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| Background information | |
| Born | May 22, 1955 Dublin, Ireland |
| Genre(s) | Celtic Folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1984 – present |
| Associated acts | De Dannan Frances Black |
| Website | Official site |
Mary Black (born 22 May 1955, in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Celtic music is a term utilised by artists record companies music stores and music magazines to describe a broad grouping of Musical genres that evolved out of the Folk See also Folk (disambiguation, Volk (disambiguation Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of the people" or "our De Dannan (originally Dé Danann) was an Irish Folk music group Frances Black (born June 25, 1960, Dublin) is an award-winning Irish Singer and a Counsellor. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world
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Career
She was born into a musical family. Her father had been a fiddler, her mother a singer, and her brothers had their own group (The Black Brothers). The following lists of violinists are available List of classical violinists, names of great violinist from baroque era till 20th century She sang in her family's group (The Black Family) in her youth, and her mother Patty had a song in her brothers' 1996 album, What A Time, by Shay, Michael and Martin Black. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public
Her sister Frances Black is also an acclaimed vocalist. Frances Black (born June 25, 1960, Dublin) is an award-winning Irish Singer and a Counsellor.
Mary Black went on to play in other groups including the traditional Irish band, De Dannan from 1984–1986. A musical ensemble is a group of two or more Musicians who perform instrumental or vocal Music. De Dannan (originally Dé Danann) was an Irish Folk music group Since 1986 she has had a successful solo career, where she went on to try contemporary styles ranging from jazz to country. In Music, a solo (from the Italian solo, meaning alone) is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains.
She was named "Best Female Artist" in the IRMA poll in 1987, 1988, 1992, 1994 and 1996[1]. The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA is the Irish Record industry association
She is married to Joe O'Reilly of Dara Records and they have three children, Conor, Danny and Róisín. Daniel is a Hebrew Masculine Given name and a Surname. It means "God is my judge" and derives from two early Biblical figures Danny is a member of the band The Coronas. The Coronas are an Irish four-piece rock - indie - alternative band from Terenure in Dublin.
Album discography
- Mary Black (1983)
- Collected (1984)
- Without the Fanfare (1985)
- By the Time It Gets Dark (1987)
- No Frontiers (1989)
- Babes in the Wood (1991)
- The Holy Ground (1993)
- Circus (1995)
- Shine (1997)
- Speaking with the Angel (1999)
- Mary Black Live (2003)
- Full Tide (2005)
Compilations
- The Best Of Mary Black (1990)
- The Collection (1992)
- Looking Back (1995)
- The Best of Mary Black 1991-2001 & Hidden Harvest (2001)
- Twenty Five Years, Twenty Five Songs (compilation with new and re-recorded material, 2008)
Voice
For a number of years, What Hi-Fi? magazine considered Black's voice to be so pure, that it was used as an audiophile benchmark for comparing the sound quality of different high fidelity systems. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally An audiophile, from Latin audio "I hear" and Greek philos "loving" is an audio reproduction enthusiast who typically listens High fidelity or hi-fi reproduction is a term used by home stereo listeners and home audio enthusiasts ( Audiophiles to refer to high-quality reproduction
Contemporary references
The puppet TV presenters Podge and Rodge have an obsession with Mary, and consider her to be the ideal woman. Pádraig Judas O'Leprosy and Rodraig Spartacus O'Leprosy ( b1941 are the two central characters on A Scare at Bedtime, an Irish adult
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External links
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