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) Upon moving to London, England, at the age of eighteen, she pursued joint careers, as both a performer and teacher.

In 1991 she met, and began to work with Jon Jacobs, a recording engineer / producer who had been trained by George Martin. This collaboration yielded Mary's first solo album Daughter of Lir, produced by Jacobs. Most of the material was self penned and reflected her Irish roots. The USA release of Daughter of Lir was on Gourd Music in 1999 when the album was re-mastered and included three new tracks.

'Her solo release Daughter of Lir is a true masterpiece of Celtic textures and velvety multi-tracked vocals.

'(Michele Benson, Good Times Newspaper 2000, Santa Cruz, CA.

)'Rarely does a CD or artist combine such craft, skill and beauty.

'(Lahri Bond, Dirty Linen, review of Daughter of Lir, July 2000)In 1995 three songs from Daughter of Lir opened the acclaimed Narada Celtic Voices album which reached #3 on the Billboard World Music Charts. Mary subsequently appeared as a guest on other Narada recordings.

Mary moved to the USA in 1997 and recorded Celtic Requiem, which was released in 1998 on the Windham Hill label. The album was a collection of Irish Gaelic traditional, Latin and original songs all dealing with healing after bereavement. Tracks from this album have been featured on many Sony BMG compilations including Conversations With God 2 and placed Mary firmly in the 'Celtic New-Age' bracket.

In 2000, she sang the song 'Flower On The Sea' composed by Michael Whalen, on the soundtrack of a PBS special, Lost Liners.

Her book Singing in Irish Gaelic was published in 2002 by Mel Bay Publishing. This book / cd set is geared towards non-Gaelic speakers and has a phonetic / aural approach which has helped many access elusive Irish songs without having to learn the language! In 2004 there was another release on Gourd Music; Crystal Shoefeatured mostly original songs which focused on the magical and mythical traditions of Ireland and Europe. Two traditional Gaelic songs were also included.

'This is a breathtaking work, a haunting voice surrounded by a dense weave of brilliant musicians. It floats by so easily, it's hard to take it off the player.