July 2020 Newsletter | "Sundays With Mary," Mercy Masks, And Boy George

July 2020 Newsletter
"Mercy Now"

July News

Sundays w/ Mary Continue 

We have really enjoyed spending our Sundays with you over the past two months. During this difficult time, it's meant so much to us to connect with you and my songwriter friends every week. So, we're going to keep them going! This week, we welcome my good friend Lori McKenna. Lori and I have known each other since our open mic days in Boston 25 years ago, so this will be a beautiful reunion. Lori's career includes GRAMMY Awards, ACM Awards, CMA Awards, and more cuts than I can count. You don't want to miss this stream. 

Sundays with Mary | FB LIVE at 2PM CT

Upcoming "Sundays w/ Mary" Guests

July 12th: Lori McKenna
July 19th: Carlene Carter
July 26th: Carrie Rodriguez
August 2nd: Allison Moorer
August 9th: Rodney Crowell *Benefitting Music Health Alliance*
August 30th: Slaid Cleaves

Be sure to watch Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for the most up to date guest announcements. 

Boy George Sings "Mercy Now" for Rolling Stone
06/29/2020

Boy George sang "Mercy Now" for Rolling Stone and I cried. His understanding of the song and his ability to truly SING it...wow! Honest to goodness, he nailed it! Also, his eye shadow is simply THE BEST. Have a listen.

LISTEN TO BOY GEORGE SING "MERCY NOW"

NEW NEW NEW! September Master Classes
Strictly limited to twenty songwriters, in these classes Mary will listen to songs, and offer feedback and encouragement to every participant. She will listen to your song, and provide a deep dive into the mechanics and art of songwriting using your unfinished song as a way of finding teachable moments that will put songwriting tools in the toolkits of every member of the class. Increasing the number of tools you have in your toolkit is the fastest way to becoming a better songwriter. Mary has twenty years of experience working with songwriters in this way, and her book “Saved By a Song” is coming out in August 2020 on St. Martin’s MacMillan Press. This is not a lecture class, it is a hands-on, student participation workshop taught in four ninety-minute sessions. You will walk away with information that usually takes decades to figure out.

Watch Mary's socials for enrollment announcement. 

Coming Soon...

New "Mercy" Masks Available Now

Every living thing could use a little mercy now...

New "Mercy" masks now available on the Mary Gauthier web store. Light and thin, no sew, 1 ply design by Bella+Canvas. Made for summer!

Buy Here

Book a Unique, One-On-One Experience with Mary

I’m excited to offer one on one live video hang sessions including serenades, mini-concerts, and songwriting coaching via Topeka Live. Not only will you be getting a unique, individualized experience with me but you'll also be supporting Atlanta-based non-profit, Circles Morningside. Circles Morningside empowers men and women looking to lift themselves from poverty by providing apprenticeships and employment opportunities.

Book Today

Virtual WoodyFest

Tune in July 14th, 18th, and 19th for Virtual WoodyFest. Three days of music and panels diving deep into pairing art with activism -- all in the spirit of Woody Guthrie! Here's where you can find me on Saturday, the 18th:

Something to Say: Making Music That Matters presented by Oklahoma Humanities
Saturday, July 18th, 2020 | 5:30pm CDT
Moderated by Barry Ollman | Panelists: Louie Pérez, Mary Gauthier, & Dr. Sunu Kodumthara
 

Saturday, July 18th | 7pm – 11pm CST
Hosted By Jaimee Harris

In Order of Appearance:

Jaimee Harris, Jared Tyler, Paul Burch, BettySoo, Chris Buhalis, Graham Nash, Crys Matthews, Seth Glier, Gregory Page, Samantha Crain, Tom Breiding, Matt Harlan, Bonnie Whitmore, Jacob Tovar, Branjae, B.J. Barham, Emma’s Revolution, Jamie Lin Wilson, Josh Okeefe, Tim Easton, Brennen Leigh, Seth Bernard, Raye Zaragoza, John Fullbright, Glen Hansard, Mary Gauthier, Jason Mraz, Jaimee Harris, Jimmy LaFave Archive

WATCH HERE

VIEW UPDATED TOUR SCHEDULE

LIVESTREAM SHOWS

Sunday, July 12th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Lori McKenna, 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Saturday, July 18th: Virtual WoodyFest, 7 PM, CDT, WoodyFest
Sunday, July 19th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Carlene Carter, Mary Gauthier's Facebook Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Monday, July 20th: Fallen Angels Club Long Weekend Live Stream, 2 PM, CDT, Tickets Here
Sunday, July 26th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Carrie Rodriguez, 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Sunday, August 2nd: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Allison Moorer, 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Sunday, August 9th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Rodney Crowell *Benefitting Music Health Alliance*, 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Sunday, August 16th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream (Guest, TBA) 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Sunday, August 23rd: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream (Guest, TBA) 2 PM, CDT, Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel
Sunday, August 30th: Sundays w/ Mary Live Stream: Slaid Cleaves, 2 PM, CDT Mary Gauthier's FB Page / Mary's YouTube Channel

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Country Music Hall of Fame: Songwriter Sessions

"Songwriter Session w/ Mary Gauthier,” LIVE from the Archives, 2015. I'm honored to have this performance and Q&A included in the Country Music Hall of Fame's "Music is Strength" series this week!

