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Today's recommendation is for anyone who likes Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon, or June Carter Cash: Minnesota-based singer-songwriter Jaspar Lepak (formerly Jaspar Loes). Her voice can best be compared to Joni Mitchell, which is pretty impressive as no folk singer has ever had a voice as smooth and sweet as Joni Mitchell. Lepak is originally from Tucson, Arizona, and like her fellow Tucsonite, Linda Ronstadt, her songs have a pleasing, country music sensibility.
I've had the fortune to see Jaspar Lepak perform at our farmer's market a couple years ago. My then three year old was so impressed with her that she mimicked Lepak's singing for a several weeks. If you can't take a recommendation from a three year old, then you shouldn't trust anyone!
You can listen to a few of her songs for free at her MySpace page: myspace.com/jasparlepak
Be sure to listen to Make a Pretty Thing, Bring My Mind, and Amy. The last is a sweet and humorous song about her friend Amy, a geologist.
If you like what you hear, you can get her first two albums, billboard in this faint little light and Good Morning! Sunshine, from iTunes by searching under "Jaspar Loes" (her maiden name). Her most recent album, Make a Pretty Thing, can be purchased at CD Baby.
So, take a gander over at her MySpace page and let me know what you think here (with comments)!
2 comments:
Beautiful voice and fun songs.
Mer is right!!
sent it on to Jesse as he would enjoy the geologist one.
Yeah, I thought the geologist one would be right up his alley. A pretty good theme song.
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