Paul Carbonara (guitar), Tommy Borscheid (guitar), Kenny Soule (drums), Mike Santoro (bass), and others who float in and out: Dan Baird (guitar), Paul Guerin (guitar), Greg Beshers (drums), Adam Bernstein (bass)
Singer-songwriter Mary McBride burst onto the U.S. touring circuit with her fiery blend of blues, rock and soul with her debut CD, “Everything Seemed Alright,” produced by Lou Whitney.
Described by The Nashville Scene as “steeped in vim, smarts and compassion” and by the Austin American Statesman as “a rollicking debut album,” her debut immediately drew the attention of Grammy award winner Delbert McClinton, who asked her to join his tour.
Mary’s second release, “By Any Other Name,” featuring co-writes with Dan Baird (Georgia Satellites) and Steve Wynn (the Dream Syndicate) brought her more critical acclaim. Harp Magazine called her sophomore effort “a masterpiece, impeccable in every crevice,” and John Swenson, editor of the Rolling Stone Guide to Jazz and Blues, described the album as a “force of nature.”
Mary has performed over 300 live shows in the US and Europe, including tour dates with Blondie, the Indigo Girls, the B52s, Cyndi Lauper, Koko Taylor, Tony Joe White, Delbert McClinton, Maria Muldaur, Jerry Lee Lewis, and the late Clarence Gatemouth Brown. The Washington Post named her show at the Iota one of the best live shows of the year.
Mary received significant acclaim for her on-screen performance of “No One’s Gonna Love You like Me” in the Academy-award winning film "Brokeback Mountain". The song is included on the soundtrack along with tracks from Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Rufus Wainwright, Steve Earle and others.
Her songs have also been featured on episodes of The L Word and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Her new track “Would it Kill You?” was recorded by the Yayhoos for their 2006 release “Put Your Hammer Down,” and her song “If I Could” was recorded by Crookston for their debut release in 2007. Mary is also currently writing songs with Tommy Borscheid (from the Honeydogs and Rhett Miller’s band) and Jack Petruzelli (Patti Smith, Rufus Wainwright).
More recently, Mary has been recording in Brooklyn with producer and Blondie guitarist Paul Carbonara and is collaborating with writer Doug Carter Beane ("Xanadu", "Little Dog Laughed") and Director Scott Ellis ("Curtains") on a new musical called “The Nitpicker.”
Mary lives in New York City.
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