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MARY
LAMONT BAND GUITARIST JIM MARCHESE INTERVIEWED FOR UK's MOJO MAGAZINE
JIM'S SPRINGSTEEN PHOTO FEATURED IN ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE
Jim Marchese was interviewed by Mojo Magazine regarding one
of his Bruce Springsteen photos
which is included in the book Greetings from E Street by Robert Santelli
(Chronicle Books). The photo and text, which includes the story behind
the picture, appears in Mojo's December 2006 issue. The same
photograph by Jim, an intimate shot of Bruce on the streets of Lucerne Switzerland
in front of a record store window displaying his albums, also appears in the
11/16/06 issue of Rolling Stone. Jim's photo was chosen by both
magazines on both continents from hundreds in the book to be featured.
To see Jim's photo work, visit jimmarchese.com
Bruce Springsteen by Jim
Marchese
BOOKS
TO BE RELEASED IN OCTOBER 2006 WITH PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARY LAMONT BAND GUITARIST
JIM MARCHESE
Announcing "Greetings From E Street: The Story of Bruce Springsteen
and the E Street Band” by Robert Santelli,
featuring
photographs by JIM MARCHESE
Greetings from E Street, by Robert Santelli, is the first and only collective
biography of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band written with participation
from its members by a long-time intimate. In an illustrated interactive format,
it celebrates the life and work of one of the world's best-loved bands. Over
200 photos, documents, handwritten notes, and souvenirs join tour stories, reminiscences,
and little-known facts to give readers a full picture of one of the most iconic
bands, and musicians, in American rock music.
Rock journalist Bob Santelli begins the tale in 1960s New Jersey with the teen
bands whose members--such as Danny Federici--would go on to work with Bruce,
and illuminates milestones such as the founding of the band in 1972 (bringing
in members such as Clarence Clemons and Garry Tallent), their first taste of
superstardom with Born to Run in 1975 (with Max Weinberg and Roy Bittan now
on board), their worldwide hit Born in the USA in 1984 (and a sold-out tour
featuring Nils Lofgren, and Patti Scialfa), and their marathon tour of 1999-2000
(now with Steve van Zandt and Soozie Tyrell). Packed with rare and never-before-seen
mementos and new stories, Greetings from E Street is a must for fans of Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band.
Greetings from E Street will be published in October 2006 by Chronicle
Books.
Announcing "Bruce Springsteen on Tour 1968-2005" by Dave Marsh
featuring photographs by JIM MARCHESE
Authorized by Bruce Springsteen, written by his longtime biographer Dave Marsh,
and packed with photos from Bruce’s personal collection, Bruce Springsteen
on Tour is a glorious full-color tribute to one of America’s best-loved
musicians. This gorgeously designed retrospective incorporates 350 color and
black-and-white photos—many never before published—plus tour artifacts
and memorabilia, and features an intimate portrait by bestselling rock writer
Marsh following Bruce’s career from his first days on stage right through
his 2005 Devils and Dust tour. Bruce Springsteen on Tour chronicles a great
American musician thrilling audiences for more than thirty years, and is a must-have
volume for all his fans.
Bruce Springsteen on Tour 1968-2005 will be published in October 2006
by Bloomsbury Publishing.
To view more of Jim's photography, visit WWW.JIMMARCHESE.COM
MARY
LAMONT PART OF SINGER/SONGWRITER HOOTENANNY AT NYC's HISTORIC CBGB
Mary
Lamont and Jim Marchese were featured in a July country singer/songwriter Hootenanny
hosted by the effervescent Lindy Loo, puttin' the country & bluegrass back
into CBGB! They will again be featured for the final country show at CBGB
(on September 3, 2006) before the historic venue closes.
Here's a photo including Jim & Mary from the July show (Photo by Gail
Rodgers) :
MARY
LAMONT BAND TO BE FEATURED AT MAKOR IN NEW YORK CITY !
Mary
Lamont Band will perform at Makor on Wednesday, June 28th, at 10:00 PM.
Voted
one of New York's best clubs by New York magazine, Makor Café
has received accolades in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Time Out and the
Village Voice. It has rapidly become one of New York City's hottest spots for
live music, presenting an eclectic mix of musical genres, including rock, jazz,
folk, cabaret, world, classical, electronic and everything in between. Past
performers include such luminaries as Norah Jones.
Makor
is located at Steinhardt Building, 39 West 67 St.(betw. Central Park West &
Columbus) in New York City.
