Welcome to my page on Reverbnation

My debut album "A song in her heart"  was  released by Greentrax Scotland on Feb 1st 2008. to much  Critical acclaim worldwide.I am now preparing to take it on tour. My Official website is at www.marykburke.co.uk   or you can visit my myspace at www.myspace.com/maryk1 I hope you enjoy my music and look forward to seeing you at one of my gigs sometime somewhere.

 

 

I have recently started presenting a show on Celtic Music Radio on 1530AM and also online at Celtic Music Radioand have been playing some talent from myspace and  Reverbnation and some other establised artists so if you get a chance on sun nights between 8pm and 10pm tune in each week I will be giving away a CD weekly in my phone in and from next week will be having guests on. Best Wishes Mary

 

A word from Mary

Welcome to my my page atMary K Burke on Reverbnation where one of my tracks Another drink is currently no 17 in The folk charts . thank you to all the wonderful people I have met through networking online and in person some of whom have become dear friends. If your new on my page please add yourself . My Debut album " A song in her heart" . has now been released by Greentrax and can be ordered online direct from Greentrax Recordings and is in all good record Stores worldwide . http://cache.reverbnation.com/data_public/photo/image/46/461242/mary_kathleen_067.jpgFor full bio reviews etc please visit my Official website at Mary K Burke Official Website www.marykburke.co.uk . I also have a site at Mary's Myspace and at Nessmp3.com/marykathleenburke. I have been networking onlne for approximately 6 years and was Director of Country Music Scotland and Founder and director of The Neilston Live! Barfest . I hope you will enjoy my music and if you like it please tell your friends and tell them to tell their friends I always try to get back to everyone who takes the time to listen and comment so if you dont hear back straight away I will get around to it I like to take time to listen so I may not tell you in two minutes if I like your music:) Haste ye Back! Mary

Interview with Mike Ganley on The Crooked Road

lISTEN HERE On The Crooked Road this time Mike Ganley features another debutante  Mary Kathleen Burke and her album A Song in Her Heart. Mary was raised in County Derry in Northern Ireland, but made her name on the Glasgow club scene. Check out her website at http://www.marykburke.co.uk The show also includes music from the new albums from Tom Palmer and Mary McPartlan. Contact Mike with your comments at mike@thecrookedroad.com

Reviews & Quotes Ian Green describes Mary Kathleen Burke as "a brilliant talent". "Ive been in the music business for more than 40 years," he said, "and I've not heard many like her. Shes a wonderfully gifted performer, and a natural musician with an absolutely gorgeous voice. I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that she is going to become a great star."  Dr Ian Green (Director Greentrax Scotland

Longing for home is a common theme in folk music and on this album it is epitomised by My Scotsman & Thee with the tale of longing for home, visiting home but loving someone from another land. Sung here almost three decades after it was written by a 19-year-old Burke it sounds �hot off the presses�. This is an outstanding first album, even if she waited about 30 years to burst on the scene, and I look forward to many more. Nicky Rossiter (Irish Music Magazine)

She's been living in Scotland for a quarter of a century, but you cant take the Irish out of her voice, or her music. As Tanya with her band Sneaky Moon, as vocalist in Scots country outfit Nevada, and in time spent running a Scottish Country Music agency, her link to that transatlantic stream of Irish/Scots music is as strong as her vocal ability and she includes Eleanor McEvoy's US hit A Womans Heart here.

Donovans Catch The Wind makes it, as does Burns Ae Fond Kiss and various band settings of contemporary compositions among the trad. ( Norman Chalmers , Scotland on Sunday)

This has to be one of the best debut albums I have heard !- beautiful voice, choice of songs and arrangements. I shall certainly be playing it on my Sunday evening show on Radio Borders. Karin Ingram (Presenter, The Sunday Getherin�)

This album is a mix of traditional and recent songs, including A Woman�s Heart, of which the composer, Eleanor McEvoy, described Mary's version as "truly beautiful".

"theres an element of nostalgia that you tend to find only among longtime exiles... something different and charming" (Sarah McQuaid, Evening Herald reviewer)

"Using her strong, passionate voice to good effect" (Spectrum FM Radio, Australia)

"The album arrived yesterday and I am afraid I cant stop listening. Many thanks for this beautiful record" (Bernard Jean, Musiques Sans Frontieres, France)

"Album Of The Week" (Celtic Connections Radio, Glasgow) just one week after its release! " Album of the week on BBC Radio Scotland (Ian Anderson Show)

A SONG IN HER HEART by MARY KATHLEEN BURKE (Greentrax) RELEASE DATE FEBRUARY 1st 2008 (A brief preview written by CHRIS HOLMES. Author and Journalist )

 

A Song In Her Heart, debut release by Mary Kathleen Burke (Greentrax, 2008)

I was a bit tearful when I heard the playback of the song I wrote when I was 19 and homesick said Mary Kathleen Burke, during the recording of her album, a mixture of self-penned material and other songs the latter including an outstanding interpretation of Donavan's Catch The Wind.

Sometimes a songwriter can be too smart for their own good, but this singer and musician knows when to keep it simple. The technical ability on guitar is as clear as the voice. But rhythm, harmony and lyrics dont need to show off, and here is the proof.

There is a positive wave of romance throughout the album. �James� has a hint of Paris about it. Give Me Time, is undeniably and hypnotically Celtic, whilst the track My Scotsman and Thee deals with the perennial Exile theme of many an Irish ballad, but with raw honesty and a twist in the tale. The romantic spirit coursing through this album never threatens to rise up and swamp the songs. There is a much subtler groove at work, with some remarkable outside contributions.

 

As Bob Dylan once sang, Things Have Changed, a satire on cynicism and a weary modern update on his hopeful The Times They Are A-Changin. But Mary Kathleen Burke is singing to a different tune. She stands as an example of how paying your dues - a weary clich�n these days of instant celebrity status - brings its own rewards, but only if you have the talent to accompany the effort. And perhaps the love of and need for music has more than a little to do with it all.  Chris Holmes  Author and Journalist