Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will perform at Spencertown Academy Arts Center on Sunday, July 12. The Grammy winner will be joined by Jaimee Harris, as she celebrates the 20th anniversary of her seminal, third album, Mercy Now, at this intimate venue on the edge of the Berkshire Mountains.
As she has so eloquently accomplished over the past 25 years, acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier has used her art once again to traverse the uncharted waters of the past few years. “I’m the kind of songwriter who writes what I see in the world right now,” she affirms. Thankfully, amid dark storms of pandemic loss, she found and followed the beacon of new love: Her gift to us, the powerful Dark Enough to See the Stars, collects ten sparkling jewels of Gauthier songcraft reflecting both love and loss.
The critically acclaimed work introduced her to a whole new audience and took her from a semi-underground singer/songwriter to a world-renowned artist. Much like so many of her musical heroes, such as John Prine, Lucinda Williams and Tom Waits, Gauthier’s thoughtful lyrics, truth telling and emotive voice shone light on the humanity deep within her protagonists, which served to remind us that we are all connected after all.
Gauthier’s most recent album, Dark Enough To See The Stars, follows her highly-praised debut book, Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting. Her 2018 album Rifles & Rosary Beads earned a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album and an Album of the Year nomination from the Americana Music Association, a collaborative work with wounded Iraq war veterans.
Brandi Carlile has said, “Mary’s songwriting speaks to the tender aspects of our humanness. We need her voice in times like these more than we ever have.” The Associated Press called Gauthier “one of the best songwriters of her generation.”
Ticket information can be found HERE and more information about Mary can be found on her website.
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