Some of many admirable women guitarists of the world

From list in La Guitara, as compiled by Patti Larkin check out these fab guitar players from all over the world and the world of guitar music (most of them sing a tad better than most of the blokes who think they can play guitar, code and write sci fi, too:)

Laura Snowden with some unusual classical pieces

Ana Vidovic playing a fine piece by Pierre Bensusan

Sierra Hull, oh, ok its a mandolin, but amazing playing...

Vicky Genfan tapping and norwegian wood

not forgetting the queens of the lower frequencies, such as Esperanza Spalding

and Kristin Korb and Mohini Dey et al

> r block with a very cool cat

Mimi fox is very serious jazz player

Jocelyn Gould from Canada is a very clever jazz player

Sharon Isbi, playing a la recuerdos d l'alhambra

A great brazillian called Badi assad explaining how to use harmonics:- and and some cool beat box vocals... and singing too

v. cool bluegrass player, Muriel Anderson covers the ENTIRE band on 1 nylon string guitar

Wu Man playing a chinese type of guitar is pretty astounding

Fatoumata Diawara who sings and acts too (and dances) at womad once

Joan Armatrading plays Like Fire

kaki king - cool percussive stuff, :- live

alex houghton is a bit like kaki king i guess but more varied vocals

macy taylor is also v. good and astoundingly young

slide player ellen mcillwaine is v. old school blues singer... with fine attack

a nice rag by elizabeth cotten, who is the genuine article from of old

and sister rosetta tharpa with a great gospel/blues/lead style.

the really rather fine Sue Foley

and what about Chantel McGregor, doin a stormin version of red house

caroline wonderland: pickin in texas

samantha fish: not held back on the highway

joanne shaw taylor: time will tell

Eilidh Mckellar: with joe b lookin forward to some of her own things...

Debbie Davies just came to play

Deirdre Cartwright with the great Sarah Jane Morris singing..

Emily Remler was truly one great bebop/wes style jazzer

Shirley Tetteh incorporates some neat west african ideas into jazz...