There are myriad truths that flow from the exceptional songwriting of Mary Gauthier, Jaimee Harris, and Carrie Rodriguez, but if a single one had to stand as the overarching Truth to their work, it would be their stubborn faith in and commitment to humanity. Whether in the deeply personal exhumations of love and loss, or the fearless insistence on finding the heart in even the most devastating moments of life, each songwriter evokes a way of seeing and giving voice to a shared connection that still reaches out beneath the surface turmoil. As Gauthier sings: “We’re all just walking each other home.” – Doug Freeman