Greta Gaines

Daughter of writer and outdoorsman Charles Gaines and visual artist Patricia Ellisor Gaines, musician Greta Gaines grew up on a rural farm, attending boarding school in western Massachusetts at Northfield Mount Hermon School and college at Georgetown University, graduating with a degree in American studies. Though Gaines didn't start writing songs until the age of 22, she picked up on it quickly and chose to pursue music instead of law school. Also a serious athlete, Gaines lived in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, trying to balance sports with singing, and doing quite well, winning the...