Mary Epworth
Mary Epworth is a British singer and songwriter who makes music influenced by traditional English songs, 60s west coast psychedelia, and Greek progressive rock.
In 2008, she released her debut single "The Saddle Song" on 7". It attracted positive reviews in the UK press and was included in a top 100 poll by German Rolling Stone magazine readers.[1] She also appeared at "The Lady: A Tribute to Sandy Denny" concert at Southbank Centre,[2] garnering a special mention in The Guardian’s 4* review.[3] She was backed by Bellowhead in a bill that also included Marc Almond, Jim Moray, Dave Swarbrick and PP Arnold. Following this appearance, Epworth was featured in R2 magazine (March/April 2009) and fRoots magazine (May 2009).[4]
In 2009, Mary Epworth and the Jubilee Band took part in the St Georges Day celebration concert at Cecil Sharp House and also the Camden Crawl.[5] That same year Epworth was interviewed by Tom Cox for The Sunday Times on 2 August 2009,[6] and she released her second single "Black Doe" on Hand of Glory Records.
Mary Epworth with her Jubilee Band performed in Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, on 26 February 2010, and across the weekend, specially invited by Bellowhead.[7]
Her debut album Dream Life was released in June 2012, again on Hand of Glory Records in the UK, and garnered the singer-songwriter airtime on BBC 6 Music and Radio 1, as well as appearances at Bristol Ladyfest, Hop Farm Festival and Bestival in the same year. The album was released by Highline Records in North America in the Spring of 2015. [8]
Her brother Paul Epworth is a music producer, musician, and songwriter.[9]
In July 2013, her song 'Long Gone' was featured on Welcome to Night Vale as the Weather for the episode "Faceless Old Woman". In the Spring of 2015, she toured with Welcome To Night Vale across the United States.
Discography
Singles
- "The Saddle Song" (2008)
- "Black Doe" (2009)
- "September" (2013)
- "Snow Queen" (2014)
Albums
- Dream Life (2012 UK / 2015 USA)
References
- ↑ Mary Epworth, Rolling Stone feature (German edition)
- ↑ Southbank Centre, The Lady: A Tribute to Sandy Denny
- ↑ Guardian review, The Lady: A Tribute to Sandy Denny
- ↑ fRoots magazine
- ↑ Mary Epworth at the Camden Crawl
- ↑ Sunday Times feature
- ↑ Southbank Centre
- ↑ http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/features/13003
- ↑ Interview, Bearded, 27 May 2012
External links
- Mary Epworth's Official Website
- Mary Epworth's Official MySpace
- Mary Epworth's Official Facebook Page
- Hand of Glory Records