Frankie ArmstrongCountry of origin:England Type of music generally:Political and traditional and contemporary folk Status:Most recent release, "What's She Got to Smile At...?": Songs of Brecht, Weill and Eisler (2017) See also:Frankie Armstrong's site Comparisons:If Ani DiFranco channeled Annie Briggs Covers/own material:Traditional, covers General comments:Frankie Armstrong is a strong and expressive vocalist, mostly doing interpretations of traditional material. Unfortunately, much of her repertoire, icluding my favourite album of hers, Out of Love, Hope and Suffering, has not been re-released since the original, long out-of-print, vinyl. (Neile) Recommended first album:I haven't heard them all, but Out of Love, Hope and Suffering is the one that I can't live without. (Neile) Recordings:
Out of Love, Hope and SufferingRelease info:1974—Bay Records—Bay 206 Availability:Currently (2012) hard to find; never released on CD Ecto priority:Highly recommended for fans of trad folk of just fun songs Group members:Guest artists:Rita Weill—autoharp, vocals (5) Susie Rothfield—dulcimer, fiddle, viola, guitar Sue Thompson—flute (3) Eric Thompson—guitar, banjo (4) Produced by:Mike Cogan Comments:This album is a collection of powerful, amusing, and sometimes delightfully vulgar songs ("Nine Times a Night"), a version of the "Prince Heathen" ballad, and a song about being a female engineer. Almost all the songs are strongly feminist. The Ani DiFranco similarity is that she does a kind of shouting and singing at the same time that Ani occasionally does. This collection has delighted me for 20 years, and is likely to delight me for 20 more. (Neile) Further info:Frankie Armstrong's collaborations include: |
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