JFH News: Mary-Clair Celebrates Sold-Out Harvest of Hope Performance in Mattoon, IL

MARY-CLAIR CELEBRATES SOLD-OUT HARVEST OF HOPE PERFORMANCE IN MATTOON, IL IN ADVANCE OF UPCOMING HOUSE SHOW OCTOBER 3RD IN NASHVILLE

2027 TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED SOON

NEWS SOURCE: Plan A Media
September 30, 2026

NASHVILLE, TN -- September 30th, 2026: Contemporary Christian Music's Mary-Clair is fresh off a performance at the sold-out sixth annual Harvest of Hope Family Concert in Mattoon, IL, where she joined MercyMe, Tasha Layton and Sam Wesley for the event presented by WBGL and Rural King. The weekend also included a pre-show interview with WBGL, giving Mary-Clair another opportunity to connect with the station and the Harvest of Hope audience ahead of taking the stage.

Mary-Clair performed a set featuring "Your Love," "Homesick," "Heaven in the Way," "There's a God" and "Enough," with the singer-songwriter later telling Louder Than The Music that audiences especially connected with "Heaven in the Way" and "There's a God." Following the performance, Mary-Clair sat down with the outlet for a new interview reflecting on the experience, which she called "one of my biggest shows yet."

"It was AMAZING! It was one of my biggest shows yet, and it was beautiful. I saw so many wonderful faces, and it felt so good to worship the Lord at such a great event," Mary-Clair goes on to say, "It was a new challenge for me, and I learned so much."

The new Louder Than The Music interview also looks ahead to Mary-Clair's next house show on October 3, her developing new music and a year that she says has been highlighted by the release of "Rise Up" featuring Curb | Word CCM Recording Artist Steven Malcolm, along with performances at JFEST and Harvest of Hope.

Following Harvest of Hope, Mary-Clair will continue her Nashville house series on Saturday, October 3, joined by Tyler Lamb, Tiger Run, Bothworlds, Sam Wesley and Grace Graber for another free evening of live music and community.

Mary-Clair is also currently working on new songs with leading CCM and Nashville songwriters. The momentum follows the release of her current single, "Rise Up," featuring Curb | Word CCM Recording Artist Steven Malcolm, and her acclaimed debut album, Enough. Streaming platform Pandora added "Rise Up" to its popular Christian Workout playlist immediately upon release. Promoted by Pandora to "build strength, build endurance, build faith and hope while you do it! CCM hits with the power for any fitness quest," the playlist has 1M listeners.

Created in conjunction with Kanakuk Kamp's annual summer kick off Memorial Day Weekend event, "Rise Up," this year's event theme song, is a follow-up to the singer/songwriter's 2025 "Kanakuk Song," featuring Tedashii.

"'Rise Up' has been the summertime jam to listen to by the pool or dancing with your friends. It glorifies God and gives a listener an anthem to turn up when they need encouragement," reflected Mary-Clair, adding, "Featuring Steven Malcolm, this song is guaranteed to turn your day around!" Listen HERE and read Mary-Clair's Louder Than The Music Interview inspired by the song HERE.

ABOUT MARY-CLAIR:

Mary-Clair grew up in Nashville where she was moved to perform at an early age, thanks in part to her passion for such diverse artists as Michael Jackson, Queen, and Aerosmith, Christian rock icons DC Talk and Audio Adrenaline, and the more traditional gospel of CeCe Winans and the Gaither Vocal Band. By middle school, she was already getting serious about her calling, taking both voice and piano lessons while beginning to write songs in her journal. Her dreams began coming real in part thanks to Tedd T, one of Nashville's most esteemed producer-songwriters, a chart-topping, multiple award-winner known for his groundbreaking work alongside such diverse artists as Celine Dion, Mutemath, Tauren Wells, and Lauren Daigle. Together they set to work crafting a singular creative approach that melds acoustic textures and symphonic backdrops to showcase Mary-Clair's vocal power and deeply held faith.

Mary-Clair's acclaimed breakthrough debut album, Enough, includes "There's A God" and "Falling" among the collection's many highlights. Produced primarily by 2x GRAMMY� Award-winning producer and songwriter Tedd T, whose credits also include Dolly Parton, for KING & COUNTRY and MercyMe, Enough sees the gifted Nashville native forging her own distinctive vision of contemporary Christian pop through singles including "Red Eye," "Enough," "Your Love" and "Heaven In the Way." "There's A God" was produced by Jeff Pardo. She has since continued building on the project with "Rise Up," Curb | Word CCM Recording Artist Steven Malcolm, while expanding her live presence with debut performances at both the 2026 Jfest Music, Arts and Lifestyle Festival in Chattanooga and the sold-out Harvest of Hope Family Concert in Mattoon, IL alongside MercyMe, Tasha Layton and Sam Wesley. Back in Nashville, she has also continued her house show series while writing new material with leading CCM and Nashville songwriters and sharing more of the stories behind her music through features with NewReleaseToday, Nashville Voyager and Louder Than The Music.

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