Mary Ann Farley |
Daddy's little girl |
1. Blindsided 2. If i were younger 3. A better haircut 4. She 5. Daddy's little girl 6. My bare hands 7. I lie a little 8. Breathless 9. In her mind 10. The best in me 11. Carefully taught |
Mary Ann Farley began banging on a piano when she was very little. As she grew, she banged further, and in college was told to stop banging, which was her first tip that she perhaps belonged in a rock band. At one point, she also began strumming guitar and found she liked this much better. She liked it so much, she began to write many songs, some of which ended up on her first CD, Daddy's Little Girl (Deko Music, 1997). The disc was a Critics' Choice pick in Billboard and won rave reviews from numerous publications, such as New York Press and The Newark Star Ledger, a feat Mary Ann attributes to a good publicity photo. The disc also received extensive airplay on college radio, and she shared the stage with people like Mary Lou Lord, Squeeze, Juliana Hatfield, Roger McGuinn and Dan Bern, who actually opened for Mary Ann before he was rich and famous--something she's yet to get over. She's also toured from Michigan to Memphis, finding that she likes locales that begin with the letter "M." Her new record, My Life of Crime (Powder Burn Records, 2002), has just been released after much hand-wringing and teeth-nashing. She's also begun painting, which thrills her because, unlike recording, it's so cheap to do. She likes cooking, watching Law & Order spin-offs (along with the original), and is attempting to learn how to crochet. She's hard at work on her first pot-holder. |
All the art on this page by Mary Ann Farley |
My life of crime |
1. About you 2. Might 3. Buried 4. Strange and wonderful 5. Crush 6. On any other day 7. For you to do that 8. Ruse 9. I'm your girl 10. Run for your life 11. Bliss 12. My life of crime |
