Biography
Called the “Queen of Long Island Country” by Newsday and the Christian Science Monitor, MARY LAMONT was voted Band of the Year by the New York Metro Country Music Association, and was twice voted Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the New Jersey Country Music Association.
Born and raised in rural Ontario, Mary has just been honored as an ASCAP Audio Portrait on ASCAP.COM. She has appeared several times in ASCAP’s prestigious Playback Magazine. Mary and her husband Jim are recipients seven years running for ASCAP Plus Awards, for performance of their original songs.
Mary and her band completed a groundbreaking tour of Mainland China, headlining in Shenyang, Dalian, Guiyang, Xiamen, Beijing and Nanjing. Mary and the band will be returning to China in the near future. For photos including the China performance tour, please visit WWW.MARYLAMONT.COM.
Mary and the band have performed multiple weekly concerts at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell for many summer seasons. Mary was featured in Newsday’s special section celebrating Jones Beach’s 75th Anniversary.
Selections from her debut CD “You Don’t Have to Knock” and her second CD “How Lucky” (Lammar Records) have been played on many overseas stations, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Holland, Scotland and Ireland. Domestically, selections have been played on WFUV 90.7 (NYC), WUSB 90.1 (Long Island), WFDU 89.1 (New Jersey) and others.
Famed Nashville writer/historian Robert K. Oermann, who was one of the judges on USA Network's first "Nashville Star" competition, gave Mary an Honorable Mention for her song "Sweepin' the Floor" (from Mary’s debut CD “You Don’t Have To Knock”) in his review column in Music Row Magazine, Nashville's premiere music business publication. Of “Ontario” (from Mary’s second CD “How Lucky”) Oermann said “the track has a cool, almost Celtic feel that combines marshall drumming, gentle acoustic guitars, steel and minor key electric touches...she sounds quite enjoyable.”
Mary’s second CD, “How Lucky” features the single “Ontario”, which was released in to 800 European radio stations. “Ontario” was voted a favorite by many independent European radio DJs – and remained on their charts for 8 weeks.
Westbury Music Fair (now Capital One Bank Theatre) booked Mary as an opening act for their Long Island Country Music Festival, with headliners Delbert McClinton and The Marshall Tucker Band. The band has appeared at numerous fairs, festivals, country association dances as well as promotional events for country radio stations. Mary was opening act for country superstar Bryan White at the Pat Garrett Amphitheater in Strausstown, Pennsylvania. She was honored to be part of Huntington’s Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC) “Long Island’s Own” series, featuring “artists deserving greater recognition.” The band has also performed at Brookhaven Nat’l Labs’ beautiful Berkner Hall.
Newsday also included Mary in a cover story on the best area summer concerts. Newsday’s Nightbeat section listed her as a "best bet" for live performance, and gave her CD of original material a triple A rating. And she was the featured photo in Newsday’s “Bands on the Run” section which lists the performances of “Long Island’s hottest acts.”
Mary was interviewed on News 12 Long Island as “putting Long Island on the map when it comes to the sweet sounds of country music.” Good Times calls her show “a real treat” and “a must-see for fans of contemporary country music...Lamont is comfortable on-stage and possesses the honest charm befitting a country singer. (Brendan Manley)
For booking/concert info, call Jim Marchese at 631-435-4360.
Instrumentation
Mary Lamont - Lead vocals
Jim Marchese - Lead guitar & harmonica
Jeff - Pedal steel guitar
Cosmo -Bass
Steve - Drums
Discography
You Don't Have to Knock, debut CD, Lammar Records
How Lucky, 2nd CD, Lammar Records
Links
| http://www.marylamont.com |