MUSIC

The Dosey Doe Coffee House presents Susan Gibson & Miss Leslie & Brennen Leigh. . Three of Texas’ Best Female Singer/Songwriters share the our stage singing and telling stories of what it takes to be a premier artist in the male dominated world of music

This past year has been a testament to the long-held assertion that Susan Gibson (pictured) is a road warrior in the truest sense in addition to being a dedicated singer, songwriter, and performing musician. The CMA award-winning songwriter (the Dixie Chicks took the Gibson-penned “Wide Open Spaces” to the top for four weeks) has been hitting the road consistently over the past 14 years, touring nationally in support of her own brand of Texas-Americana-folk music.

Miss Leslie and Her Juke-Jointers play honky tonk country music with a 50s and 60s flair. Miss Leslie sings a gutsy, belting lead that has been compared to the likes of Patsy Cline, Leona Williams and Connie Smith. This group is creating buzz with their music they describe as Country music with a hardwood floor sound. Combining some original material along with obscure country tunes that they have unearthed from the 50s and 60s, the band opens up new sounds in a retro honky-tonk setting.

In just a few years, Brennen Leigh—alongside brother Seth Hulbert—has firmly established herself as one of the Lone Star State's premiere singers and songwriters. With her third full-length effort, Devil's on My Trail, Leigh is poised to take her time-honored, country-tinged sound to a whole new level. Leigh's approach is both astoundingly simple and wonderfully complex. Her sound is an intoxicating blend of raw talent, wily wit and bittersweet heartbreak—all touched by an affecting, uncommon grace.