Meg Baird

Country of origin:

U.S.

Type of music generally:

Contemporary and traditional folk

Status:

Most recent release, dear companion (2007)

See also:

Meg Baird's site

Meg Baird's MySpace page

Med Baird's other projects: Espers, The Baird Sisters

Comparisons:

Bill Jones, Kate Rusby

Covers/own material:

Traditional, covers, own

General comments:

Solo, Meg Baird does stripped-down folk, both traditional and contemporary folk. She has a lovely voice and good guitar technique, and makes the songs charming, yearning, haunting. (Neile)

Recommended first album:

dear companion is her solo debut

Recordings:

dear companion (2007)

dear companion

Release info:

2007—Drag City—DC340CD

Availability:

See Meg Baird's site

Ecto priority:

Highly recommended/recommended/for fans only, etc.

Group members:

Meg Baird—vocals, guitar

Comments:

This is a delightful collection of covers of contemporary folk songwriters, traditional songs, and Meg Baird's own. Highly recommended for fans of traditional and neo-traditional folk, especially those who like their versions simple and clear. This is lovely. (Neile)

Traditional

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