Bartlett Arboretum is delighted to present one of Nashville’s most beloved and celebrated writers. Mary’s musical catalog is definitive, life-altering and deeply profound. Mary says it best: "My job as a songwriter is to find that thing a soul needs to say."

"With songwriting as powerful as hers, there’s no need to go looking for qualifiers. She’s a unique, intrinsically valuable musical voice. And there’s never a surplus of those." 
– Randy Lewis, Los Angeles Times

The Associated Press named Mary Gauthier as one of the best songwriters of her generation. Her songs have been recorded by dozens of artists, including Jimmy Buffett, Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw and Kathy Mattea. Her record Mercy Now was named in the top 5 records of the decade.  Mary’s most recent work, Rifles and Rosary Beads, a collaboration with wounded veterans and their families, honorably earned a Grammy nod in 2018. Mary’s highly acclaimed book, Saved by a Song, part memoir and part instruction manual, was published this past summer.

She is joined by Jaimee Harris, a writer whose star is rising quickly on the acoustic music horizon. They will be swinging through from Okemah's celebrated Woodyfest.

Concert at 4 PM.
Roaring good Lyon’s Den BBQ available.
Wee ones free if under wing.
Please leave the pooch at home.
$15 tickets at the gate or online here