A Celebration of Great Music

Sarah's Favorite Singer Songwriters

In celebration of the abundance of new music (Beyoncé! Taylor! Kacey!), let's make a playlist, shall we!?! After Nicholas and I talked about the Indigo Girls, a listener asked me to make an introductory playlist for their music and other artists I've mentioned on the podcast, such as Brandi Carlile and The Highwomen. The category that made the most sense was singer-songwriter, so I started by listing the songs that hooked me on several of these artists, but any structure after that rapidly disintegrated, so - and I hope y'all are sitting down - this playlist is meant to be shuffled. I know. It's wild, but how many ways can you organize songs about heartbreak? I included all my favorites (Brandi, Amy, Emily, Kacey), and then I felt obligated to include the legends (Joni, Carole). A couple of men even made the cut (Congrats, Chris and Noah!). This is truly just an introduction and in no way comprehensive, but these songs have brought me an enormous amount of joy over the years, and I hope they bring some to you as well

Sarah’s Singer-Songwriter Playlist (Apple Music)

p.s. If the playlist inspires you to learn more about country music, you won’t want to miss Sarah and Beth’s conversation with Marissa Moss about Her Country from our Winter Book Club.Thanks for reading A Different Approach to the Newsletter! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support our work.