Hugh's MP3 Pick:

Mary Gauthier
"Our Lady of the Shooting Stars"

Louisianna native Mary Gauthier (go-Sháy) moved up to Boston and spent several years as the owner of the Dixie Chicken restaurant there. On the side, she wrote deceptively simple ballads that had some of the spice of her cooking. She has made a sudden leap into the folk world with her excellent recent album, Drag Queens and Limousines. "Our Lady of the Shooting Stars" is a poetic love ballad that goes deeper and has more of a spiritual side than most. You can download a free copy from her management's site at mp3.com. It's the first one listed on the page:
http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/29/asbellbaker_artist_manage.html

For more on Mary, she has a great site:

http://www.marygauthier.com

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