Mary Gauthier w/ Scott and Joanna 3/14/13 Cafe Nine

Nice to see Mary at Cafe Nine. Canadians Scott on guitar and Joanna on drums beefed out Mary's sound into folk rock territory. A singer-songwriter from Nawlins, Mary has led a checkered life. A junkie prostitute in her teens led to jailtime. Mary rocked some favorites: I Drink (either the saddest or the funniest song ever, covered by Blake Shelton), Drag Queens and Limousines, Last of the Hobo Kings, In and Out of Love ( written on a tourbus in Vienna). Rousing last song Wheel in the Well then closed with Mercy Now (soon to be covered by Boy George). Mary Gauthier is the consummate songwriter, winning the CMA for the Gay Country category is just the start for someone who came to the craft later in life.