Mary Flower

For the member of the Illinois House of Representatives, see Mary E. Flowers.
Mary Flower
OriginDelphi, Indiana, United States
GenresBlues, folk
InstrumentsVocals, guitar
Years active1970–present
LabelsYellow Dog Records
Bluesette Music, Buffalo
Websitemaryflower.com

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]

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.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference All Music Guide article was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Player Spotlight: Mary Flower". 2006-08-01. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  3. ^ "Happenings". 2001-08-01. Retrieved 2010-04-30.
  4. ^ Luciana Lopez (2007-05-07). "Blues Fest: Mary Flower". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  5. ^ "National Fingerpicking Championship". Archived from the original on 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
  6. ^ Donna Kimura (2005). "Featured Artist: Mary Flower". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  7. ^ "Mary Flower Amazon Search". Amazon. 2009-08-04. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  8. ^ "The Hit List". 1997-04-01. Retrieved 2010-04-30.