Sometimes, for my day job, I get to sit in on clinics, performances or masterclasses and write about them for Berklee’s website. Once in a while, I get a little starstruck: we get some seriously talented folks here.
Last week, I listened to singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier, best known for “Mercy Now,” as she talked to our students about her music, her struggles with addiction, the restaurant she used to run in Boston, and the co-writing work she’s recently done with veterans and their spouses.
I scribbled notes as fast as I could, soaking up every word Gauthier delivered in her raspy Louisiana drawl and welling up when she played “Mercy Now.” She’s a truth-teller, a storyteller, a rough-edged and empathetic presence, and I could have listened to her all afternoon.
If you’d like, you can read the story and see a few photos on Berklee Now.
cakes, tea and dreams 
You are lucky to go to the shows. My son Marcus went to berklee.
Your title reminded me of the Ken Burns series on Country Music on PBS; that phrase is used in one of the early episodes. If you did not see it, it is worth watching for when they re-run it.
That may be where she got it from. I’ve been hearing about that series!
Love Mary Gauthier and “Mercy Now” Are you familiar with Carrie Newcomer?
Yes, though it’s been a while since I’ve listened to her!