In a recent Americana album review of 2017, a magazine cited that the majority of the Editor’s favourite albums of the year were made by women. This supports a growing trend which is encouraging and also backs up Steve Earle’s statement in a recent Guardian interview, in which he said “The best stuff coming out of Nashville is made by women”.
Over the past couple of years I’ve really enjoyed watching and photographing an increasing number of female music artists and the bands they front. Here are eighteen of my favourites (in alphabetical order):
- Hannah Aldridge
- Jane Allison
- Emily Breeze - Candy Darling
- Yola Carter
- Hannah Elton-Wall - The Redlands Palomino Company
- Lilly Hiatt
- Victoria Klewin
- Rachel Laven
- Terra Lightfoot
- Roisin McNeill - Newton Country
- Danni Nicholls
- Vanessa Niemann - Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue
- Erin Rae - Erin Rae & the Meanwhiles
- Rebecca Riedtmann
- Hannah Rose Platt
- Rebecca Rosewell - The Rosellys
- Joana Serrat
- Michelle Stodart
Camera: Fuji XT1 | Lens: XF16-55mm F2.8 R