Anaïs Mitchell & Kate Stables

In tandem with an earnest, somewhat Dolly Parton-esque vocal delivery, Vermont singer/songwriter Anaïs Mitchell emerged with an alternately confessional and character-driven alt-folk in the early 2000s. Following albums including her self-released debut (2002's The Song They Sang...When Rome Fell) and her first record for influence Ani DiFranco's label (2007's The Brightness), Mitchell's landmark fourth LP, Hadestown, saw release in 2010. A staged version of the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice set in America during an economic depression, it was reworked for Broadway, where it op...