Due to popular demand, this is a repeat performance of the concert on Thu 10 May at 8pm.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier will perform from her new album Rifles & Rosary Beads, to be released 26 January 2018 via Proper Records. Co-written with US veterans and their families, the eleven deeply personal songs on this album reveal the untold stories, and powerful struggles that these veterans and their spouses deal with abroad and after returning home.

Each year it is estimated that over 7400 current and former members of the United States Armed Services take their own lives. The songs featured on Rifles & Rosary Beads were all co-written as part of Songwriting With Soldiers, a non-profit programme that facilitates retreats bringing professional songwriters together with wounded veterans and active duty military. Participants have shared that the experience of songwriting was life-changing for them, some even said life-saving.

Mary Gauthier has received countless critical accolades over the last decade and a half for her seven studio albums and captivating live performances. Her previous album Trouble & Love was praised by the press, including glowing coverage from outlets including Mojo, Uncut, Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, NPR Music, Huffington Post, American Songwriter and many more.

‘…her razor-sharp eye for detail and her commitment to unsentimental self-reflection puts her in a class with greats such as Kris Kristofferson, John Prineand yes, Bob Dylan.’ Los Angeles Times
‘With Rifles & Rosary Beads, she’s created her most impressive and affecting work yet.’ ★★★★★ The Independent

Mary will be supported by Ben Glover, who signed with Proper Records in 2016 and released The Emigrant. That year he won ‘International Song of the Year’ at the UK Americana Awards for the song Blackbirds, which he co-wrote with Gretchen Peters. His latest album, which is yet to be named, will be released on Proper Records in May 2018 and features performances with Gretchen Peters, Ricky Ross, Mary Gauthier, Kim Richey and Robert Vincent.