Mary Gauthier
Biography
Short Bio 2025
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. She 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.
Video & Press
Standing Ovation for Mary Gauthier at The Ryman
A very special moment at The Ryman on October 12.
Mary Gauthier’s ‘Rifles and Rosary Beads’ Album Born of Writing With Combat Vets, Spouses
[Los Angeles Times] By Randy Lewis Nashville-based musician Mary Gauthier has been working for more than four years with wounded combat veterans through Songwriting With Soldiers, a program that offers a forum for members of the military to process their war experiences through music. But the critically acclaimed singer and songwriter thinks most of the […]
How Mary Gauthier is Helping Soldiers Tell Their Stories Through Music
[Billboard] By Gary Graff During the past four and half years, Mary Gauthier has written more than 50 songs with U.S. military veterans and their families via the Songwriting With Soldiers program. She’s releasing the first 11 as Rifles & Rosary Beads on Jan. 26 — whose “Brothers” is premiering exclusively below. “It’s really a […]
Mary Gauthier Uses Songwriting to Help Veterans
[The Tennessean] By Juli Thanki Two decades into her music career, co-writing is nothing new for Mary Gauthier. But some of her most powerful work has come in collaborating with men and women who’ve never written songs before. For the last four years, Gauthier has participated in SongwritingWith: Soldiers, a nonprofit organization that pairs veterans, […]