For more info, click here
MARY
LAMONT PLAYED ON WFUV-FM
Mary's
recording of "Poor Girl Blues", adapted (with permission
of course!) from Paul Kennerley's "Poor Boy Blues", was played by
John Platt on his City Folk Sunday Breakfast show on WFUV 90.7 FM
with a reference to Mary's show at Makor on June 28th (see above) "Poor
Girl Blues" is from Mary's second CD "How Lucky". Thanks
John!
Mary with the incredible Rosanne Cash
Mary with the incomparable Clarence Clemons
MARY LAMONT
BAND HEADLINES AT INTER-MEDIA ART CENTER (IMAC) MARCH 31ST
The prestigious Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC) in Huntington,
NY booked Mary Lamont Band to headline on March 31st with special
guest Buddy Merriam & Back Roads. IMAC presents an
array of luminary artists such as Stanley Clarke, Little Feat, James Cotton,
Mountain, Buckwheat Zydeco, The Roches, Derek Trucks, Aimee Mann....The show
was a huge success, hosted by John Platt of WFUV 90.7 FM (Check
out John's City Folk Sunday Breakfast show every Sunday morning from 8-11AM).
The show aired live over WUSB 90.1 FM courtesy of dj Chris
LaPorta (Listen to Chris on Thursdays from 8-10PM). Thanks to everyone who came
out and shared a very special evening!
New
Click here for IMAC photos and review
MARY
LAMONT AND BUDDY MERRIAM BRING A HOOTENANNY TO HUNTINGTON - NEWSDAY
Sunday’s 3/26 Newsday, Page G3 of the LI Life section,
has an article entitled “Country folk come calling and singing”
by Newsday staff writer Aileen Jacobson, which says:
IMAC is presenting the urban-country Mary Lamont Band and the bluegrass
Buddy Merriam and Back Roads in its Long Island’s Own series, to be broadcast
live on WUSB. The concert’s intended, says IMAC executive director Michael
Rothbard, to bring “wider recognition” to musicians who “are
every bit as good” as better-known ones.
Both have followings. Lamont, whose five-piece band includes her husband, photographer
Jim Marchese, has played in mainland China and recorded albums (see www.marylamont.com).
Lamont says her first record was a Johnny Cash album given to her by her father.
She lived in a a tiny Canadian town and spent summers at the farm where her
father was born. Her band mainly performs songs she and her husband write. “We
grew up on rock and roll,” she says, but country music “just seemed
to fit.”
Buddy Merriam, who plays mandolin, started his five-piece band 26 years ago,
and has released five albums (see www.backroadsbluegrass.com). “Our circuit
is from Maine to Nashville,” she says, and his band just returned from
ireland, Scotland and England. He also hosts Bluegrass Time on WUSB 6-8 pm on
Wednesdays.
Merriam says he got interested in bluegrass in 1972 when Jerry Garcia of the
Grateful Dead started a bluegrass band. In 1976, he met Bill Monroe, known as
the “father of bluegrass.” Later that day, Merriam was struck by
lightning, temporarily became deaf and was hospitalized for 10 days. But he
stuck with the music. “Bluegrass may not be for everyone, but it sure
is for me, right from the heart.”
MARY
LAMONT HOW LUCKY CHINA VIDEO TO BE RELEASED
We are very excited about the soon-to-be-released video about the Mary Lamont
Band in Mainland China, entitled How Lucky China,
by award winning filmmaker Leslye Abbey. China was fantastic
-- This whole musical tour was like our own Hard Day's Night, hectic
but exhilarating. Our tour adventure covered some 23,500 miles. In most cases,
we were the only Westerners on the planes and at concerts. And we were treated
like gold wherever we went. Receptions and dinners were given in our honor;
huge bouquets of flowers presented to us at every show with rousing encores.
We couldn't have asked for a better reception. This musical tour was truly a
groundbreaking event for all involved: this type of thing had never been done
before. People halfway round the world fell in love with Mary's beautiful voice
and kindred spirit. Tsia-Tsia (thank you) China - Jim Marchese, The Mary
Lamont Band
Click here to see the How Lucky China trailer!
MARY
LAMONT WITH COOL LADIES
Mary recently met up with some fabulous singer/songwriters:
Jen Chapin and Mary,
both part of IMAC'S Long Island's Own series
Cathie Ryan and Mary at Folk
Music Society of Huntington
Mary with Sonya Kitchell
following her set at IMAC
JIM MARCHESE FROM
MARY LAMONT BAND ATTENDS CMA AWARDS
Jim Marchese of the Mary Lamont Band had the exciting adventure of attending
the CMA Awards in November at Madison Square Garden (Jim got an invitation at
the last minute), sitting five rows from the stage, next to Glen Campbell’s
wife Kim, and across the aisle from Martina McBride, Kris Kristofferson, Dierks
Bentley, Jeff Hanna from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Jeff’s singer/songwriter
wife Matraca Berg. Randy Owens from Alabama was right behind him, Montgomery
Gentry was in front of him, and Lonestar were in front of him to the right.
