Patty Griffin - "Let Him Fly"

Looking over my posts I realized, for whatever reason, I had hardly featured any women artists. So we're going to fix that, this week at least, with one of my favorites...an oldie but a goodie.
Today we've got the unbelievably soulful sound of Patty Griffin. Originally from Old Town, Maine, Griffin began her musical career in a small way in and around Boston, and then moved to Nashville where things really took off for her. Although she recently moved to another hotbed of American music, Austin TX, she is still generally considered part of the Nashville scene.

One indication as to the quality of her songwriting might be the fact that so many of her songs have been recorded by so many different artists. As Wikipedia states:
Griffin's songs have been recorded by artists such as Irish-born singer Maura O'Connell ("Long Ride Home"), Linda Ronstadt ("Falling Down"), the Dixie Chicks ("Truth No. 2," "Top of the World," "Let Him Fly"), Bette Midler ("Moses"), Beth Nielsen Chapman, Christine Collister, and Dixie Chicks ("Mary"), Mary Chapin Carpenter ("Dear Old Friend"), Jessica Simpson ("Let Him Fly"), Martina McBride ("Goodbye"), Melissa Ferrick and Missy Higgins ("Moses"), Emmylou Harris ("One Big Love", "Moon Song"), Bethany Joy Galeotti ("Blue Sky"), The Wreckers ("One More Girl"), Keri Noble ("When It Don't Come Easy"), Joan Osborne ("What You Are"), Solomon Burke ("Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)"), and Miranda Lambert ("Getting Ready"). Kelly Clarkson performed "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)" with Jeff Beck on guitar, ...on American Idol, and the live recording was released as a single immediately afterwards, reaching #56 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its first week and giving Griffin her highest charting position as a songwriter.

There are some pretty big names in there for sure but, personally, I like the way she sings her own songs just fine. "Let Him Fly" comes from the very first of her six studio recordings 'Living With Ghosts' and was released all the way back in 1996. There is just something about the tonal quality of her voice that I find absolutely remarkable.  ENJOY!

Patty Griffin - "Let Him Fly"
From the album 'Living With Ghosts'


Listen to "Let Him Fly"







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