Whether you call it fate or sheer luck, ukulele players Noel Tardy and Kate McLennan, first met over the Internet. Exchanging e-mails back and forth…
Tag: female musicians
List Generates New Conversation About Women and Music
In July NPR released “The 150 Greatest Albums Made by Women,” a comprehensive list of women-generated albums from 1964 to the present.
Libana: Using Music to Connect People Across Vast Cultural Differences
More than three decades ago, Libana blazed the trail of exploring traditional and contemporary women’s music cross-culturally. In the pre-internet late 1970s, Libana introduced listeners in the U.S. to the amazingly diverse music of world cultures before the term “world music” even existed
The Mrs. Are Empowering Women One Song at a Time
Today, Liemandt is part of The Mrs., an all-female rock band from Austin, Texas, that shares a lot more than melodies—they share a message.
Acoustic Guitar Shopping for Ladies
Let’s face it, acoustic guitar shopping for the first time can be intimidating, especially for ladies. When I first announced I wanted to buy an acoustic guitar I had a number of guitar playing friends offer to “help” me shop.
Joy Collins
Growing up, Joy Collins never wanted to do anything but sing. Her father, who was in the military, was a gospel singer. He taught Collins and her sisters to sing harmony. “I would make my sisters be Louise and Irlene, and I was Barbara [Mandrell], and we would have little talent shows in front of my parents and their friends,” says Collins.