Big winner of the evening Keith Urban was just a couple seats away too. Nice
company! Dobro player extraordinaire Jerry Douglas from Alison
Kraus & Union Station won CMA Musician of the Year - good going, Jerry!
(Jim photographed Jerry’s latest solo CD The Best Kept Secret on Koch
Records – check out Jerry’s cover and a picture of Mary Lamont and
Jerry during the photo shoot at http://www.marylamont.com/news.htm). Jim ran
into and spoke with Randy Scruggs, son of Earl Scruggs and
past CMA Musician of the Year and nominee for this year (Jim and Mary have known
the Scruggs family for many years). If you have a tape of the show, when they’re
announcing the Female Vocalist award, and name nominee Martina McBride, you
can see Jim in the background, wearing a tux and black beret. Unfortunately,
Martina didn’t win, so there weren’t more shots of Jim! (Gretchen
Wilson won the award.) All in all, it was a fantastic experience, especially
from the point of view of a musician seeing the technical logistics of a live
network TV show.
MARY
QUOTED IN CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
On November 15th, Mary was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor
article "Country's big show - in the Big Apple" by Alexandra Marks,
about the CMA Awards being held in New York City at Madison
Square Garden:
...And don't overlook the millions of very serious country music fans in
the metropolitan area, who are very much hoping that as a result of all the
CMA hoopla, the city will finally get something that from their perspective
it desperately needs: a country music radio station. "There are a lot of
country music fans here, and maybe the powers that be in radio will be watching
this with great interest," says country singer Mary Lamont, who has been
dubbed the Queen of Long Island Country. "And then, God
willing, we're going to get ourselves a radio station."
MARY
FEATURED IN NEWSDAY
On November 7th, Mary was interviewed and pictured in Newsday's
article by Rob Fouch on Country Style:
....People who
are passionate about it find that network wherever they are.
Mary Lamont can attest to that passion. Lead singer of the Mary Lamont Band
for 10 years, she's perhaps the queen of Long Island country.
The kingdom is small - and became smaller a few years back when the only country
station changed format - but her subjects are loyal.
"Within the Long Island community, the country music community is pretty
tight-knit," she said. "Any country music fan is a diehard music fan."
Style, she said, is an important part of her performances. Growing up, she idolized
Dolly Parton, dazzled by her flamboyance. Lamont incorporates some of that flashiness
into her own costumes.
"The more sequins the better," she said with a laugh. She haunts the
local thrift shop to keep costs down and to be able to wear a different outfit
at each show.
"Everyone has problems, including me," she says. "But for that
moment onstage, if I can put across some sort of positive thing and make people
have fun - and the costuming goes into getting people to have fun - that helps
people put aside those problems for an hour. That's why, when you see country
fans on Long Island going to an event, they get dressed up - because it's fun."
MARY AND JIM ARE
ASCAPPLUS AWARD RECIPIENTS AGAIN!
ASCAP has
again awarded Mary Lamont and husband Jim Marchese the ASCAPPlus Awards for
performance of their original songs. This is 5 years in a row – Thanks
ASCAP!
MARY
LAMONT BAND RAISES THOUSANDS FOR KATRINA VICTIMS
More good news: The Katrina fundraiser we did October 1st at the Cherrywood
Café in Wantagh raised a couple thousand dollars for the American Red
Cross – thanks again to all of you who came out to make it a success!
MARY
LAMONT DONATES PROFITS FROM CDBABY.COM CD SALES TO RED CROSS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
Mary and
Jim donated all profits from CDBABY.COM sales of their 2nd CD “How Lucky”
to the American Red Cross for Katrina relief for several weeks. CD Baby has
already sent money to the Amercian Red Cross from her CD sales! If you would
like to purchase Mary's 2nd CD, go to: http://cdbaby.com/cd/marylamont2
MARY FEATURED ON
ASCAP AUDIO PORTRAITS
ASCAP has selected singer/songwriter Mary Lamont to
be featured on their prestigious Audio Portraits, found at
WWW.ASCAP.COM.
