Mary Gauthier

A London concert by the American folk and country singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier, presenting The Reckoning, a recent album, alongside earlier songs, with Jaimee Harris on the bill at Kings Place.

Mary Gauthier is an American singer-songwriter working in folk and country. Her debut album, Drag Queens in Limousines, appeared in 1999, and her writing is built on personal storytelling. This date belongs to The Reckoning tour, which centres on material from the album The Reckoning, alongside songs from a longer career. The songs address endurance, selfhood, love and grief with close attention to the characters and experiences behind them.

Jaimee Harris performs first, as the support act, before Gauthier takes the stage after an interval. The evening combines music, storytelling and conversation between songs, with the emphasis on the connection between performer and audience.

Kings Place is a venue in London that hosts concerts and shows, and this performance takes place in its Hall One. The programme will appeal to listeners who follow songwriter-led folk and country, particularly those interested in narrative lyrics and in an artist's recent work set beside older repertoire.