http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61792&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rssWhile perhaps not as well known as Enya or Sinead O'Connor, Mary Black is one of Ireland's most significant female singers. Born into an intensely musical family -- her father was a fiddler from Rathlein Island and her mother a singer -- Black was learning Irish folk at the knee of her older brother Shay by the time she was eight years old. She came to take much joy in singing, and fortunately for her she was blessed with a remarkably pure, if not overly powerful, voice. After releasing one solo album in the early 1980s, the offbeat traditional Irish band DeDannan asked Black to join. Join she did, touring with the band for three years (leaving her children in the care of her husband Joe). But the call of her solo career proved strong, and she ultimately returned to it in 1986. After a string of gold albums in Ireland, 1987's <i>By the Time It Gets Dark</i> went multiplatinum and the chart-topping, triple-platinum <I>No Frontiers</i> (1989) followed quickly on its heels. Though she's a traditional singer of considerable talent, Black has never limited her career to Celtic folk, taking on pop and other influences as they suited her. - Sarah BardeenCelticen720Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:54:49 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61792&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss While perhaps not as well known as Enya or Sinead O'Connor, Mary Black is one of Ireland's most significant female singers. Born into an intensely musical family -- her father was a fiddler from Rathlein Island and her mother a singer -- Black was learning Irish folk at the knee of her older brother Shay by the time she was eight years old. She came to take much joy in singing, and fortunately for her she was blessed with a remarkably pure, if not overly powerful, voice. After releasing one solo album in the early 1980s, the offbeat traditional Irish band DeDannan asked Black to join. Join she did, touring with the band for three years (leaving her children in the care of her husband Joe). But the call of her solo career proved strong, and she ultimately returned to it in 1986. After a string of gold albums in Ireland, 1987's <i>By the Time It Gets Dark</i> went multiplatinum and the chart-topping, triple-platinum <I>No Frontiers</i> (1989) followed quickly on its heels. Though she's a traditional singer of considerable talent, Black has never limited her career to Celtic folk, taking on pop and other influences as they suited her. - Sarah Bardeen http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12989570&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.12989570 alb.12989570 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Full Tide alb.12989570 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/3/9/959363_170x170.jpg 2006-12-28 00:00:00.0 2006-12-28 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12989570&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.12989570&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.301357&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.301357 alb.301357 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Live [CD & DVD] alb.301357 2003-10-28 00:00:00.0 2003-10-28 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Best of Mary Black, Vol. 2 alb.216884 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/0/8/6/546802_170x170.jpg 2001-11-06 00:00:00.0 2001-11-06 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.216884&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.216884&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6665358&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.6665358 alb.6665358 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 Speaking With The Angel alb.6665358 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/5/0/670525_170x170.jpg 2004-10-13 00:00:00.0 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6665358&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.6665358&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.206411&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.206411 alb.206411 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Speaking With The Angel alb.206411 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/8/5/4/394587_170x170.jpg 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 2000-03-07 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.206411&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.206411&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161614&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 16 Mar 1999 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161614 alb.161614 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Song for Ireland alb.161614 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/5/6/7/117653_170x170.jpg 1999-03-16 00:00:00.0 1999-03-16 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161614&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161614&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161220&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 18 Mar 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161220 alb.161220 Mary Black art.61792 8.99 Shine alb.161220 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/9/3/0/660396_170x170.jpg 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161220&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161220&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26333866&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.26333866 alb.26333866 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Shine alb.26333866 null 1997-03-18 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26333866&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.26333866&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161613&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 17 Sep 1996 00:00:00 -0700 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161613 alb.161613 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 Circus alb.161613 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/9/3/0/660394_170x170.jpg 1996-09-17 00:00:00.0 1995-10-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161613&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161613&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.321995&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.321995 alb.321995 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Looking Back [Curb] alb.321995 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/5/4/5/525450_170x170.jpg null 1995-01-01 00:00:00.0 false false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.321995&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.321995&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161615&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Tue, 19 Oct 1993 00:00:00 -0700 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161615 alb.161615 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 The Holy Ground alb.161615 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/9/3/0/660391_170x170.jpg 1993-10-19 00:00:00.0 1993-04-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161615&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161615&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161616&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Mon, 21 Nov 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161616 alb.161616 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 Babes In The Wood alb.161616 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/1/4/0/660419_170x170.jpg 1994-11-21 00:00:00.0 1991-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161616&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161616&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.163551&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Mon, 21 Nov 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.163551 alb.163551 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 No Frontiers alb.163551 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/3/0/660373_170x170.jpg 1994-11-21 00:00:00.0 1989-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.163551&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.163551&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161218&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Wed, 17 Feb 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http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.163553&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161219&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Wed, 17 Feb 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.161219 alb.161219 Mary Black art.61792 7.99 Without The Fanfare alb.161219 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/4/0/660418_170x170.jpg 1993-02-17 00:00:00.0 1985-01-01 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161219&variant=play&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.161219&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.163552&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Fdiscography.rss Celtic Thu, 24 Feb 1994 00:00:00 -0800 Mary Black Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.163552 alb.163552 Mary Black art.61792 0.0 Mary Black alb.163552 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/5/0/660539_170x170.jpg 1994-02-24 00:00:00.0 1982-01-01 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