Mary Gauthier | Jaimee Harris

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Join Mary Gauthier for a special evening celebrating the 20th anniversary of her landmark album Mercy Now. The show will honour the songs and stories from this beloved while also featuring music spanning Mary's extraordinary career.

Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter and author, known for songs that blend emotional resonance, depth of character, and lyrical insight. Her storytelling—raw, honest, and unwavering—has established her as one of America’s most compelling voices, offering beauty in sorrow, healing in loss, and perspectives only an artist of profound empathy can provide. Gauthier’s songs have been recorded by artists including Tim McGraw, Blake Shelton, Kathy Mattea, Boy George, Jimmy Buffett, Vince Gill, Bettye LaVette, and many more.

Gauthier has received honors from the Americana Music Association, International Folk Music Awards, the Independent Music Awards, the GLAMA Awards, and the UK Americana Association. Her work has appeared extensively in film and television, including Yellowstone and ABC’s Nashville, and her memoir, Saved by a Song, was published by St. Martin’s Press.

"I am excited to announce that this year is the 20th Anniversary of the release Mercy Now, a record that changed my life. We are celebrating with a vinyl re-release and a tour. I’m not really one to look back, but reflecting on these ten songs feels more like standing still long enough to take stock, and appreciating the grace that brought them into existence. These shows will be a continuation of a long conversation with kindred souls, like you, who understand the alchemy of song. Kindred souls who know a sad song doesn’t make the darkness deeper; it gives it a shape, a name, shines the light on it, and brings forth hope.Yeah, we all could use a little mercy now…"

Special Guest Jaimee Harris

Alternately tear-stained and defiant, Jaimee Harris' passionate Americana is inspired by artists including Emmylou Harris, Eliza Gilkyson, and Mary Gauthier. She made her full-length debut with the genre-blending Red Rescue in 2018. The follow-up, 2023's Boomerang Town, a song cycle about destructive behavioral patterns, committed to a more earnest Americana.

Growing up in a small town outside of Waco, Texas, Jaimee Harris' love of music was encouraged by her parents; she got her first guitar as a gift when she was five. Her father took her to the first Austin City Limits Music Festival, where she got to see the likes of Emmylou Harris and Patty Griffin perform. It was a "eureka" moment for young Harris that caused her to see music as a way out of small-town life. She eventually began writing songs and was later inspired to press the accelerator on her planned music career the morning after the 2016 U.S. presidential election. By that time, she was living in nearby Austin. Using songs dating back to 2013 and as recent as 2017, Harris recorded her debut album, September 2018's Red Rescue, with Craig Ross (Patty Griffin, Spoon). Other contributors included the Whitmore Sisters' Bonnie Whitmore (bass), Jimmy LaFave (vocals), and BettySoo (vocals). As accolades for her debut rolled in, Harris relocated to Nashville and embarked on a tour with prior workshop mentor and fellow queer country musician Mary Gauthier.

Sponsorship Opportunities: These are available for all our shows. For a nominal cost, individuals or businesses can sponsor any of our shows and reap a number of benefits - free tickets, reserved table, recognition on literature, our web site and at the concerts. For more information simply contact our Sponsorship Director Morris Biddle at [email protected]