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Mary Connolly

Use all your senses, all the time. ...

About Me

Mary Connolly wears many musical hats. With her most recent project, "The Mary Connolly Band", she fuses old-fashioned, hip-swinging soul and blues with a contemporary lyrical sense reminiscent of Bonnie Raitt and Joan Osborne. An Irish-Catholic from New York City, Mary Connolly might seem an unlikely exponent of the blues. In fact, she has spent the last several years as a journeyman musician, performing music of every imaginable genre. A church cantor as a teenager, Connolly sang everything from folk mass to High Mass in Latin. Subsequently, she spent ten years paying her dues in wedding bands, cabaret shows, in classic rock cover bands, and on a cruise ship as a singing cocktail waitress. Longing to synthesize the various styles that inspired her, Connolly formed her own group and began playing original music. She quickly developed a loyal following and her shows and recordings have been garnering positive reviews and airplay throughout the Northeast. Her most recent CD release is “Blue Desire”, available on iTunes, at CDBaby.com, Amazon.com or at live performances. STAY TUNED FOR 2007 GIGS!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/30/2006
Band Website: mariefromage.com
Band Members: Band members & Special Guest Stars have included: Mark McCarron, Mike Feldman, Michael Tate, Paul Page, Jack Licitra, Rebecca Weiner, Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley, Dan Nachimson, Justin Jordan, Adam Levy, Jim Malone, Carlton Smith, Chris Amelar, Willy Martinez, Mark Mancini, Deni Bonet, Kevin Chisholm, Eddie Skuller, Andy Falco, Don Celenza, Karl Hereim, Bill Foley, Mike Deputato, Billy Deputato, Pat Jamison.
Influences: Stevie Wonder, Etta James, Aretha Franklin, The Rolling Stones, Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Ella Fitgerald, Beatles, Lucinda Williams, Joan Osborne, Neil Young, Otis Redding, Al Green, Bill Withers, The Jayhawks, Van Morrison, The Band, Ray Charles, Crowded House, Grateful Dead, Sheryl Crow, CSN&Y, Mamas & Papas, Billie Holliday, Linda Ronstat, Dionne Warwick, and all of the wildly talented people I've been fortunate to work with with over the years.
Sounds Like: Me!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Blog Bites: I’m in a Magazine! And More...

** Go to www.mariefromage.com for photos. links and more!Happy New Year Everyone!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Marie Fromage Gets Some Press!I am very excited to tell you I am currently featured in the January/F...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:31:00 PST

Bites: The Holiday Cheese Log, Jim Malone, Fette Sau

** For links, photos and more, go to www.mariefromage.comThe holidays, the holidays, the holidays. I have been driven to distraction by the holidays and all that they entail, which is why my postings ...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:28:00 PST

Blog Bites: The Perfectionist Takes a Holiday, The Swell Season, Pamplona

Go to www.mariefromage.com for photos, links and more!Bites: The Perfectionist Takes a Holiday, The Swell Season, PamplonaThe Perfectionist Takes a Holiday, with RecipeWell folks, I took a big step th...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Fri, 07 Dec 2007 07:49:00 PST

Blog Bites: Cheese It, Allen & Delancey, Les Paul, Rory Stuart

Go to www.mariefromage.com for photos, links & more!*** Feasting ***"Food is an important part of a balanced diet."  Fran LebowitzCheese ItI found out this week there is a name for my cheese obsessio...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:35:00 PST

Midtown Dine & Dash

** Go to www.mariefromage.com for photos, links and more!Midtown Dine & DashI live and work in the Midtown East area of Manhattan. Worker bee Central. This is also the land of culinary extremes: the e...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:47:00 PST

Blog Bites: Adam Levy, Royale with Cheese, Resto

Go to www.mariefromage.com for photos, links and more!This week's Blog Bites: Adam Levy, Royale with Cheese, Resto*** Shameless Plug Alert! *** Shameless Plug Alert! *** Adam LevyWelcome to "Shameless...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Wed, 17 Oct 2007 07:11:00 PST

Cheese You

Please go to www.mariefromage.com for photos, links and more!Age is something that doesn't matter, unless you are a cheese" - Billie BurkeIt's been a very cheesy week in the land of Marie Fromage."Joy...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:08:00 PST

Bites: Wendy Wills, Kampuchea Noodle Bar, Quick Dinner Recipe

"Use all your senses, all the time. ... Take pains with the work; do it carefully. Relish the details. Enjoy your hunger. And remember why you're there." -- Paul Child*** Shameless Plug Alert! *** Sha...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Sun, 30 Sep 2007 08:04:00 PST

Bites: Romance & Cigarettes, Slaid Cleaves, Pickles, Breakfast Recipes

*For photos, links & more, go to www.mariefromage.com"Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, music -the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures, beau...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Fri, 21 Sep 2007 06:31:00 PST

"Keep Austin Weird"

[This is the expanded version of an article that originally appeared as a "guest post" on the blog GastroChic]I spent a weekend in Austin, TX earlier this year, for no other reason than to visit frien...
Posted by Mary Connolly on Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:08:00 PST