mary arden collins - ProfilesArchive

About Me

What happens when a little girl whose Dad listened to the Beatles & Rolling Stones, and Mom listened to John Denver & Barbara Streisand, spends her teenage years performing in musical theater, and college years in a Grateful Dead cover band, then is ready to do her own thing??? You get Mary Arden Collins, an artist who takes passion, love, sensuality, spirituality and chaos, chews them up and spits them out into musical reflections of life!

Named after Shakespeare's mother and the artisan town of Arden, Delaware in which she was born, Mary's musical cravings took her from the small town to the big city. Now residing in Los Angeles, she has been busy writing and recording songs featured in television ("Joan of Arcadia" & "Criminal Minds") and movies ("The Thing About My Folks" & "Solstice"). California living seems to agree with the blue-eyed brunette. In her spare time, Mary lends her voice to the sanscrit chanting world and loves hiking in nature with her dog, Groovy. (And yes, there is beautiful nature in Los Angeles!)

The strong desire to affect people's lives in a positive way has always been a part of her world. While friends spent summer break at the beach, Mary volunteered many years for United Cerebral Palsy Camp Manito, attended by her brother (and number 1 fan) Pete, who was born with Spina Bifida. Today, Mary is actively involved in environmental and humanitarian causes. She donates a portion of all CD sales to organizations that spawn positive change.

Mary combines the honesty of John Mayer, the passion of Ani DiFranco and the pipes of Kelly Clarkson.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/30/2004
Band Website: maryardencollins.com
Band Members: Mark Gorman ~ bass & vocals

Cameron Stone - cello & vocals

Dave Allen, Jay Bellerose - drums

Influences: The Blues, Rock, Pop, Alternative, Reggae, Soul, Funk, Folk, Country, Singer/Songwriters everywhere, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, Patty Griffin, Squeeze, John Denver, Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, Rolling Stones, CSN & Y, Janis Joplin, Kevin & Clare Sarkissian, The Doors, Bonnie Raitt, Patti Smith, The Beatles, Jesus Christ Superstar, Ani DiFranco, Johnny Cash, Cake, Lucinda Williams, ... and many, many more.
Sounds Like: Edie Brickell, Sheryl Crow, Shawn Colvin, Sarah McLaughlin, Ani DiFranco, Patty Griffin, Kelly Clarkson, Jewel, Avril LavigneSave The World - One Click At A Time!

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Record Label: Feelin' Groovy Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Do you even care?

Do you care about anything at all? * War * The Environment * Poverty * Deception * Family * Health I think you do.... so do me a personal favor. Go to this site, click PLAY and watch this: http:/...
Posted by mary arden collins on Sun, 18 May 2008 10:52:00 PST

Mary music on PBS!

Check out my new song "It's You", featured on the PBS documentary series "Carrier"! It's a fascinating look into the lives of people serving on the USS Nimitz Navy ship. And it has a rockin' soundtrac...
Posted by mary arden collins on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:43:00 PST

Super Big News..............

Hello Friends! I’ve been threatening to release a new CD for a while now... and the time has finally come! This is an exciting time of change and I would love for you to be a part of it!...
Posted by mary arden collins on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:19:00 PST

Eating Global Warming

Throughout my years, I've gone through eating cycles... carnivore, herbivore, and somewhere in between. One of the incentives to go towards the vegetarian side has always been the impact on the enviro...
Posted by mary arden collins on Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:07:00 PST

Still Waiting?

I read this somewhere and thought it would make a good "thought for the day"... You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings. And that made me think of some wise lyr...
Posted by mary arden collins on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:22:00 PST

Love Experiment...

So one day, I was riding on the bus... yes, the bus! Anyway for some reason, I was overcome with a great feeling of LOVE. How corny is THAT? So I decided to go with it, cause after all, it's a good fe...
Posted by mary arden collins on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 12:36:00 PST

Earth Mother

With so much news lately about Global Warming and the declining health of the Earth, it makes me think everyday about my part in all of this. As with everything in life, we are either going towa...
Posted by mary arden collins on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 11:46:00 PST

Peace

To honor the new beginning that each year gives us, I will offer to those who care, my intention for the day (or the week or whenever I can post). I believe that collective intentions, prayers, though...
Posted by mary arden collins on Sun, 06 Jan 2008 10:52:00 PST

Goddess of Intention... begins

So, here we are in another new year... how will this one be different? I suppose the way to our true selves is to actually listen to our true selves- not the chatter that we hear running thr...
Posted by mary arden collins on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 12:56:00 PST

Now's the time...

Happy Easter, Passover, Spring, Daylight Saving, Earth Day and just Happy Day!I'm checking in to say hi and to fill you in on some goings on in my world. I know I've said this before, but I am just ab...
Posted by mary arden collins on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 06:49:00 PST