Currently I am very excited as I’ve just bought Reprieve, the latest CD by Ani Difranco.
For those not in the know, Difranco has been affectionately dubbed the ‘bastard daughter of Woody Guthrie’ and her fusion of folk-punk-political guitar music remains an ever-evolving joy.
She started to make her name in the early Nineties when her eponymous first album wowed college campus after college campus in the States and her constant touring and gigging have since secured her a large and loyal fanbase. I hooked onto her by accident in the mid-Nineties and I almost instantly bought up all her back catalogue.
A Yorkshireman spending money. She was that good…
I’ve also seen her live several times over the past decade or so and she’s a brilliant performer. And, even though she’s become more contemplative and less rocky over the past six albums or so, her music certainly hasn’t lost any of its power or heart.
She’s one of those rare artists that continues to evolve and produce interesting, thought-provoking and inspiring work. She’s also constantly refused to sign for a major label and instead has seen her own label, Righteous Babe Records, grow into a major force of its own.
Anyway she’s rather good and, not that she needs help from me, she can be found at www.righteousbabe.com
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