Birth name Mary Dillon Name Mary Dillon | Years active 1993 - present Occupation(s) Singer, Teacher | |
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Born 16 December 1964 (age 59)
Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland ( 1964-12-16 ) Genres Irish traditional, Celtic, Folk Labels Green Linnet Records, Back Lane Records | ||
Associated acts Deanta, Cara Dillon | ||
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Mary Dillon (born 1964), is an Irish folk singer, known for her work with the traditional band Déanta. She launched her solo career in 2010 with the release of an EP entitled Army Dreamers. She is the sister of singer Cara Dillon.
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- Mary dillon john condon
- Early life
- Music career
- Solo
- As a member of Danta
- Collaborations and guest appearances
- References
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Early life
Mary Dillon was born in Dungiven, where she still lives with her two children, a son and a daughter. She was raised in a musical household and one of her five siblings is fellow folk singer Cara Dillon. She has never pursued singing as a full-time career and currently works as an English teacher at St Cecilia's College in Derry.
Music career
Mary Dillon started singing at an early age and by her mid-teens, she had twice won the All Ireland Singing Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.
In the 1990s, she recorded three albums with the Irish traditional band Déanta.
In 2010, she released a digital-only EP containing covers of Army Dreamers by Kate Bush, Undone in Sorrow by Ola Belle Reed and Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen.
In 2012, she joined fellow Irish folk singers Niamh Parsons and Tíona McSherry to form an a cappella group called Sí Van.