Mary Cutrufello at the 331 Club

With 30 years of experience in the music business, Mary Cutrufello is everything from Texas honky-tonk heroine and fiery Midwestern roots-rocker to a powerhouse acoustic performer. Connecticut-raised and Yale-educated, Mary’s musical journey has taken her from the East Coast to Houston and now to Minnesota. With her unmistakable voice—now weathered but pitch-strong—jangly chords, and a heapin' helping of Texas twang, Mary explores the far reaches of the heartland. Over the years, she's refined and deepened her approach to playing guitar, where it’s become all about tone, feel, and rhythm, and finding the right sound for the song. But as anyone who’s seen her tear it up at live shows can attest, her lead skills put her in a class with the best of the Lone Star, North Star, or any other state.