ASCAP and Behind the Beat teamed up to produce
Audio Portraits, weekly updated audio profiles on a wide range of talented ASCAP
members with promising new releases. Mary's ASCAP Audio Portrait can be found
at http://www.ascap.com/audioportraits/mary_lamont.html
. You can also see Mary's Audio Portrait at Behind
the Beat.net
Jim & Mary, photo by Allison
Pye
JIM MARCHESE PHOTOGRAPHS
JERRY DOUGLAS CD FOR KOCH RECORDS
Mary's husband Jim, besides being a great guitarist, is also a great photographer.
He was asked to photograph virtuoso dobro player Jerry Douglas
for Jerry’s next solo CD on Koch Records. If you haven’t heard Jerry
on the 1,600 music projects he’s been a part of (to name a few: Amy Grant,
Art Garfunkel, the Chieftains, Clint Black, Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, Emmylou
Harris, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, George Jones, James Taylor, John Fogerty,
Paul Simon, Pam Tillis, Patty Loveless, Randy Scruggs, Reba McIntire, Ricky
Skaggs, Sara Evans, Tammy Wynette, Tanya Tucker, Trisha Yearwood, Vince Gill,
Waylon Jennings – you get the picture!!!), or seen him win all his Grammy
Awards, you’ve probably seen him as part of his main band: Alison
Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas. Jerry and his wife
Jill, Jim and Mary (who assisted during the photo shoot) ran all over New York
City, having a great time photographing Jerry.
Take a look at Jim’s other photo work at: www.jimmarchese.com
Jerry Douglas & Mary
(photo assisting on Jim's shoot); Jerry's finished CD cover; Jim "shoots"
Jerry Douglas in Little Italy, NYC
MARY MEETS ONE OF HER FAVORITES, CHRIS ISAAK
Mary and Jim got to meet Chris Isaak and bandmates
Rowland Salley (bass) & Hershel Yatovitz (lead guitar) at Chris' recent
show at North Fork Theatre at Westbury. When Mary told Chris that her
band covers his song "Let Me Down Easy", Chris told Mary, with his
usual deadpan wit, to "keep us in mind - we make a pretty good opening
act." See Chris live for a really fun show, or catch "The
Chris Isaak Show" on Showtime.
Mary with Chris Isaak
WFUV
90.7 FM PLAYS MARY LAMONT BAND
New York's WFUV deejay John Platt played Mary
Lamont's version of "These Boots Are Made for Walking" on
his popular show "City Folk Sunday Breakfast" (Sundays from 8-11AM).
Originally written by Lee Hazelwood and originally recorded by Nancy Sinatra,
the song has been recently covered by Jessica Simpson and Willlie Nelson for
the movie "The Dukes of Hazzard". Thank you John!
MARY
LAMONT MEETS SINGER/SONGWRITER GREAT RICHARD THOMPSON
Mary and Jim had the thrill of meeting the fabulous Richard
Thompson after his show at IMAC in Huntington. (For some time,
Mary has been performing Thompson's "Keep Your Distance", which has
just been recorded and released by Patty Loveless.) What a nice guy!
Mary
and Richard Thompson
MARY
LAMONT BAND RETURNS FOR SIXTH YEAR TO JONES BEACH BOARDWALK BANDSHELL SUMMER
2005
Mary returns to perform to thousands again this summer at the Beach....And
we hope you'll join us! Please note: This year the band
will perform selected THURSDAYS through the summer - Our first
Jones Beach show this season will be THURSDAY, June 30th. Check
our website for specific dates and prizes - AND THANKS AGAIN FOR ALL YOUR SUPPORT!
Click
here for more Jones Beach photos
MARY LAMONT INCLUDED IN "UPPERNORTHSIDE.COM" LISTINGS
Upper North Side,
the "virtual Canadian neighborhood in New York", where you can find
up-to-the minute information on Canadian news and events in the greater New
York City area, has included Mary Lamont in its prestigious listings. The Upper
North Side strives to seek out, invent and publicize, in collaboration with
American and Canadian partners, the large number of Canadian events - whether
dealing with culture, business or public policy - taking place in New York and
the surrounding territory. They put the spotlight on the innovation and creativity
that Canada has to offer, whether you're interested in dance, theater, music,
visual arts, literature, or film.
The Upper North Side listing is
for an upcoming Mary Lamont performance:
Born and raised in rural Ontario, singer/songwriter Mary Lamont has created
a wonderful niche for herself stateside as a purveyor of rich, alt-country songs
(think a Canadian Lucinda Williams). Fresh off a summer that included weekly
concerts at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell (she`s been there every summer
since 2001), Lamont is playing this special gig as part of the Brentwood Library`s
ongoing cultural programs. Newsday listed Lamont as one of Long Island`s hottest
acts, and she and her husband Jim are recipients of the ASCAP Plus Awards four
years running.
