I'm gearing up for Sasquatch and just thinking about the Columbia River Gorge in the sunshine and listening to good, live music gets my heart pounding with excitement. This week I've been running down some of the artists and bands I'm looking forward to seeing including The Kooks and Joshua Morrison.

If there is one genre of music that matches my outdoor music festival-loving soul, it's soulful alt-country by female singers of the Lucinda Williams tradition, and Kathleen Edwards is one of the greatest. She hails from Canada, isn't even 30 years old, and yet her songs contain great lyrical wisdom and insight. I love sticking in tracks like "Back to Me" on road trips. Alternatively, songs like "Alicia Ross" are incredibly moving, and remind me that a simple song with powerful lyrics can evoke such strong emotions.

She's oh-so-talented and seems to be always on the brink of mainstream success. Her song "Summerlong" was featured on the soundtrack of Cameron Crowe's Elizabethtown, for example. For now, though, she enjoys a loyal fan following and continues to make great music.

To check out the video for "Back to Me" and let me know what you think of Kathleen Edwards, read more.

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