Reply #103: i love them both! [View All]

[all.of.me]

about 20 years ago, i was turned on to emmy lou and nanci, along with the burgeoning folk shows on public radio. i love nanci's cover work more than her original music. some of her originals are great, but she sure can do justice to someone else's song.

i found 'this old town' on her 1993 other voices, other rooms. it is all folk songs that she has redone with great harmonies by a star-studded cast, so to speak - arlo guthrie, odetta, emmy, of course, maybe chet atkins, and iris dement. it is my favorite.

she does great harmonies, too. i saw her on letterman years ago, and she was talking about how her 'daddy' taught her to sing and write harmony. i love to sing harmony, so i guess her work resonates with me.