillard
12 Ruby-Bad Girl
13 Jane Weaver-H>A>K
14 the United States Of America-The Garden Of Earthly Delights
15 Nancy Sesay & The Melodaires-C’est Fab
16 The Shaggs-My Companion
17 Yoko Ono-Why
18 Nico-Lawns Of Dawns
19 Dame Edith Sitwell-The Wind’s Bastinado (From Facade)