LEGENDARY
BUDDY CAGE PLAYS WITH MARY LAMONT BAND
On October 2, 2004, the incomparable Buddy Cage joined the
Mary Lamont Band onstage at Babylon Town Hall for a very memorable concert.
Buddy has played on 8 gold & platinum albums by artists such as Bob Dylan,
Anne Murray, and of course as a longtime member of New Riders of the
Purple Sage, Mary, Jim and the band were so honored to have Buddy as
their guest pedal steel player - thanks Buddy!
Buddy Cage with Mary Lamont and Band
Group photo by Eric Marchese
JIM
MARCHESE CHOSEN AS CONNECTION BETWEEN TRUMP AND SPRINGSTEEN
Venture Capital Journal, a
national financial magazine, selected Jim as a connection between two major
American celebrities in their October issue, part of their ongoing section entitled
"Six Degrees of Separation", as follows...."Donald Trump,
the real estate mogul whose casino and hotel company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
protection in August. Trump is a regular showboat, and has been photographed
by ... Jim Marchese, a professional shutterbug best known for
his candid shots of ... Bruce Springsteen (a.k.a. The Boss),
who is touring the country right now in support of John Kerry's candidacy. Actually,
his tour is more against President Bush than for John Kerry, but it's all the
same unless Nader voters make the same mistake twice." --Dan Primack, Editor-at-Large,
Venture Capital Journal
MARY LAMONT BAND COMPLETES ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL SUMMER AT JONES BEACH
Mary and the band had another great summer, with 21 shows, at the Jones Beach
Boardwalk Bandshell. For photos, click here.
BACKSTAGE AT SUMMERSTAGE WITH EMMYLOU HARRIS
On August 18, 2004, Mary Lamont and Jim Marchese were invited by Central Park's
Summerstage to be guests backstage, and had the opportunity to meet many artists
they admire: Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings,
and Patty Griffin, on their "Sweet Harmony Traveling Revue" tour.
For photos, click
here.
Mary with Emmylou Harris
backstage at Summerstage. More photos
NEWSDAY
FEATURE'S MARY'S JONES BEACH BANDSHELL SHOWS IN SPECIAL ISSUE
Newsday, Long
Island's leading daily newspaper, featured the Mary Lamont Band in their special
issue cover story, "LI Life: Jones Beach at 75" celebrating the 75th
anniversary of Long Island's biggest and most popular summer destination:
JIM
LAUDERDALE DEDICATES SONG TO MARY AT WESTBURY MUSIC FAIR
On one of
their rare nights off this summer, Mary Lamont and her husband Jim Marchese
were guests of Westbury Music Fair to see Mary Chapin-Carpenter
perform, with opening act Jim Lauderdale, a celebrated, singer-songwriter
who has penned numerous hits (performed by such Nashville luminaries as George
Strait, George Jones, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, Buddy Miller, Dixie Chicks
and many more). Mary and Jim went backstage to say hello, and were thrilled
that during his show that night, Lauderdale dedicated his award-winning song
"You Don't Seem to Miss Me" to Mary (this song was previously recorded
as a duet by Patty Loveless and George Jones). Thanks Jim, we love you
and your songs ! Jim Lauderdale's new CD, Headed for the Hills
(Dualtone Records) also features guest appearances by many musical greats, including
Emmylou Harris, Allison Moorer, Gillian Welch, and Buddy Miller.
Mary
with Jim Lauderdale
MARY
LAMONT BACK AT JONES BEACH BOARDWALK BANDSHELL:
21 CONCERTS FOR SUMMER 2004
Mary Lamont
and band have been contracted to perform 21 performances this summer (every
Saturday and Tuesday, starting Saturday, June 26th and continuing through Saturday,
September 4th, 2004) at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell. Mary and her band
have performed at the Bandshell during summers 2001, 2002 and 2003, and due
to banner crowds on the evenings she appeared, and also due to a recent flood
of letters (a groundswell of support from Mary’s fans) to the LI State
Department of Parks asking that she return, Mary will perform every Saturday
and Tuesday all summer at the Bandshell.
