Mary Gauthier, Ben Glover

A Louisiana-native turned Nashville-resident, Mary Gauthier has had an extraordinary life. A teenage runaway who found her first shelter among addicts and drag queens, struggled with drug addiction and became a chef/owner of three restaurants in Boston before selling them in 2001 to become a full time songwriter.

She has subsequently received countless accolades for her six studio albums. The New York Times music writer John Pareles picked 2001's Filth and Fire as the #1 Indy release of the year, 2005's Mercy Now earned her the Americana Music Association's New/Emerging Artist of the Year title, and 2011's The Foundling was named as one of the Records of the Year by the LA Times.

Mary's songs have been praised by both Bob Dylan and Tom Waits and recorded by Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Boy George, Tim McGraw, and Candi Staton amongst others. Her latest release, Trouble and Love, is winning rave reviews and includes How You Learn To Live Alone, co-written with Gretchen Peters.