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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (160-141)

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The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+

The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+ (160-141)

This list tackles history in the making, celebrating women and non-binary musicians whose songs are redefining genres and attitudes and changing our sense of what popular music can be in this century.

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New Mix: Pinegrove, Mary Gauthier, Partner, Selections From WOMEX And More

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New Mix: Pinegrove, Mary Gauthier, Partner, Selections From WOMEX And More

Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton share this week's essential music, including songs that confront both the epidemic of sexual harassment in the media industry and the collision of guns and religion.

New Mix: Pinegrove, Mary Gauthier, Partner, Selections From WOMEX And More

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Mary Gauthier De-Romanticizes Romantic Love

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Mary Gauthier De-Romanticizes Romantic Love

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Trouble & Love is about a relationship that went bad. "I think that this is one where Mary finally gets the lesson," Gauthier tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.

Mary Gauthier De-Romanticizes Romantic Love

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Mary Gauthier On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

Mary Gauthier On Mountain Stage

The New Orleans native returns for her third appearance with uplifting songs that reflect the struggles she has overcome, including addiction and homelessness.

Mary Gauthier On Mountain Stage

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Mary Gauthier Channels Heartache In 'The Foundling'

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Mary Gauthier Channels Heartache In 'The Foundling'

The American folksinger just released a new album inspired by her life story. Born in New Orleans, Gauthier was put up for adoption at birth and later struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. In The Foundling, she tells a story she says others might keep silent.

Mary Gauthier Channels Heartache In 'The Foundling'

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Mountain Stage

Mary Gauthier On Mountain Stage

Between Daylight & Dark is the latest record by widely acclaimed songwriter Mary Gauthier, who makes her third appearance on Mountain Stage in a set originally recorded in December 2007. Originally from New Orleans and currently a Nashville resident, Gauthier has battled back from hard knocks and bad habits to emerge as one of the most poignant and powerful songwriters of her generation.

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Paste Magazine 100 Greatest Living Songwriters

The editors of Paste magazine wondered: who are the best living songwriters around. They gathered a team of 50 musicians and writers and put together a list of the top 100.

Paste Magazine 100 Greatest Living Songwriters

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Mary Gauthier Brings Dark Past to 'Mercy Now'

Mary Gauthier, a Louisiana-bred singer with a hardscrabble past, has won critical acclaim for her haunting, sparse melodies. She talks with NPR's Sheilah Cast about her latest CD, Mercy Now.

Mary Gauthier Brings Dark Past to 'Mercy Now'

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Mary Gauthier: 'Filth and Fire'

John Ydstie goes to a club called the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va., to hear the opening act, Mary Gauthier. Gauthier was an adopted child, a troubled teen, then a philosophy student, and later a restaurant owner. Now she writes and sings songs. Mary Gauthier talks about songwriting and how it relates to philosophy. (12:30) Mary Gauthier's new CD is called Filth and Fire It's on the Signature Sounds label.

Mary Gauthier: 'Filth and Fire'

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