Noel McLeary

"Her singing and her graciousness and genuine humilty would be worth a seven hour trip to go see her. For her to make the trip here...she is definitely a diamond in the singing profession."

"...though she is small, she has vocal powers that a drill sergent would envy. Plus, she knew how to deal with my antiquated sound system..."

"Her EP has only five songs, leaves you wanting more, and each song is great, where regular CDs you get one good song and fifteen throwaways."

-Ernie Miller (event organizer from Walter Reed Army Medical Center) on Freerepublic.com: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1774218/posts?page=17 - freerepublic.com

"Noel McLeary is a tiny rocker with a big voice... The “Noel McLeary EP” offers 4 high energy tracks of danceable, funkified pop rock, and one piano power ballad, a la Alicia Keys, the dramatic “Innocence.” Two are songs written for McLeary by Rachael Lampa, the optimistic “(It’s a) Beautiful Thing,” a funk-pop track about “getting together and getting along,” and “Emptied.” The latter gives you a chance to see what McLeary can do when given the opportunity. Her strong vocals soar over this buzzy rocker, probably the strongest track on the project, along with “Innocence.”... "-- Jesse Cole Christian Music Suite 101, "Noel McLeary: Self-titled EP Review" - Christian Music Suite101

For Ligonier native Noel McLeary, the love of music came at a very early age.
From her road trip across the state at the age of two where her grandmother jokes that she “sang to her the entire way across the state” to years later when she would sing along to the radio on her way to gymnastics, McLeary feels that her love for music was something she was born with.
“I was just constantly singing so a friend encouraged my mom to talk to the elementary school music teacher and she started pushing me and encouraging me to come out of my shell and sing,” said McLeary.
Now, 19 years old, McLeary has not only matured into a young adult, but she has also grown musically and has enjoyed a successful career to date.
To add to her long list of musical accomplishments, like performing the National Anthem at the Johnstown Chiefs Games and performing at the Walter Reed Hospital, McLeary can now include “2007 Our Town’s Rockin’ in the Valley Winner” to her resume.
McLeary said that she was excited to learn that she won the contest.
“It’s always great to hear you’ve won anything, but better than that is knowing that you’ve won people’s support,” said McLeary.
“That’s what it’s all about for me,” she said.
McLeary describes her musical style as a form of pop/rock and she said that she is most proud of a song that she recently wrote and recorded, “Nothing Left”.

“I guess I’m proud that I wrote it because it’s a song that I would listen to,” said McLeary.
“It’s about trying to chase an old love out of my mind and it’s very much a venting song for me,” she said.
Besides performing locally, McLeary will soon take her show internationally when she travels to Honduras to take part in Voces con Causa, or Voices with a Cause.
“I’m very excited right now about a song that I wrote for the concert in Honduras, Voces de los Ninos, or Voices of the Children. Hopefully it will reach a lot of people, too,” she said.
While McLeary may need to brush up on her Spanish before traveling, she already knows the power that music has to cross language barriers.
“I love that music is a universal language and it connects us on a level that nothing else can,” said McLeary.
“It gets to the core of who we really are, what we’re really feeling like a translator of the soul. I just think that’s so amazing,” she said.
As McLeary prepares for her future in music, she remains grounded in her local roots with the support of her family, friends, and fans.
“I never set out to be a world traveler, so the fact that God has constantly blessed me with those opportunities is just amazing. God has allowed me the opportunity to constantly go farther but he has also blessed me with incredible supporters everywhere I look,” said McLeary.
“My dream is a big one and it’s not always easy to follow. But there’s always someone there to keep pushing me or to drive me and those are the people who make it possible for me to keep going and make this dream attainable, even as it keeps growing,” she said.
“I would absolutely love to just be able to keep doing this, keep moving forward and keep broadening the spectrum of people that I have the potential to reach,” she added.
To learn more about Noel McLeary check out her web site at www.noelmclearyonline.com
- Our Town (by Colleen Cramer)

"Noel McLeary is a tiny rocker with a big voice... The “Noel McLeary EP” offers 4 high energy tracks of danceable, funkified pop rock, and one piano power ballad, a la Alicia Keys, the dramatic “Innocence.” Two are songs written for McLeary by Rachael Lampa, the optimistic “(It’s a) Beautiful Thing,” a funk-pop track about “getting together and getting along,” and “Emptied.” The latter gives you a chance to see what McLeary can do when given the opportunity. Her strong vocals soar over this buzzy rocker, probably the strongest track on the project, along with “Innocence.”... "-- Jesse Cole Christian Music Suite 101, "Noel McLeary: Self-titled EP Review" - Christian Music Suite101