Carrie Rodriguez: Bilingual Singer

I first heard Carrie Rodriguez around 2003 after she and Chip Taylor put out The Trouble with Humans. The song "Don't Speak in English" absolutely captivated me, especially Ms. Rodriguez's sweet Texas drawl on the vowels. In sociolinguistic terms, women tend to use a more standardized form than men, so her pronunciation and phrasing seemed unique in that respect.    

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aiWrUu844A

Ms. Rodriguez's new album, Lola, was released on February 19. This bilingual album is inspired by her great-aunt, Eva Garza, who was a famous Tejana singer and actress from San Antonio. In the video clip found at www.threechordsandthetruth.co.uk, it is interesting to watch Ms. Rodriguez transition between Spanish and English when she sings. It is as if she is transitioning from one soul to another, a phenomenon that seems to hearken the words of Charlemagne, "To speak another language is to possess another soul."  

http://www.threechordsandthetruthuk.co.uk/2016/02/carrie-rodriguez-and-sacred-hearts-lola.html