Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion

Country-folk singer/songwriter Sarah Lee Gutherie began creating music with blues rock musician Johnny Irion in 2000 and the two artists easily married their sounds to create a soft, country rock style. The husband-wife pair released its debut studio album, Exploration, in 1994 and have continued to release refined, folky records before finding its edge in 2013, with album Wassaic Way. With louder guitars, richer soundscapes and the production prowess of Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Patrick Sansone, the record moved Sarah Lee Gutherie and Johnny Irion from a folk duo safe haven to the rougher, tougher realm of alternative country.