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David Perlmutter's avatar

Sue Foley is Canadian by birth (Ottawa, Ontario). I can vouch for her singing and guitar skills...

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Thea Wood's avatar

She calls Texas home and is a member of the TX chapter of The Recording Academy, so we went with that :-) Hope you enjoy getting to know some of these artists. I’m enamored!

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Nolan Green's avatar

A great list of incredible talent! Definitely makes me miss Austin. Looking forward to Part II.

There are so many brilliant female non-guitarists talent in Austin. That could easily be another set of lists. Thanks!

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Thea Wood's avatar

Totally. It’s hard to narrow it down. I may do a similar list for Detroit. It’s busting at the seams with talent whom most folks have never heard. It’s crazy, and I hope to help spotlight it.

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Christy Greeneisen's avatar

Great lineup of guitarists!

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🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞's avatar

Great article. I'd love to see some Detroit women guitarists, also - I grew up attending concerts in Detroit. Thank you and Nora for the shout out!

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Thea Wood's avatar

You read my mind! So much great music here. And thank YOU for spending time with us. Already putting those tips to work!! 🤓🤘🏻✅

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🅟🅐🅤🅛 🅜🅐🅒🅚🅞's avatar

Excellent!

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Songs That Saved Your Life's avatar

Okay I swear I replied to your note before I saw you posted the article, lol. Glad that Carolyn made the list! I’m diving into the others now. Thank you so much for shining a spotlight on these talented guitarists.

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Thea Wood's avatar

You’re welcome! And thanks for supporting them. The talent is overwhelming!

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JoaquinDinero's avatar

This is great, thx. I'm not familiar with any of these ladies but I am down for bluesy guitar shredders all day every day.

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Thea Wood's avatar

Carolyn and Sue will be your heavy blues picks. 🎸

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

I live in Wimberley and all 5 of these great musicians have played down here at one point or another—Carolyn has quite often. I’m also a host and board member of KWVH.org and our little community radio station features local talent regularly—particularly on Coach’s show from 9-11 CT weekdays.

Thea were are indeed spoiled by the wealth of talent and live performance in this area.

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Thea Wood's avatar

Wimberly is magical. Where do you go to see Carolyn? And have you seen Shelley King play as well?

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

Both of them—yes. Out in Fischer there’s a great and homie outdoor venue. They’ve played out there with Guy Forsyth and others ☺️

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Thea Wood's avatar

Love Guy! Have you seen his wife Jeska play with her new band? They’re great!

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

Not yet but they’re at Devils Backbone Saloon down the road in a couple weeks 🙏

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Thea Wood's avatar

Nice! Haven’t been there in 20 years 😯

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

We just lost Charlie Robison (RIP) but his sister runs it now. Very cool venue.

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Dee Rambeau's avatar

And—as you know—the world’s eyes have been on Texas long before Beyoncé cracked the country charts.

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Thea Wood's avatar

Of course, I’ll always be a Texan at heart 🧡 But with all the headlines, it’s a good time to showcase all the talent!

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Jen Brucher's avatar

Thank you, excellent list. I had not heard The Tiarras or Emily Wolfe before.

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Thea Wood's avatar

So happy you discovered more talent!! That’s what it’s all about 🥰

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Tom Williams's avatar

Thank you for turning me on to Carolyn Wonderland, what a superb talent!

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Thea Wood's avatar

YW. Can’t wait to hear her new album!

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