Contestant No. Six: Gillian Welch

The wonderful thing about this contest of mine is that I get to decide what the "beauty rules" are. I like power. And I think that Gillian Welch is beautiful. And I think that her contribution to folk/bluegrass/country music more than qualifies her for a place among these Contestants. How one woman can summon images of the Depression, the Sixties, the Grand Ole Opry, and George Clooney at the same time is beyond me, but she manages it. She is truly transcendant, if you will allow me something of a cliche. And thus, she is Contestant No. Six.