"It takes strength to unpack raw emotions into songs, and it takes strength to step on a stage or into a studio to express that vulnerability to the world. Those songs, those expressions, tend to edify those who listen, too. This week, we're spotlighting artists, songs, and moments that reveal strength, and underline how music strengthens us."
-- Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum

April Newsletter: Connect With Michele

April News

Connect with Michele

Hello friends. I hope this message finds you healthy and safe. We know that a lot of people are hurting right now, and we would like to stay in touch during these difficult times.

As you probably know, all of our April tour dates have been postponed. Some of those have already been rescheduled for the fall. Please visit my website for updates, as things are constantly changing and evolving. If you had tickets to a show that has been postponed, please contact the venue directly or hold onto your tickets for future use.

We will, however, be performing a LIVE streaming show this Saturday, April 4th, at 5PM Central Time to benefit Club Passim. More details below.

Many of you know Michele Gazich, my violin player who lives in Bergamo, Italy. Michele is a very close friend and has been a very important part of my live shows, as well as the Rifles & Rosary Beads record. We have shared stages together all over the world for over a decade. I have been sharing his updates from Italy on my Facebook page over the last few weeks.

Michele lives in the red zone of the COVID-19 virus in Northern Italy. He is in a safe place, a cabin away from the city, reporting to me what is happening in Italy. His stories are factual, heart wrenching and necessary. More than ever, I think it's important that we stay in touch with him now, as the rest of the world can learn from what is happening in Italy.

From Michele's Desk, March 22nd:
"To my American friends: It's difficult to write, to say something more meaningful than numbers. Maybe only Etty Hillesum could have something to tell us today: "One moment it is Hitler, the next it is Ivan the Terrible; one moment it is resignation and the next war, pestilence, earthquake or famine.
Ultimately what matters most is to bear the pain, to cope with it, and to keep a small corner of one's soul unsullied (7 July 1942)."

Connect with Michele

PHOTO CREDIT: ROGER LIPTROT

From Michele's Desk, March 21st:

"Today, March 21, UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) celebrates WORLD POETRY DAY. This is the message today from Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director: Arranged in words, colored with images, struck with the right meter, poetry has a power that has no match. This is the power to shake us from everyday life and the power to remind us of the beauty that surrounds us and of the resilience of the human spirit."

Long Haul Paul

Long Haul truck drivers are still working. They are out there on the highways right now hauling emergency medical supplies like masks, ventilators, soap, and raw materials that help manufactures build those things -- paper, plastic, alcohol. Grocery shelves must be restocked. Folks everywhere need more toilet paper.

My friend "Long Haul Paul" Marhoefer is one of those truck drivers. God bless him. Paul recorded this cover of "Mercy Now" after reading Michele Gazich's Facebook post about the priest in Bergamo, Italy who gave up his ventilator to a younger person.

Father Giuseppe Beradelli, the 72 year old priest who gave a respirator (that his parishioners had purchased for him) to a younger patient (who he did not know) passed away.

May God Bless Father Beradelli and have Mercy on us all.

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Live Stream to Benefit Club Passim
Saturday, April 4th | 5PM CT

Please join me and Jaimee for a LIVE Streaming Show on my YouTube Channel this Saturday, April 4th at 5PM Central Time.

Our online show will benefit Club Passim, where we were originally scheduled to play this Saturday. We would love to see you there!
Just click the link below to tune in online.

TUNE IN TO LIVE STREAM

"Mercy Now" Closing Song on Yellowstone Season Finale

Does anyone out there watch "Yellowstone," the TV Show? Starring Kevin Costner, Yellowstone is set on the largest contiguous ranch in the US, on the border of Yellowstone National Park. The show has been very popular. This year it was the "second-most watched TV series on ad-supported cable, only behind The Walking Dead," with close to 5 million viewers per episode. I am honored to have "Mercy Now" placed as the final song of the of the 2018 season finale!

"If you’re like me, then that song at the end of the Yellowstone really moved you. The singer talked about mercy, a man’s work almost being over, and how people in power will do anything to keep their crown. The scene at the end of the Yellowstone finale, as Kevin Costner walked toward the beautiful mountains and the music played in the background, really touched many fans’ hearts." - Heavy.com

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