Karen Dalton?

Ncarv: Fair point. I should have been more clear. NPR has great music, but the commentary on the music often strikes me as unbearably pretentious. For example, the piece on (the unmissable!) Sera Cahoone below. "Sonic footrub"? Sheesh ;) John

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=92404866

Why loathe music on NPR? They have some great stuff. Check out their music site:

http://www.npr.org/music/index.html?ps=lt