Richly, warmly satisfying, bits of soul, blues, old-time country, Celtic-Appalachian folk, French chanson and more woven across this set of (all but one) interpretations of songs made famous by female artists both iconic and otherwise - in the first category, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Nina Simone, to name three - with several traditional numbers, and Giddens a strong, expressive voice all through.
