Mary Kathleen Burke hails from Park, County Derry, but has lived in Glasgow since she ventured forth at the age of 16 to pursue an always uncertain career as a singer and songwriter. But she is well-aware of the importance of her early musical background in Northern Ireland. As a solo performer her repertoire consisted largely of traditional Irish and Scots folk music. In 1994 she joined the already established country band ‘Nevada’, before leaving after four years to form her own band ‘Tanya and Sneaky Moon’. She later returned to solo performances, with sets consisting largely of traditional and contemporary folk and country music, sometimes in the support slot for such names as Sean Cannon of ‘The Dubliners’ and Nashville’s own Bob Cheevers. |
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