MARY
LAMONT again in ASCAP'S prestigious Playback Magazine:
ASCAP has
again included us in their prestigious PLAYBACK MAGAZINE’s "Stepping
Out" section -
"Released: Mary Lamont’s How Lucky. Eight of the ten tracks
on the album were written by Mary and her husband, Jim Marchese. The single,
“Ontario”, received airplay on European radio stations. This international
alt-country star is an ASCAP Plus Award winner three years running, and she
was named Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the New Jersey Country Music Association."
Thank you ASCAP (and thank you New Jersey CMA members, too!)
SINGLE "ONTARIO" HITS EURO CHARTS
The single “Ontario” from Mary's new CD “How Lucky”
entered the independent European DJs chart at #30, and now it’s #13! You
can hear a sample of “Ontario” : click here.
You can buy our CD online, too: click here
Here
are reviews from Europe of Mary's single "Ontario"--
Friedrich
Hog - Radio Free FM, Germany That's great new music
Graham Hassall - Radio Nightingale, UK Classy track,
good singing and music
Barry Thistleton - Country Music Roundup, UK Super patriotic
number, and I love the sound of that voice - she should do well
George Johnson - BIR Radio, UK Country DJs should
get the people strutting to this song
Stewart Fenwick - Central FM Radio, UK I like it - a
superb tribute
Peter Anderl - Radio Tirol. Austria Interesting recording
with fine arrangements
John Brookfield - Pathfinder Magazine, UK Well performed
number and nice vocals
Bryan Chalker - Radio Caroline, Europe Superb intro leads
into an incredibly catchy song, strong voice and novel production
David Callister - Manx Radio, Isle of Man Brilliant song
Ian Ashcroft - Linedance DJ, UK Great voice and
song
Jan Brookfield - Linedance DJ, UK Refreshingly
different, nice one !!
Barry Dixon - Now Dig This magazine, UK Like this,
hope it does well for Mary
Martin Van Der Laan - Radio Compagne, Holland A
nice introduction - need to hear more from her
Brian Sharman - Wycombe Radio, UK This is an excellent
track – more please
Cor Laponder - Radio Frequent, Holland Our listeners are
crazy for Mary
Sheena Guy - Lochbroom FM Radio, UK Excellent -
really liked it
Marines Vermeulen - Midland FM, Holland Good lyrics,
good tune!
Massimo Ferro
- Radio Voce Spazio, Italy Very strong and catchy tune
James Pearson - BBC Radio Shetland, UK Great voice,
great song
Matthew Carr
- BBC Radio Shropshire, UK Brilliant
MARY
LAMONT RECEIVES HONORABLE MENTION IN MUSIC ROW MAGAZINE
Famed Nashville writer/historian Robert K. Oermann, who was
one of the judges on USA Network's "Nashville Star" competition this
spring, gave Mary Lamont an Honorable Mention for
her song "Sweepin' the Floor" in his review column
of 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
INCLUDED IN FALL 2003 ISSUE OF ASCAP'S PLAYBACK MAGAZINE -
Stepping Out Section:
"Performed: Mary Lamont's band, every Saturday and Tuesday night
this summer at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell on Long Island, a total
of 19 shows. This is the second year in a row that Lamont and her band
have been invited to perform at the venue. Singer/songwriter Lamont
is one of the top Country/Americana performers on Long Island and she was
recently named Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year for the second time by
the New Jersey Country Music Association."
Thanks ASCAP!
MARY LAMONT
AGAIN WINS NEW JERSEY COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION
SINGER/SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Mary Lamont was voted Female Singer/Songwriter of
the Year by the New Jersey Country Music Association.
This is Mary’s second time winning the award from the NJCMA.
Mary attended the NJCMA Awards Ceremony in October and is shown receiving
her award from NJCMA President Rob Burrows and Vice President Jackie Hinczynski:
Thanks NJCMA!
MARY
SITS IN WITH LEGENDARY PEDAL STEEL GUITARIST BUDDY CAGE
Mary had the honor of being invited to sit in for a couple songs with Buddy
Cage from New Riders of the Purple Sage. What an amazing player:
Thanks Buddy!
Buddy Cage and Mary Lamont
JIM'S
SPRINGSTEEN PHOTO ON VH-1
VH-1 is featuring an outstanding Bruce Springsteen photograph taken in Zurich
by Mary's husband-lead guitarist-band manager Jim Marchese in a show called
“True Spin”, premiering this Monday 11 PM. The show talks about
Bruce’s “Born in the USA” and how it’s been misinterpreted
by politicians and others. Jim’s color photo was taken on Bruce’s
road bus while on tour with Bruce and the E-Street Band in Europe years ago.
