Mary Gauthier is a Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter and author known for her raw, honest storytelling, often drawing from her difficult past marked by adoption, addiction, and growing up gay in the South to explore themes of trauma, recovery, and finding mercy. Starting her musical journey in Boston after getting sober in her late 20s, she became a respected voice with breakthrough albums like Mercy Now, and gained further acclaim with Rifles & Rosary Beads, co-written with veterans, and her memoir Saved by a Song.