Mary Gauthier had always been an artist on the fringes... Bitter FM was limited to only a couple of songs "I Drink" and "Camelot Motel" until this album 'The Foundling' came along and I now feel as though I had cheated myself... but I do have some great catching up to indulge in. 'The Foundling' would have to be classed as a concept album... but the story and characters behind this are real people and the emotion is so true, it is hard not to feel it and be completely moved from the first time you hear this album... and every time after that. 'The Foundling' is about someone born to a struggling solo mother and after the first year at an orphanage she was adopted. But after growing up without really finding a place that felt like home, she left her adoptive family at 15 years old and was unsettled for years after. She searched and finally found her birth mother when she was 45 years old, but was denied meeting up with her because her mother had kept it a secret and could not face up or let the secret out after all those years. This is Mary Gauthier's real life story and it is a heart-wrenching story that is told through an album by an artist at a creative peak. The song featured here is "March 11, 1962" which is obviously named after her birth date and has her phoning her mother after all those years of searching.... and if you don't feel the emotion in this song.... you better check your pulse. The surprise album of 2010.
Below is a short description from Mary Gauthier of the story behind the album.
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