Raised on an Iowa farm and now living in Chicago, Susan Werner brings a supple alto voice with powerful guitar and piano ability to the stage. Susan composes and performs finely-polished songs which meld folk, contemporary, and jazz elements into unpredictable and richly evocative gems. After earning a master's degree in classical voice from Temple University and honing her skills in listening rooms on the East Coast, Susan gained national attention in 1996 with the release of her third album, Last of the Good Straight Girls. With a comedic sense of timing and social commentary, Susan performs songs from her latest album, New Non-Fiction.