Mary Gauthier - Drag Queens In Limousines (LP)

At AMERICANAFEST in September veteran journalist Jewly Hight hosts discussion, 'Drag Queens in Limousines Forever: The Importance and Influence of Gauthier's Songs'.? Mark September 2024 on your calendars as Mary Gauthier's sophomore release 'Drag Queens In Limousines' will finally be out on vinyl. This 25th anniversary limited edition package is being put together by Cow Pie Recordings out of London and will feature four colourways, gatefold packaging, lyrics booklet with liner notes from the artist and an extra limited slip mat for those lucky enough to find the clear vinyl version. This is a truly seminal record from 1999 which provided insight to growing up queer but also a wider group with songs about true mavericks, rebels and outcasts. As Mary said in a recent interview for her book Saved By A Song, 'I knew that 'Drag Queens In Limousines' needed to be in there,' she said. 'I needed to talk about being queer and being an outsider, but I also wanted to show how a song can even transcend the experience of the queer person in country music singing it. Suddenly, otherness becomes cool, and everyone who hears it wants to be one because the outsider experience is not unique to gay and lesbian people. I tapped into that without even knowing, and I was surprised with who related to the song.' This is the first of Gauthier's releases that was available worldwide and put her on the map of the folk music community. Now it will be heard the way it should be for the first time!

Drag Queens In Limousines 05:39
Our Lady Of The Shooting Stars 03:29
Karla Faye 04:39
I Drink 03:47
Evangeline 05:35
Lucky Stars 03:25
Different Kind Of Gone 03:41
Slip Of The Tongue 03:42
Lifetime 04:37
Jackie's Train 03:20