Mary Black

Mary Black

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Raised in a musical family, Mary Black went on to become one of Ireland's most popular singers, graduating from a background in folk song to mainstream acceptance. She began singing traditional songs at the age of eight and was soon performing with her brothers Shay, Michael and Martin Black in the Dublin area, while her younger sister Frances also went on to become a singer. In 1975 she joined the band General Humbert, recording two albums with them, before going on to make her self-titled debut solo album with guitarist and producer Declan Sinnott. She achieved international recognition, however, with the great traditional band De Danann, singing with them on the classic Anthem album and becoming closely associated with Phil Colclough's iconic Song For Ireland. Black left De Danann in 1978 to concentrate on her solo career which swiftly moved in a more contemporary, pop-orientated direction, culminating in her mainstream crossover with the album By The Time It Gets Dark. She followed with No Frontiers, a Number 1 album in Ireland, which also established her as a big attraction in America. This was followed by the equally successful The Holy Ground, while Black also became involved in one of the best-selling Irish albums of all time, A Woman's Heart, with other Irish artists like Eleanor McEvoy, Sharon Shannon and her former De Danann colleague, Dolores Keane. She went on to duet with Joan Baez, confirming her place as one of Ireland's most successful singers. Black took a break during the 2000s, returning in 2011 with the album Stories From The Steeples.

Top tracks

07
I Will Be There
Mary Black
Shine
04:24
09
I Say A Little Prayer
Mary Black
No Frontiers
03:37
08
A Song for Ireland
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
05:02
Writer: Colclough / Composers: Colclough
09
Sonny
Mary Black
A Woman's Heart
03:37
Composers: McEvoy
11
Song for Ireland
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
04:55
01
Past the Point of Rescue
Mary Black
Past the Point of Rescue
03:14
Writer: Michael John Hanly / Composers: Michael John Hanly
06
Columbus
Mary Black
No Frontiers
05:21
01
No Frontiers
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:57
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
01
A Woman's Heart
Eleanor McEvoy
A Woman's Heart
03:50
Composers: McEvoy
04
Babes in the Wood
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:14
06
As I Leave Behind Neidín
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
03:20
Writer: McCarthy / Composers: McCarthy
03
Carolina Rua (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:34
Writer: Thom Moore / Composers: Thom Moore
02
Farewell, Farewell (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:41
Writer: Richard Thompson / Composers: Richard Thompson
03
Summer Sent You (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
03:55
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
01
Bright Blue Rose (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:02
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
01
By The Time It Gets Dark (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
03:42
Writer: Sandy Denny / Composers: Sandy Denny
04
Once In A Very Blue Moon (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:37
Writer: Pat Alger - Gene Levine / Composers: Pat Alger - Gene Levine
05
Ellis Island (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
05:18
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
12
Leaboys Lassie (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:32
Writer: Traditional arr. / Composers: Traditional arr.
06
What We Came Here For
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:49
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
03
There Is No Night
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
05:05
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
06
The Urge For Going (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
05:25
Writer: Joni Mitchell / Composers: Joni Mitchell
04
Sonny
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:10
Writer: Hynes / Composers: Hynes
10
Another Day
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:58
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
04
Love's Last Chance
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:32
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
02
Adam at the Window
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
04:13
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
07
Wonderchild
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:45
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
04
The Loving Time (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:21
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
06
Katie
Mary Black
By the Time It Gets Dark (30th Anniversary Edition)
04:45
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
03
Golden Mile
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:16
08
Katie
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
04:29
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
05
The Thorn Upon The Rose
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:46
07
Song For Ireland (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:56
Writer: Phil Colclough - June Colclough / Composers: Phil Colclough - June Colclough
10
Lovin' You (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:41
Writer: John Sebastian / Composers: John Sebastian
12
Moon River
Mary Black
By the Time It Gets Dark (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:08
Writer: Henry Mancini - Johnny Mercer / Composers: Henry Mancini - Johnny Mercer
03
I Will Be There
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:20
Writer: Brady - O'Kane / Composers: Brady - O'Kane
07
Dimming Of The Day
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:40
05
Both Sides the Tweed
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
04:39
11
As I Leave Behind Neidín
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:11
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
01
Turning Away
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
04:52
08
There Is a Time
Mary Black
By the Time It Gets Dark (30th Anniversary Edition)
02:59
Writer: Johnny Duhan / Composers: Johnny Duhan
08
Another Day (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:10
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
11
Paddy's Lamentation
De Dannan
Anthem
04:03
Composers: Trad - DeDanann
13
Copper Kettle
Mary Black
By the Time It Gets Dark (30th Anniversary Edition)
03:57
Writer: A.F. Beddoe / Composers: A.F. Beddoe
13
Rose of Allendale
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:47
Writer: McCarthy / Composers: Traditionnal
08
Only A Woman's Heart
Mary Black
Looking Back
03:47
12
The Moon & St. Christopher (Live)
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
04:19
06
The Water is Wide
Mary Black
Without the Fanfare
04:03
14
Anachie Gordon (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
06:27
Writer: Traditional arr. / Composers: Traditional arr.
06
Katie (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:42
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
01
Walking with My Love
Finbar Furey
Walking with My Love
03:35

