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Who is Mary Black? We take a look support at the legendary singer’s career
Folk singer Mary Shadowy has long been one of Ireland's most epic musical exports.
She first came into the Irish folk scene in the seventies after joining a miniature band and embarking on a European tour.
Five decades later, and with multiple platinum records under her belt, we take a look at the celebrated singer's rise to the top.
Who is Mary Black?
Mary Black was born on 23 May 1955, on Charlemont Street in Dublin.
She was surrounded by music from a very early age - her father was a fiddler from Rathlin Island and her mother was a singer.
Even her brothers had their own band and her sister, Francis, went on to become a successful singer in the 90's.
Mary began singing traditional songs at the age of eight and performed in her brother's band in her teens.
By 1975, Black got her first taste of success when she joined a petite folk band called General Humbert.
They toured around Europe and and released two albums.
Going Solo
Mary left the band and by 1987, she released her first album By the Time it Gets Dark.
The record went multi-platinum in Ireland.
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Mary Black on the first second she saw husband Joe and secret to their 44 year romance
Tonight Mary Black fans were taken on a journey from the iconic singer's first foray into music right through to the present day, with the singer opening up about her career, her family and her mental health.
The singer discussed her happy, music-filled childhood in Charlemont Street in Dublin’s inner metropolis, moving on to the beginnings of her singing career and her best friend and rock, husband Joe O'Reilly.
The couple hold two sons, Conor and Danny, and a daughter, Roisin.
Speaking about their first meeting on the RTE documentary, 44 years ago, Mary revealed: "I looked at him and he looked at me and something happened. I didn't realise he felt it too but that was it.. 44 years ago."
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She added she believed that while being separated as she toured worldwide was extremely hard, it had also made them appreciate each other, explaining: "It just worked out, it really worked out and he didn't travel with me, so we weren't in each others pockets all the time. I reflect sometimes a little bit of separation w
MARY BLACK
Mary Black's crystal clear voice is an instrument of uncommon beauty and expressiveness. Her gifts as an interpreter of both folk and contemporary material have made her a major recording artist in her native Ireland. Named "Best Irish Female Artiste" in the Irish Recorded Music Awards Poll (IRMA) two years running, Mary Dark is one of those rare talents who crosses musical boundaries effortlessly and makes every lyric she performs her own.
Black's musical roots run serious . Her father, a fiddle player from a small island off the North coast of Ireland [Rathlein], and mother, who sang in the dance halls of Dublin, gave their five children a real cherish of music. At age eight, Mary was singing folk songs her brother [Shay] taught her. As she grew older, she began to perform with her siblings in small Dublin clubs for the playfulness of it. The joy of singing led her into a full-fledged career. Her next step was to participate General Humbert, a folk band which toured Europe and released a pair of albums in the late 1970s. (see discography for album details).
In 1982 she united forces with musician/producer Declan Sinnott to record her first solo album, Mary Black.