Jim said, “Hey Bruce, turn around” and Bruce turned around, knowing
that Jim was constructing something magical... And Jim said the natural light
at that moment was indeed what photographers call the late afternoon golden
sunlight...“magical”. Bruce liked the picture enough to include
it in his book “Songs” (Avon/Harper Entertainment).
You can check out more of Jim’s photography at WWW.JIMMARCHESE.COM
Jim's photo of Bruce Springsteen
on VH-1's "True Spin"
NEW CD "HOW LUCKY" FOR SALE ONLINE: Makes a great HOLIDAY
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or by mail at
Mary Lamont, PO Box 957, Brentwood, NY 11717 Click
here for details
PAUL
KENNERLEY GIVES PERMISSION TO MARY LAMONT FOR “POOR GIRL BLUES”
Nashville’s revered songwriter Paul Kennerley graciously
gave approval for Mary to change the gender in his composition "Poor
Boy Blues" to "Poor Girl Blues"
(“Poor Boy Blues” was recorded by Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler
on their album "Neck & Neck") for inclusion on Mary's CD,
"How Lucky" (Lammar Records). Kennerley has received
19 BMI song awards, including the 1989 Songwriter of the Year Award, and
has penned numerous hit country singles, including "Have Mercy"
and "Give a Little Love" (The Judds), "Born to Run" (Emmylou
Harris), "Hillbilly Rock" and "Tempted" (Marty Stuart),
"Walkin' Shoes" (Tanya Tucker).
Click here
to see poster featuring new CD
MARY
LAMONT CD MASTERED AT GEORGETOWN MASTERS
Mary Lamont’s sophomore CD, entitled "How Lucky",
is now available: Eight of the ten tracks were written by Mary Lamont
and Jim Marchese), and the CD was mastered by the amazing Andrew
Mendelson of Georgetown Masters in Nashville, Tennessee,
Billboard's #1 Country Mastering Facility . (Georgetown has mastered the
CDs of such luminaries as Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Ricky Skaggs, Sara Evans,
Paul Worley and many more.)
ABOUT
THE NEW CD "HOW LUCKY"
The CD was produced
by Mary’s multi-talented husband Jim Marchese and top-notch
record producer John Pandolfo, who also produced, engineered
and mixed Mary’s debut CD, “You Don’t Have to Knock”
(Lammar Records). This first project resulted in rave reviews, a continuous
flurry of live performances, and last year led the band all the way
to China, as the first country band ever to tour there.
Samples from Mary’s debut CD, “You Don’t
Have to Knock” (Lammar Records), as well as her new CD, “How Lucky”
(Lammar Records) can be found at : http://www.marylamont.com/audio.htm
TALENT
LINE-UP
Besides
the talented members of the Mary Lamont Band (Jim Marchese,
lead guitar & harmonica; Jeff Lampert, pedal steel; Cosmo
LoCricchio, bass; Frank Patterson, drums),
several wonderful guest artists appear on this upcoming CD: Buddy
Merriam, the finest mandolin player in the Northeast (Buddy now owns
and plays the mandolin played on "O Brother Where Art Thou" and played
it on the CD), and the fabulous Rich Campbell on piano and
accordion. Producer/engineer John Pandolfo also lends
his harmonic talent on tracks, too.
AWARD-WINNING
DESIGNER CREATES CD PACKAGE
Back to design "How Lucky"
is award-winning art director Bill Miller. Bill also
designed a full page ad featuring Mary Lamont, which appeared
in the Academy of Country Music Awards program book, in conjunction with the
38th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, hosted by Reba
McEntire, and produced by Dick Clark, which was broadcast live from Las Vegas
on Wednesday, May 21st, 2003 on CBS. The ad also appeared in Nashville's premier
music industry publication Music Row Magazine.
Click here to see a PDF file of the ad: Mary Lamont ad
MARY
LAMONT BAND PERFORMED 19 SHOWS AT JONES BEACH BOARDWALK BANDSHELL, SUMMER
‘03
Due to record-breaking attendance last summer, Mary Lamont
and her band, an Americana/Country act based on Long Island, were again contracted
to perform every Saturday and Tuesday night all summer at the Jones
Beach Boardwalk Bandshell, starting Saturday, June 28 and running
through Saturday, August 30. The fans in New York have been fabulous: Thousands
of people have attended Mary’s Jones Beach Bandshell shows!
