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Born in Champaign, Illinois Mary Mulliken grew up listening to the entirety of her father’s record collection – ranging from Ray Charles to Harry Nilsson to Patsy Cline. Meanwhile she pedaled through the sonatas of Beethoven on the piano and the music of Cole Porter as a vocalist. She went on to study voice and writing at the University of Michigan where she began composing songs. After college, she migrated to California where she picked up the guitar and immediately became intrigued with finger-style playing and a less conventional approach to music-making. It was on the West Coast where she really honed her songwriting skills, under the thoughtful guidance of Bonnie Hayes (“Have a Heart,” Bonnie Raitt). From there, she relocated to New York and has quickly made a name for herself in the downtown and Brooklyn club scenes. In the summer of 2003, she recorded and self-released a 3-song, self-titled EP – alluring the attention of Time Out New York, who immediately caught on to her “offbeat sense of humor, distinctive guitar work, and a vintage-country voice.” One tune from that short disc, “No, no Randy!” was selected for an Honorary Award from the Great American Song Contest. Six months later, Mary teamed up with Rob Burger (Rufus Wainwright, Tin Hat Trio, John Zorn) and Mike and Jill Coykendall (The Old Joe Clarks) to produce and record her debut full-length release entitled **i 8 the sandbox** (frEd&bEtty, August 2004) which instantly earned her a slot on John Schaefer’s Soundcheck (NY NPR) and continues to be received by reviewers who are both exceptionally impressed...and also slightly bemused as to how to categorize Mary by conventional music industry standards. Mary resides in Brooklyn, and between tour dates, continues to indulge her varied musical talents by hosting songwriting workshops, co-writing with other up-and-comers, learning new instruments, and playing and teaching music. |
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Uncommon Ground Past Show Dates | |
| 2005-08-25 (1145 days) | ART OPENING |
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