Performance by Mary Gauthier with Special Guests Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light

Grammy-nominated American folk singer-songwriter and author Mary Gauthier began writing songs at age 35. Despite the relatively late start, she has had a profound impact on the singer- songwriter community, releasing 11 albums in 25 years, including 2018’s Rifles and Rosary Beads, which was nominated for the Best Folk Album Grammy.

Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light are a Boston-based string band making music that blends folk tradition with feminist storytelling, poetic detail, and just enough grit. At the center is Sumner’s songwriting—rooted in history, myth, and personal reckoning—carried by close harmonies, upright bass, acoustic guitar, and fiddle. The trio features Kat Wallace on fiddle and vocals and Mike Siegel on upright bass and vocals, whose playing brings both tension and tenderness to the sound.

Come see Mary Gauthier perform with Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light at Arrow Street Arts on April 23!