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rushfan4

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 08:29

How about Dee Palmer in Jethro Tull. :)

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 08:34

Art Zoyd - Patricia Dallio - keyboard

Decemberists - Jenny Conlee - keyboard

Koenjihyakkei - Nami Sagara - vocals

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 08:49

Hang on, what about solo progressive artist Laurence Vanay, aka Jacqueline Thibault?

She was also one of the players on husband Laurent Thibault's classic Mais On Ne Peut Pas Rêver Tout Le Temps.

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 09:00

^ Yep, I have the album Galaxies.

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 09:21

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Tom Ozric wrote:

Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sorry, but Jefferson Airplane for prog is like having marshmallow rice krispies treats for Christmas dinner LOL

I'm not covering early psych and proto on this one :)

you should listen to the first solo album of Grace Slick. in my opinion definitely a prog album. there even is a 15 minute epic on it, the title track "Manhole"

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 11:49

Tangerine Dream has Linda Spa on saxophone, flute and keyboards and Iris Camaa on percussion and v-drums

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 11:58

Guldbamsen wrote:

^ Yep, I have the album Galaxies.

I have Evening Colours but not Galaxies. Keep meaning to pick it up.

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 13:01

And here's more Smile

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Corima (Zeuhl, USA) - Andrea Calderon (violin, vocals)
Big Hogg (Canterbury Scene, UK) - Sophie Sexon (vocals, flute)
Factor Burzaco (Avant Prog, Argentina) - Carolina Restuccia (vocals)
Galactic Cowboy Orchestra (Crossover Prog, USA) - Lisi Wright (vocals, violin)
Inner Ear Brigade (Avant Prog, USA) - Melody Ferris (vocals)
Five-Storey Ensemble (unfortunately not on PA - very much like modern chamber music, Belarus) - Olga Podgaiskaja (piano, keyboards, vocals), Nadia Christia

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 13:23

I don't think that Eskaton has been mentioned yet, which is a particular favourite of mine and I didn't see in the list.

- Paule Kleynnaert / vocals, synth
- Amara Tahir / vocals

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 13:34

Malicorne - Marie Yacoub (dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy gurdy, chant)

Contraction - Christiane Robichaud (chant)

Harmonium - Monique Fauteux (keyboards, chant)

Et Cetera - Marie Bernard Pagé (keyboards, chant)

CANO - Rachel Paiement (acoustic guitar, chant)

Godspeed - Sophie Trudeau (violin)

Edited by Barbu - February 09 2018 at 14:05

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 14:56

Guldbamsen wrote:

^You should probably pm Marissa

Then i'd have to be the one to pop her bubble and make her realize that maybe her circumstances may not be due to her gender. No thanks Wink

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:06

BaldJean wrote:

siLLy puPPy wrote:

Tom Ozric wrote:

Jefferson Airplane - Grace Slick

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Sorry, but Jefferson Airplane for prog is like having marshmallow rice krispies treats for Christmas dinner LOL

I'm not covering early psych and proto on this one :)

you should listen to the first solo album of Grace Slick. in my opinion definitely a prog album. there even is a 15 minute epic on it, the title track "Manhole"

That's not a bad album at all. Probably one of her best. I like the Paul Kantnor collabs as well. Somehow i just put Grace Slick in the same category as Nico. Art rock / psychedelic folk and the like but not really progressive enough for inclusion into the club. Sorry :(

However, you did remind me about Julie Slick! Totally unrelated to Grace but definately prog!!!

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:11

BaldJean wrote:

Tangerine Dream has Linda Spa on saxophone, flute and keyboards and Iris Camaa on percussion and v-drums

Yes indeed! Wow! I'm surprised how many women performed in some of the most popular prog acts and i never knew about it, however i haven't kept up with TG's newer releases. Added! Thanks :)

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:23

Let's not forget Frequency Drift, a German prog outfit with quite a few women in their ranks during the years: Antje Auer, Isa Fallenbacher, Melanie Mau and - last but not least - Nerissa Schwarz, a.o.

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:24

Raff wrote:

And here's more Smile

All excellent suggestions and ALL added. Even found more female musicians than you listed ;)

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:26

Logan wrote:

I don't think that Eskaton has been mentioned yet, which is a particular favourite of mine and I didn't see in the list.

- Paule Kleynnaert / vocals, synth
- Amara Tahir / vocals

Indeed. Both missing and needed. Added. Thanks!

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:34

Barbu wrote:

Malicorne - Marie Yacoub (dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy gurdy, chant)

Contraction - Christiane Robichaud (chant)

Harmonium - Monique Fauteux (keyboards, chant)

Et Cetera - Marie Bernard Pagé (keyboards, chant)

CANO - Rachel Paiement (acoustic guitar, chant)

Godspeed - Sophie Trudeau (violin)

Great list however most of these were already there. I did neglect Godspeed, Harmonium and Malicorne, so thanks!

BTW in Godspeed someone is named Norsola. Is that a female name? One of the challenges of this list is that i find gender names in Japanese, Finnish and other non-Indo-European languages to be somewhat of a challenge!

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:38

someone_else wrote:

Added. Good beaver! You can chew on my trees if you please LOL

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:40

My love for all-female Japanese bands knows no bounds, so here's a few:

Paranoid Void: Meguri (vocals, guitar), Yu-Ki (bass, backing vocals), Mipow (drums, backing vocals)

Very progressive, jazzy math rock...not on the archives yet, someday I'll submit them (that team has enough to deal with I think).

Tricot: Ikkyu Nakajima (vocals, guitar), Kida Motifo (guitar, backing vocals), Hiromi Hirohiro (bass, backing vocals), Yusuke Yoshida (drums)

Math rock, and on the archives! A little more indie than Paranoid Void, but still cool and oddball.

Angel'in Heavy Syrup: Mine Nakao (guitar, vocals), Mineko Itakura (bass, vocals), Fusao Toda (guitar), Tomoko Takahara (drums, flute), Mandrake Yoko (drums), Naoko Otani (drums)

Didn't check if you already had this gang on yet...trippy, shoegazy psychedelic prog rock.

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Posted: February 09 2018 at 15:43

rushfan4 wrote:

How about Dee Palmer in Jethro Tull. :)

Wow! I didn't know JT had female behind the scenes. Of course i don't know half of the musicians even though i love the music! She was definately "IN" the band, so bravo! Great find, matie!

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