Were you a fan of Dar Williams before your friends knew who she was? Did your love of Ani ebb and flow with her changes and eventually end up with her comfortably familiar play-list on your mp3 player? When you think of your old favorite singers, does your list include Tracy Chapman and Melissa Ferrick? Then turn your eyes to Tanya Pluth, because she's got a sound which brings new energy to the same old scene which you already love. Filled with country's heart, folk's lyrics and attention to the issues facing women (and everyone) in the world today, Pluth sings her soul with open-mic style attitude and the kind of forthright honesty which the female singer-songwriter genre loves to love.