"A legend in her homeland of Ireland, Mary Black has long held the attention of the followers of Irish Music as one of the finest female vocalists in the world.
Mary Black's distinguished career has spanned over 25 years from her early days in Dublin folk clubs through ever-escalating success with seven platinum solo albums one of which - No Frontiers - spent fifty-six weeks in the Irish Top 30. Needless to say Mary Black is a seminal figure in Irish musical history and one of the artists responsible for it's relatively recent blossoming on a global level.
"The Holy Ground" in 1993 went platinum on the day of its release. Subsequently Mary played 5 sell-out shows at the Point Theatre in Dublin to an audience of 20,000 in one week. "Circus" in 1995 went straight to No.16 in the British charts, becoming her biggest selling UK album to date."
Click here to hear Mary Black and Emmylou Harris perform "The Loving Time" on You Tube.
I fell in love with Mary Black's music when I first heard her sing with Emmylou Harris in a special on Irish Immigrants. Irish music is in the very heart of today's country and folk music in America, and Mary Black makes the bridge between the two that crosses the big pond - a natural for Sporting Artisans. To see her on stage, click here to get an idea of her talent.
Simply Spellbinding
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