Mary Gauthier and Darden Smith Songwriting Workshop - February 2026

THE HEART OF A SONG:SONGWRITING WORKSHOP WITH DARDEN SMITH AND MARY GAUTHIER FEBRUARY 23-27, 2026 HOTEL GILES, COMFORT, TXTHIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT!To get on a waiting list, please send an email to jaimee@folkhelper.com Price - $1295 LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTSYou are invited to join Darden Smith and Mary Gauthier for their second annual hill country songwriting workshop at Hotel Giles, a recently renovated, beautiful, boutique historic hotel. Darden and Mary are eager to share what they’ve learned over their combined seventy years of songwriting experience. Whether in an arena, folk club, major festival, desert campfire, or in a room with a wounded combat veteran, both Mary Gauthier and Darden Smith deliver songs that connect. Now, they want to guide you to succeed in connecting with your songs.  This workshop is suitable for writers of all levels! Struggling to finish your first song? Haven’t picked up a guitar in decades? Expert troubadour working to bring your next song cycle to conclu