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MaryK

Alternative. Blues. Comedy. Acoustic. Folk. Jazz. Protest. Country. Car songs. Motorcycle songs. Horse songs. Songs about mothers. Songs about being a mother.

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Picture for song 'Friday Night in Texas' by artist 'MaryK'

Friday Night in Texas

It was 1958 and the team from Clarksville, Texas played at DeKalb, across the county line, and this game is still being talked about.
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Picture for song 'I've Got a Story' by artist 'MaryK'

I've Got a Story

I'm a storyteller.
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Picture for song 'In the (Democratic) Mood' by artist 'MaryK'

In the (Democratic) Mood

Rock the Vote! (To the melody of "In the Mood")
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Picture for song 'Bony Fingers' by artist 'MaryK'

Bony Fingers

A political campaign song for the struggling middle class (and especially those who USED to be in the middle)
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Picture for song 'No Whinin'' by artist 'MaryK'

No Whinin'

A comeback for all those whiney-babies. Now you've got something to say to them.
Musically, I'm a storyteller. As a storyteller, I use music. Note, 5/10/06: I just took "Ridin' In Alone" off the page, because in my studies (I'm doing my Master of Arts in Humanities, with a Storytelling emphasis, at Prescott College) I have begun to do archival research, and that was one of several songs that were just not correct. Bits and pieces of it were, but the whols thing was incorrect... Damn! And it was one of my favorites! I have rewritten the lyrics, keeping the melody and chorus, and centered on Father Kino, an amazing man who did indeed ride alone throughout Apacheland in the late 1600's, building missions and bringing cattle, wheat, and orchards to Alta Pimeria. Gotta re-record it. I am mostly working by myself right now, although Bill Vasquez (keyboard, small brass, flutes) and I have long-range plans for recording and performing some wildly jazzy stuff. Working to pay the bills, unfortunately, gets in the way of musical time together at this point.
Have you performed in front of an audience?
I do play live, here in the Verde Valley. Currently I can be found somewhere on Main Street in Old Town, every Saturday afternoon, into early evening. The Renaissance Faire in Flagstaff, the weekend of June 25, I will head a group of storytellers and will be playing Elizabethan-style guitar. I've been performing live ever since I can remember, being a standout voice in a musical family. At parties with relatives, someone would play piano and there would be wonderful harmony singing. I started on piano at age 2 but switched to guitar at 15. Six weeks later was my first solo at the high-school talent show, and that standing ovation was a wonderful, defining moment! Those people had thought I was just ...strange... which made their reaction especially sweet. I hit the coffeehouse circuit in the Washington University (St Louis) area at 18, after bombing out of my first attempt at college. I had majored in Student Lounge/Street Protest 1969. It still shows in my style, that street musician thing.
Your musical influences
Expect anything. If people think they have me figured out, I change just to mess with 'em.
What equipment do you use?
1973 red Guild D-25 (one owner) Malden Holly Keyser guitar www.maldenguitars.com Alvarez classical guitar Samick 5-string bass Carvin bass amp Crate bass amp (small) Pignose amp and PA SM-58 mic
Anything else?
An interview with me was recently done for CLAMOR Magazine, and I'm hoping it's published soon. "Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." --Frank Zappa
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MaryK

Cottonwood, AZ  USA

Acoustic Acoustic Vocals

id: 141724

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