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  • Discography
Albums
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
â„— 2026 3ú Records
20-03-2026
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
01
By The Time It Gets Dark (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
03:42
Writer: Sandy Denny / Composers: Sandy Denny
02
Farewell, Farewell (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:41
Writer: Richard Thompson / Composers: Richard Thompson
03
Carolina Rua (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:34
Writer: Thom Moore / Composers: Thom Moore
04
Once In A Very Blue Moon (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
02:37
Writer: Pat Alger - Gene Levine / Composers: Pat Alger - Gene Levine
05
Ellis Island (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
05:18
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
06
Katie (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:42
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
07
Song For Ireland (Remastered 2026)
Mary Black
Anthology (Remastered 2026)
04:56
Writer: Phil Colclough - June Colclough / Composers: Phil Colclough - June Colclough
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Orchestrated
3ú Records
11-10-2019
Orchestrated
01
The Urge for Going (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
05:26
Writer: Joni Mitchell / Composers: Joni Mitchell
02
No Frontiers (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
04:09
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
03
Carolina Rua (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
03:43
Writer: Thom Moore / Composers: Thom Moore
04
Poison Tree (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
04:02
Writer: William Blake - Marcia Howard / Composers: William Blake - Marcia Howard
05
The Summer Sent You (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
03:56
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
06
The Dimming of the Day (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
03:26
Writer: Richard Thompson / Composers: Richard Thompson
07
Turning Away (Orchestrated)
Mary Black
Orchestrated
05:30
Writer: Dougie McClean / Composers: Dougie McClean
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Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
â„— 2017 3ú Records
10-11-2017
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
01
No Frontiers
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:57
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
02
Adam at the Window
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
04:13
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
03
There Is No Night
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
05:05
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
04
Love's Last Chance
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:32
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
05
Bright Blue Rose
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
04:03
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
06
What We Came Here For
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:49
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
07
Wonderchild
Mary Black
Mary Black Sings Jimmy MacCarthy
03:45
Writer: Jimmy MacCarthy / Composers: Jimmy MacCarthy
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Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
â„— 2008 3ú Records
25-04-2008
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
01
Katie
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:44
Writer: McCarthy / Composers: McCarthy
02
Past the Point of Rescue
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
03:21
Writer: Hanly / Composers: Hanly
03
I Will Be There
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:20
Writer: Brady - O'Kane / Composers: Brady - O'Kane
04
Sonny
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:10
Writer: Hynes / Composers: Hynes
05
Carolina Rua
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
02:33
Writer: Thom Moore / Composers: Thom Moore
06
Bright Blue Rose
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:00
Writer: McCarthy / Composers: McCarthy
07
Land of Love
Mary Black
Twenty Five Years-Twenty Five Songs
04:09
Writer: Brazil / Composers: Brazil
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Full Tide
Curb Records, Inc.
21-10-2005
Full Tide
01
The Land Of Love
Mary Black
Full Tide
04:09
02
Lay Down Your Weary Tune
Mary Black
Full Tide
03:29
03
Your Love
Mary Black
Full Tide
04:57
04
Don't Let Me Come Home A Stranger
Mary Black
Full Tide
03:54
05
The Real You
Mary Black
Full Tide
05:06
06
Stand Up
Mary Black
Full Tide
04:20
07
Full Moon
Mary Black
Full Tide
04:19
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The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
Curb Records, Inc.
23-10-2001
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
01
Turning Away
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
04:52
02
Still Believing
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:41
03
One & Only
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
04:02
04
Wonder Child
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:56
05
Don't Say OK
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:53
06
Wildest Dreams
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:42
07
Dimming Of The Day
Mary Black
The Best Of Mary Black, Volume 2
