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      Creator Frank Vincent Bombaci on January 14

      I really live the Neil Young album Live at Massey Hall
      and I can't stop listening to the new Bruce Springsteen, Sarah Van Etten and Father John Misty album and check out the album from a bunch of people from Jefferson Airplane called Blows Against the Empire

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      Creator abbey on January 10

      If you don't know it already, check out the amazing sounds of a Quebecois cellist named Jorane on her second album called 16mm. I saw her perform live once and she said that spending time in Haiti was a huge influence on her...

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      Creator Rachel Fouché on January 9

      Haiti: Ki Sa Pou-N Fe? (a Folkways recording) is a great album for the road, especially the first track "Kamarad."

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      Creator Isobel Davis on January 9

      Do you know the work of Ashia & the Bison Rouge? Ashia is a female cellist in Portland who combines her Polish ancestry with a little caberet style and hipster. Interesting if not inspirational. She has played with Cirque du Soleil. She funded a kickstarter project last summer apparently. My ex husband (cellist/teacher) taught her cello a time or two.
      Another female cellist I've heard play is Nancy Lesh. A classical symphony cellist who turned devotional and plays Indian Dhrupad cello and I think resides in Pune India now. Her cd from 1999 seems to be the only one out and I don't see downloads.
      Zoe Keeting is doing interesting things with her cello. "Into the trees" http://www.zoekeating.com/ I love her beautiful piece "Into the Trees" on her website and available for download. http://music.zoekeating.com/
      I've also followed "Ethel" change from a quartet to a band, and while they have a personell change, Dorothy Lawson, cello, went to school with my ex and has great skill and energy. Instrumental so not for the vocal inspiration. Check out this piece called "Lighthouse" on album "Light". Also, "Sweet Hardwood I" shows the fun and energy. We had them come and perform this in our chamber music series.
      I have been listening to Abigail Washburn lately in my art studio. Totally love vocal and your voice and cello. I no longer have a cellist in my life, but love to get a little cello from other places! So glad to find you. Your CD will be at the top of my stack for listening at my studio.
      Have a great time this weekend! So excited to hear the results.

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      Creator Tim Seals on January 8

      Eva Cassidy, mellow sound - beautiful voice. Also Alasdair Fraser and Natalie Haas awesome fiddle and cello.Ben Harper. Keb Mo of course. And to keep you awake during the long drive how bout some Drop Kick Murphys! Have a safe trip.

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      Creator martha lightfoot on January 8

      Incredible cello duet on one cello! Iva Casian Lakos and Eric Tinkerhess play a traditional Macedonian love song, Jovano, Jovanke, adapted from an arrangement by Giovanni Sollima and Monika Leskovar.
      They are awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch…

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      Creator Barry Long on January 8

      To keep you going during the ride: "Zimanukwenzeka Things Just Happen" by Big Voice Jack featuring Louis Mhlanga. A great South African penny whistle player! Also "bonfires of sao joao" by forro in the dark!

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      Creator Mike Wakefield on January 8

      Add at least one or two Odetta tunes on your iPod, if they're not already there. And Nina Simone, too. Happy trails, and happy studio time!

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      Creator martha lightfoot on January 8

      Anything that will inspire you to use more cello! Maybe Norman and Nancy Blake. Fiddle- cello. They are amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch…

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       Creator Rick Otten on January 8

       Check out 4-string banjo player (from Martinique) - Kali. His album "Lese La Tounen" has been one of my favorites for years (It looks like there are a few sites still selling it online). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Marc_Monnerville There are a few samples of his music on youtube.

