Favorite indie singer/songwriter

[FlyingScot]

I have had a Pandora account for awhile and one of the things I love about it is that I have been introduced to some really awesome indie artists. So I thought it might be fun for us to list our top 5 ish favorite less than famous singer/songwriters and expand each other's horizons. I'll go first.

Dar Williams
Patty Griffin
Vienna Teng
Antje Duvekot
Kris Delhorst

How about you?!

[OakLeaf]

Not necessarily all that obscure ... but here are a few of mine:

Erin McKeown (new crowdfunded album just out!)
Nellie McKay
Chuck Prophet

and on the "folkier" side...

Eliza Gilkyson
Elizabeth Cook


And I've gotta give a shout-out to Spyche, even though her only solo album is over ten years old - she MAY be coming out with a new one soon...

Are you guys going to make me upgrade my eMusic.com membership? :p I should start a hip-hop thread, too.

[indysteel]

I love, love, love Patty Griffin. I'm not familiar with three of the singers you listed; I'll have to check them out.

Some others I like: Neko Case, Cat Power, Sarah Harmer, Feist, and Gillian Welch--for women. I also like Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver and Josh Ritter--for men. I just got The Civil Wars cd, Barton Hollow. It's very good if you like some harmony.