Richard<p>There has been a movement of independent women singer/songwriters from all genres: <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Folk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folk</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IndieFolk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieFolk</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IndieMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieMusic</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/IndieRock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndieRock</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Blues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blues</span></a>. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Laufey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Laufey</span></a> had got big (the <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/Jazz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jazz</span></a> scene found her first, by the way). <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CatPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatPower</span></a>, who has been around for a long time is having a big come back. Artists like <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/NaimaBock" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaimaBock</span></a> are being given full latitude to create what they want. <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/HaleyHeynderickx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaleyHeynderickx</span></a> is adored. But <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/CatClyde" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatClyde</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/JuliaJacklin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JuliaJacklin</span></a>, <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/JolieHolland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JolieHolland</span></a> are still doing gigs like they haven't made it.</p>