Well, another night to remember. We were fortunate enough to host Jaimee Harris and Mary Gauthier in our living room. In the afternoon we had really nice and relaxed conversations about life and music. Learned that Mary played a big role in introducing Dayna Kurtz into the Netherlands, and that Sandra of LDM Bookings played a major role in getting Mary playing here and getting her a recoed deal at Munich Records. Always nice to hear and a double thank you to Sandra.
Mary and Jaimee were on tour since Mary’s Drag Queens in Limousines album turned 25 years old. The afternoon started with a solo performance by Jaimee. She’s a great songwriter and performer and played here beautiful song Boomerang Town:
Yes, I need to do something with the camera, but focus on the audio please 😉 After 5 songs Mary joined on stage and she sang a collection of her many great songs. We were happy she played Last of the Hobo Kings and Mercy Now. It was an honor to receive both Jaimee and Mary in our living room.


Her eleventh album, the first record in over 8 years consisting of all her own songs, Dark Enough to See the Stars, follows the profound antidote to trauma, Rifles & Rosary Beads, her 2018 collaborative work with wounded Iraq war veterans. It garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album, as well as a nomination for Album of the Year by the Americana Music Association. Publication of her first book, the illuminating Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting, in 2021, brought her more praise. 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.”
Mary’s songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Dolly Parton, Boy George, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Bettye Lavette, Mike Farris, Kathy Mattea, Bobby Bare, Amy Helm and Candi Staton and have appeared extensively in Film and Television, most recently on HBO TV’s Yellowstone.