For the member of the Illinois House of Representatives, see Mary E. Flowers.
Mary Flower is an American musician and music educator[2][3] on the independent Yellow Dog Records label. A blues and ragtimefingerstyle guitarist and vocalist, she combines intricate syncopated Piedmont style fingerpicking with lap-slide guitar.[4]
Flower grew up in a musical family and first performed as a high schooler in her hometown of Delphi, Indiana. In the early 1970s, after attending a concert by Delta transplant Yank Rachell, an acclaimed singer/mandolinist/guitarist, Flower was inspired to deepen her pursuit of blues music, and began in earnest her decades long musical career.
She made connections with talented musicians early on, introducing Caroline Peyton to the music scene in Bloomington, Indiana. Peyton would go on to a successful career as a solo musician and a Disney vocalist for several productions.
In 1972 Flower moved to Denver, accompanied by friend Randy Handley. Here she teamed up with country-folk singer-songwriter Katy Moffatt and ventured out for several successful tours with her on the National College Coffeehouse Circuit. Her skills garnered her a fellowship from the Colorado Council on Arts and Humanities.[9]
While raising a family in Denver she developed a strong regional following, worked closely with future Prairie Home Companion regular Pat Donohue, and founded the loosely organized band Mother Folkers.[1]
Teaching others has been a consistent trend in Flower's career. She developed the core classes at the Swallow Hill School of Music and was a teacher there from 1990 to 2004. Nationally she's been part of the Blues in Schools program, developed five instructional DVDs, and teaches workshops at many festivals where she also performs. In 2010 she heads up guitar week at the Augusta Heritage Center.[11]
Awardsedit
Won
2010: Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Acoustic Song winner for "Slow Lane to Glory"[12]
2003: National Finger Style Guitar Championship – Mary Flower – Third place (Finalist)
2000: National Finger Style Guitar Championship – Mary Flower – Third place (Finalist)[13]
1987: Best Folkie in Denver from the Best of Westword (three time winner)[14]
Nominated
Independent Music Awards – Acoustic Song of the Year (2009) – Slow Lane to Glory from "Bridges"[15]
^"Tim Easton, Vienna Teng, Spinnerette, Cooper Boone, Alaska In Winter and Danielia Cotton Among Those Honored By Music Fans". Retrieved 2017-12-27.
^. Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
^"Best of Westword Winners From 1987". 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
^"9th Annual Independent Music Awards". Retrieved 2010-04-30.
^. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on December 25, 2010. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
^. 2009-06-10. Archived from the original on 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
External linksedit
Official Mary Flower website
Yellow Dog Records website
December 18, 2023
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For the member of the Illinois House of Representatives see Mary E Flowers Mary Flower is an American musician and music educator 2 3 on the independent Yellow Dog Records label A blues and ragtime fingerstyle guitarist and vocalist she combines intricate syncopated Piedmont style fingerpicking with lap slide guitar 4 Mary FlowerOriginDelphi Indiana United StatesGenresBlues folkInstrumentsVocals guitarYears active1970 presentLabelsYellow Dog RecordsBluesette MusicWebsitemaryflower com In 2000 and 2003 Flower placed in the top three at the National Finger Style Guitar Championship the only female to do this twice for guitar 5 She s performed with Jorma Kaukonen guitarist songwriter Pat Donohue Hot Rize founder Tim O Brien singer Mollie O Brien guitarist songwriter Geoff Muldaur and the Campbell Brothers 6 As a songwriter arranger and educator she has several musical and instructional releases to her credit 7 8 She is currently based in Portland Oregon United States Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life music career 1 2 As educator 2 Awards 3 Discography 3 1 Albums 3 2 Instructional 4 References 5 External linksBiography editEarly life music career edit Flower grew up in a musical family and first performed as a high schooler in her hometown