Live at Babeville
Ani DiFranco
www.righteousbaberecords.com
In recent times, there’s been some conjecture over the quality of US singer-songwriter Ani DiFranco’s music.
The much acclaimed, fiercely political folk singer and poet appeared to some to have “mellowed” in topic and tone of her work after having a baby and getting married.
The singer’s latest DVD, Live at Babeville, puts those qualms to rest.
Mel Hughes
I first met US singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer when she was playing with drummer Brian Viglione in punk cabaret band The Dresden Dolls. Her song writing and performance was brutally honest, going places stylistically and thematically into which very few performers in today’s music industry venture.
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