Mary Ann Rossoni
An enlightened feminist folksinger, Rossoni is a hearty-voiced Rhode Islander whose very personal, empathy-arousing songs are reminiscent of fellow New Englander Patty Larkin. A former housekeeper, bartender, restaurant manager, real estate agent and house painter, among other things (she's currently working as a graphic artist), Rossoni is not a performer who has been isolated from the world beyond music. When she sings about the ardors of hard work, she's convincing: "What do you care if I drink all day but bring you home a decent pay?" Like her early idols Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, Rossoni is able to extrapolate her personal experience into universally relevant little tales. Whoever is in charge of the folk resurgence has to make room for Rossoni up in the front of the ranks. (Second Story)
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