Musician Performer Ukulele
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from the Mary J. Martin web site
Mary J. Martin has been playing ukulele since she was ten years old in Nova Scotia. She was part of a group of uke players that toured eastern and central Canada and Vermont, made albums, and appeared on national radio and television. Sasha von BonBon, founder and leader of the longstanding Toronto burlesque troupe The Scandelles says Martin is their “Uke Diva at Large, Notorious For Blistering Led Zep Solos.” A jazz violist as well, she has performed in a few subway stations and with a load of bands, among them The Dears, Dearhunter, Hooch Moon, The Royal Mountain Jamboree, and the folk noir Colossal Egos, all of Montreal.
In Provincetown she was a member of the longstanding, recently disbanded Provincetown Chamber Orchestra. With Jazz clarinetist Cricket Comey, Martin plays ukulele in their twosome BottleShock. She was a music critic for papers in Montreal, and will soon have her own radio programme on Provincetown’s WOMR, which streams worldwide at www.womr.org. She frequently appears on stage in New York’s Ukulele Cabaret and Boston’s Ukulele Noir, both monthly dates. She was an invited performer at the first New York Uke Fest this past April. She is a strong believer in the ukulele’s versatility.
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