03:40
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Speaking With The Angel
Curb Records, Inc.
01-01-1999
Speaking With The Angel
01
Turning Away
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
04:52
02
Cut By Wire
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
04:27
03
Don't Say Okay
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
03:54
04
Bless The Road
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
03:43
05
Broken Wings
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
05:00
06
Fall At Your Feet
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
03:36
07
Message Of Love
Mary Black
Speaking With The Angel
04:04
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Song for Ireland
1998 Gifthorse Records
01-01-1998
Song for Ireland
01
Loving Hannah
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
05:00
02
Lea Boy's Lassie
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
02:32
03
Schools Days Over
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
02:57
04
Men of Worth
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
03:59
05
Both Sides the Tweed
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
04:39
06
Colcannon
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
02:25
07
The Shadow
Mary Black
Song for Ireland
03:38
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Shine
Curb Records, Inc.
18-03-1997
Shine
01
Shine
Mary Black
Shine
04:40
02
One And Only
Mary Black
Shine
04:03
03
Almost Gone
Mary Black
Shine
03:37
04
Nobody Lives Without Love
Mary Black
Shine
05:08
05
I Misunderstood
Mary Black
Shine
03:50
06
Trespass Shoes
Mary Black
Shine
05:24
07
I Will Be There
Mary Black
Shine
04:24
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Looking Back
Curb Records, Inc.
13-03-1995
Looking Back
01
Soul Sister
Mary Black
Looking Back
04:19
02
No Frontiers
Mary Black
Looking Back
03:57
03
Summer Sent You
Mary Black
Looking Back
03:54
04
Columbus
Mary Black
Looking Back
05:12
05
Adam At The Window
Mary Black
Looking Back
04:12
06
Bright Blue Rose
Mary Black
Looking Back
04:00
07
Looking Forward
Mary Black
Looking Back
03:32
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Circus
Curb Records, Inc.
01-01-1995
Circus
01
The Circus
Mary Black
Circus
04:10
02
In A Dream
Mary Black
Circus
03:39
03
The Moon & St. Christopher
Mary Black
Circus
04:07
04
Wonder Child
Mary Black
Circus
03:59
05
All That Hammering
Mary Black
Circus
03:06
06
Donegal Breeze
Mary Black
Circus
04:42
07
A Stone's Throw From The Soul
Mary Black
Circus
03:16
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The Holy Ground
1993 Gifthorse Records
01-01-1993
The Holy Ground
01
Summer Sent You
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
04:01
02
Flesh and Blood
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
03:31
03
The Loving Time
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
04:26
04
Golden Thread
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
04:08
05
The Holy Ground - Trad
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
04:30
06
Treasure Island
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
03:15
07
The Holy Ground
Mary Black
The Holy Ground
03:24
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The Collection
â„— 1992 3ú Records
01-01-1992
The Collection
01
The Moon & St. Christopher
Mary Black
The Collection
04:07
Composers: Mary Chapin Carpenter
02
No Frontiers
Mary Black
The Collection
03:59
Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
03
Babes in the Wood
Mary Black
The Collection
04:15
Composers: Noel brazil
04
Carolina Rua
Mary Black
The Collection
02:35
Composers: Thom Moore
05
Katie
Mary Black
The Collection
03:47
Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
06
Columbus
Mary Black
The Collection
05:17
Composers: Noel brazil
07
Adam At the Window
Mary Black
The Collection
04:16
Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
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Babes in the Wood
1991 Gifthorse Records
01-01-1991
Babes in the Wood
01
Still Believing
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
03:43
02
Bright Blue Rose
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:03
03
Golden Mile
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:16
04
Babes in the Wood
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:14
05
The Thorn Upon The Rose
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:46
06
Brand New Star
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
02:34
07
Prayer for Love
Mary Black
Babes in the Wood
04:34
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No Frontiers
â„— 1989 Dara Records
01-01-1989
No Frontiers
01
No Frontiers
Mary Black
No Frontiers
04:03
Writer: Jimmy Mccarthy / Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
02
Past the Point of Rescue
Mary Black
No Frontiers
03:18
Writer: Mick Hanley / Composers: Mick Hanley
03
The Shadow
Mary Black
No Frontiers
03:39
Writer: Donagh Long / Composers: Donagh Long
04
Carolina Rua
Mary Black
No Frontiers
02:39
Writer: Thom Moore / Composers: Thom Moore
05
Shuffle of the Buckled
Mary Black
No Frontiers
02:39
Writer: Jimmy Mccarthy / Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
06
Columbus
Mary Black
No Frontiers
05:23
Writer: Noel brazil / Composers: Noel brazil
07
Another Day
Mary Black
No Frontiers
03:54
Writer: Jimmy Mccarthy / Composers: Jimmy Mccarthy
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