http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61792&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.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 BardeenCelticen720Sat, 5 Dec 2009 12:16:21 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.61792&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.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://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442829&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442829 tra.442829 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 Collected alb.161218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/3/0/660379_170x170.jpg 1993-02-17 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Song For Ireland tra.442829 299000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442829&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442829&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2248454&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Sun, 1 Jan 1989 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 2248454 tra.2248454 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 No Frontiers alb.163551 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940338&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940332&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940332 tra.4940332 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Katie tra.4940332 226000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940332&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940332&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940329&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940329 tra.4940329 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true No Frontiers tra.4940329 239000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940329&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940329&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940335&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940335 tra.4940335 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Ellis Island tra.4940335 319000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940335&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940335&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442833&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442833 tra.442833 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 Collected alb.161218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/3/0/660379_170x170.jpg 1993-02-17 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true She Moves Through The Fair tra.442833 298000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442833&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442833&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940334&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940334 tra.4940334 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Adam At the Window tra.4940334 256000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940334&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940334&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940333&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940333 tra.4940333 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Columbus tra.4940333 317000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940333&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940333&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442897&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Thu, 1 Apr 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442897 tra.442897 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 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 Flesh And Blood tra.442897 252000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442897&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442897&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940336&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940336 tra.4940336 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Bright Blue Rose tra.4940336 243000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940336&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940336&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442832&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442832 tra.442832 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 Collected alb.161218 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/7/3/0/660379_170x170.jpg 1993-02-17 00:00:00.0 1988-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Fare Thee Well My Own True Love tra.442832 196000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442832&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442832&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940331&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940331 tra.4940331 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Carolin Arua tra.4940331 155000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940331&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940331&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442876&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Sun, 1 Oct 1995 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442876 tra.442876 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 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 Soul Sister tra.442876 249000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442876&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442876&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2248459&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 2248459 tra.2248459 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 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 Bright Blue Rose tra.2248459 243000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2248459&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.2248459&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6675617&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Tue, 7 Mar 2000 00:00:00 -0800 Top 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6675614&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940330&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Wed, 16 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 4940330 tra.4940330 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 The Collection alb.4937676 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/9/3/0/660390_170x170.jpg 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 2002-01-16 00:00:00.0 true Babes In the Woods tra.4940330 254000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940330&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4940330&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442902&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Tue, 1 Jan 1991 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442902 tra.442902 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 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 Still Believing tra.442902 224000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442902&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442902&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442895&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Thu, 1 Apr 1993 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442895 tra.442895 Mary Black art.61792 0.99 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 The Holy Ground (Traditional, with Mairead Ni Maonaigh) tra.442895 269000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442895&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442895&variant=data&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.442830&rws=%2Fmary-black%2Ftop-tracks.rss Celtic Fri, 1 Jan 1988 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mary Black on Rhapsody Online 442830 tra.442830 Mary Black 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