Dubbed by NPR as the “Empress of the Unexpected,” singer/songwriter, Susan Werner, confirms her reputation as an artist changeable as the weather with her newest recording Hayseed. Paying tribute to American agriculture and to her Iowa farm roots, Werner again keeps her audiences guessing and laughing simultaneously, lending her wry humor and passionate voice to subjects such as farmer’s markets, agrochemicals, climate change, rought, longing for a sense of place, and the movement towards sustainable agriculture. The characters and perspectives are varied and colorful, the lyrics sharp as thistles, the music is handmade and hoppin’, and with Hayseed, Werner continues her reign as one of the most bold and creative forces on the acoustic music scene today.