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       Creator Chris Cohen on January 8

       Check out Jayme Stone. He's a fab banjo player who stretches into Fleck style jazz and has also recorded with some great African musicians. All three albums are great and each is different from the others in the cultural musical influences on display -- http://jaymestone.com/albums

       You probably know Alvin Youngblood Hart, but if not you need to get some of his stuff. I like the Down in the Alley album. He's a bluesy gruff old time banjo player and singer. http://www.mojomusic.com/alvin/

       Give Kelly McFarling - Distractible Child a listen, too. Folksy rock, she plays banjo and is a great singer with solid story telling songs. A San Francisco girl. http://www.kellymcfarling.com/

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       Creator Jacob Max Winkler on January 8

       3 different kinds of Alleluia

       by Leonard Cohen
       by Robert Gass
       and by Eric Whiteacre

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       Creator Rob Haynes on January 8

       Hi Leyla, my suggestion for your drive would be this record by North Carolina artist The Tender Fruit:
       http://thetenderfruit.bandcamp.com/

       It's beautiful.

       Best of luck with everything!

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       Creator Shandra Dee Lalley on January 8

       Congratulations! I look forward to hearing the album when it's complete. For driving music I would recommend Over the Rhine's album Drunkard's Prayer and Greg Brown's album In the Dark With You.

       Safe travels!

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       Creator Warrick Mackie on January 8

       For cadence and beauty:
       Melos - by Vasilis Tsabropoulos and Anja Lechner
       Le pas du chat noir - by Anour Brahem

       For a different composition:
       No Compassion - by Talking Heads

       For vocal diversity:
       Musst Musst - by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
       Knock Loud or Red Bells - by Neko Case

       For the hell of it (I'm in an Iggy mood today):
       I wanna be your dog - by The Stooges
       Risky, on NEO GEO - by Ryuchi Sakamoto

       But most of all.... I really hope you have a good time putting your album together!

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       Creator Eoin Donnellon on January 8

       Given it's for inspiration and not direct sources of styles, tunes & songs I'd recommend The Storm by Moving hearts. As an Album it's atriumph varying from the most lyrical solo flute in "May Morning Dew" to manic ensemble interweaving in "The Storm" It's not for the style I suggest it but the way the music leads the structure of the album. Another one for the use of vocals would be Uam by Julie Fowlis. The voice using words rather than just sounds to make the rythm of each piece is really well done. All very Celtic stuff, but it's what's going on in there that I'm highlighting. The style and spirit of your Haitian poetry and music will be their own.

       I Don't know if you can get the BBC web player stuff there but Andy Kershaw did a couple of programmes which I loved http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p005xm30

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       Creator Tim Anderson on January 8

       That's great news, Leyla! I am looking forward to hearing more of your music. I sent you a message, previously, offering you one of my BuskerBags for one of your instruments. The project was on Kickstarter, but didn't make it. You can do a search for that name for additional info. If you would email me at "tim@cygnetpress.com" with an address I can send the bag to, I would be be honored.

       Thank you,
       Tim

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       Creator DeborahCousins on January 8

       I have been listening to Meshell Ngdeocello's latest over and over again. She has a lot of collaboration on this and it may help you think about how to incorporate the other musicians

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       Creator Adam D. Morris on January 8

       Check out the album "Haunted" by an artist called Poe. It's one of my favourite albums, and acts as both a tribute to her dead father (documentary filmmaker Tad Danielewski, with his voice included via old tapes she incorporated) and an homage to the book "House of Leaves" (written by her brother Mark Danielewski). A masterpiece on all levels.

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       Creator Avery Michienzi on January 8

       If you're in the mood for some old gospel, try Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers! Anything from their Complete Specialty Recordings is great.

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       Creator Sharon Kilfoy on January 8

       Maybe you'd be inspired listening to Lhasa de Selva. I especially like her middle album - the one in Spanish. French and English. Maybe some interludes in Creole in yours would be nice, too. I love hearing other languages sung - it is a great way to try to learn them.

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       Creator Brett Nieland on January 8

       If you are coming through Lexington, I will buy you lunch! I want to hear more about your trip to Haiti.

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       Creator jesse johnson on January 8

       as interludes - passages between your songs - include 30 second of key langston hughes poems spoken by you and the members of your band

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       Creator Kent Gustavson on January 8

       Washington Phillips - Any compilation record of his with "What Are They Doing in Heaven Today"

       Have fun!!