of Delphi Indiana In the early 1970s after attending a concert by Delta transplant Yank Rachell an acclaimed singer mandolinist guitarist Flower was inspired to deepen her pursuit of blues music and began in earnest her decades long musical career She made connections with talented musicians early on introducing Caroline Peyton to the music scene in Bloomington Indiana Peyton would go on to a successful career as a solo musician and a Disney vocalist for several productions In 1972 Flower moved to Denver accompanied by friend Randy Handley Here she teamed up with country folk singer songwriter Katy Moffatt and ventured out for several successful tours with her on the National College Coffeehouse Circuit Her skills garnered her a fellowship from the Colorado Council on Arts and Humanities 9 While raising a family in Denver she developed a strong regional following worked closely with future Prairie Home Companion regular Pat Donohue and founded the loosely organized band Mother Folkers 1 After thirty years in Denver in 2004 she moved to Portland OR and was signed soon after to Yellow Dog Records 10 As educator edit Teaching others has been a consistent trend in Flower s career She developed the core classes at the Swallow Hill School of Music and was a teacher there from 1990 to 2004 Nationally she s been part of the Blues in Schools program developed five instructional DVDs and teaches workshops at many festivals where she also performs In 2010 she heads up guitar week at the Augusta Heritage Center 11 Awards editWon2010 Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Acoustic Song winner for Slow Lane to Glory 12 2003 National Finger Style Guitar Championship Mary Flower Third place Finalist 2000 National Finger Style Guitar Championship Mary Flower Third place Finalist 13 1987 Best Folkie in Denver from the Best of Westword three time winner 14 NominatedIndependent Music Awards Acoustic Song of the Year 2009 Slow Lane to Glory from Bridges 15 Blues Music Award nominee for Acoustic Artist of The Year 2008 16 2008 amp 2009 Muddy Awards Best Acoustic Guitar nominee 17 Discography editAlbums edit When My Bluebird Sings Bluesette Records 2014 Misery Loves Company Yellow Dog Records 2011 Bridges Yellow Dog Records 2009 Instrumental Breakdown Yellow Dog Records 2007 Bywater Dance Yellow Dog Records 2005 Ragtime Gal Bluesette Records 2003 Ladyfingers Bluesette Records 2001 Honey from the Comb Time amp Strike 1999 Rosewood amp Steel Bluesette Records 1996 Blues Jubilee Resounding Records 1994 High Heeled Blues w Vicki Taylor Resounding Records 1991 Cookin with Flower Bare Records 1982 Instructional edit Blues Guitar Arrangements 2007 Crash Course in Open Tunings 2007 Fingerstyle Blues in E 2006 Ragtime Guitar 2006 Arrangements in Dropped D Tuning 2006 References edit a b Bruce Eder Mary Flower Biography Retrieved 2009 08 03 Player Spotlight Mary Flower 2006 08 01 Retrieved 2010 04 30 Happenings 2001 08 01 Retrieved 2010 04 30 Luciana Lopez 2007 05 07 Blues Fest Mary Flower Retrieved 2009 08 04 National Fingerpicking Championship Archived from the original on 2009 04 14 Retrieved 2010 01 21 Donna Kimura 2005 Featured Artist Mary Flower Archived from the original on 2008 12 01 Retrieved 2009 08 04 Mary Flower Amazon Search Amazon 2009 08 04 Retrieved 2009 08 04 The Hit List 1997 04 01 Retrieved 2010 04 30 Mary Flower Biography Archived from the original on 2007 07 25 Retrieved 2009 08 28 Jeff Rosenburg 2005 09 28 Mary Flower Bywater Review Retrieved 2009 08 04 2010 Guitar Week Retrieved 2010 01 21 Tim Easton Vienna Teng Spinnerette Cooper Boone Alaska In Winter and Danielia Cotton Among Those Honored By Music Fans Retrieved 2017 12 27 National Finger Style Guitar Championship Archives All Winners Archived from the original on 2009 04 14 Retrieved 2010 01 21 Best of Westword Winners From 1987 2007 11 07 Retrieved 2010 04 10 9th Annual Independent Music Awards Retrieved 2010 04 30 Blues Music Awards 2008 2008 06 01 Archived from the original on December 25 2010 Retrieved 2009 08 04 Muddy Awards 2009 06 10 Archived from the original on 2010 03 30 Retrieved 2010 04 30 External links editOfficial Mary Flower website Yellow Dog Records website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Flower amp oldid 1171951967, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