There were prize drawings all summer long: participating organizations include
Atlantis Marine World (Riverhead), Brokerage Comedy Club (Bellmore), Casa
Vieja Restaurant (Brentwood), Gino’s Tuscany Restaurant (Islip), Greek
Village Restaurant (Commack), Harbes Family Farm (Mattituck), Jiffy Lube
(Nassau-Queens), Long Island Children’s Museum (Garden City), M&V
Limousines (Commack), North & South Levittown Lanes & Westbury Lanes,
Seaford Cinema, Splish Splash (Riverhead), Sports Plus (Lake Grove), Taormina
Ristorante (Commack). “Hank Williams: Lost Highway” show (NYC)
was also a part of the drawings: the producers participated with tickets
for the end of their run in New York in preparation for their national tour.
Westbury Music Fair provided tickets for their Mary Chapin Carpenter July
concert.
ASCAP
PLUS AWARDS
Mary Lamont and her husband/lead guitarist Jim Marchese
are recipients of the ASCAP Plus Awards for the third year
running. ASCAP’s Playback Magazine wrote: “Mary
Lamont has been voted Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the New Jersey
Country Music Association and has been nominated as Best Country Act by the
Long Island Music Awards, But nothing brought her more joy than being
asked last summer to perform every Saturday night at the Jones Beach Bandshell.
Jones Beach is one of Long Island's most popular destinations, and
the Bandshell has one of the biggest dance floors in the tri-state area.
Lamont's brand of twangy rock was such a hit with beach-goers that
Jones Beach has asked her back this summer. Her recent CD is entitled
"You Don't Have to Knock". For more info, visit www.marylamont.com
“
MARY
LAMONT BAND TOURS MAINLAND CHINA!
In the spring of 2002, the Mary Lamont Band toured Mainland China,
as the first country act ever to perform there: what an AMAZING adventure!
For more information and photos of the band's
China tour, click
here.
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We all had so much fun at our packed 19 shows at Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell every Saturday and Tuesday. Thousands of you showed up to see us all summer long, and I can’t thank you enough. We gave away close to $10,000 worth of gifts to 160 winners!
It went by so fast....what
a spectacular adventure, made all the more special by all you nice folks.
I also want to thank you for all the nice comments on our guestbook at WWW.MARYLAMONT.COM.....With
all our promotion, in Newsday and on TV, we expected last Saturday to be
our biggest show....but it rained and rained that day, into the evening!
It cleared just before showtime, but too late to set up, and with the dance
floor and bandshell still with puddles.....What a surprise....all of you
showed up that night....well, here’s what a nice lady named Terry said
on our guestbook....
“My husband and I went down to Jones Beach tonight in spite of the weather and after we found the tunnel too flooded to walk through parked by the bandshell and were surprised to see people there and that you performed without lights or a mic and it was the most delightful experience. Thank you so much for not disappointing those of us who came to see your final performance at the beach this year....We are sorry it has ended all too quickly. Hopefully you will be back at the bandshell next year! “
Thanks Terry! We wanted to give something back, when we saw all the support you folks showed by coming to see us week after week, and even in the bad weather. So we put on a show, right on the Boardwalk (where it was drier!) with Jim just on an acoustic guitar and Jeff playing tambourine and singing harmony with Cosmo, and you all danced....it was wonderful!
Here's another one from a family who came to every show....
I
am a big Country music fan, you know all the usuals Toby Keith,Kenny Chesney,
Mark Wills and of course Tim and Faith and now my new one Mary Lamont. I
especially like the song you wrote for your husband. As your fellow Canadian,
Mike Meyers says, as Linda Richman, it makes me "Farklempt."
I have been feeling musically deprived ever since Country Music has been
taken off the NY air waves. I know you can get 92.5 a Conn. station when
you are out east in Suffolk County but unfortunately I live in Nassau.
So it happened one late June evening I was walking on the boardwalk with
my mother and we luckily happened upon you and your band. It was literally
like an additional breath of fresh air at the ocean, and we have been coming
every Tues and Sat. since then.
Initially I didn't fill out the raffles but last Tues my mother persuaded
me to. The next Sat. Guess what?! I won dinner for two at Gino's Tuscany.
Monday night my daughter and I went and the food was delicious, we definitely
will go there again.
Last night, my Mom who is almost 80 won tickets to see Mary Chapin Carpenter
at Westbury Music Fair she was so thrilled she did a little dance. We are
both looking forward to the concert.
Thanks for all the great music.
Looking forward to spending the rest of the summer with you.
Joyce
Thanks Joyce!
I lost count of all the friendly, complimentary e-mails I've received from you nice people. Thanks for all your support, because it was all of you who made the summer so special. Mxxx
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