It's with much pleasure that Mary Greene and Noel Shine return to Mary's old stomping ground near Dunmore East to play AGGIE'S

"Mary Greene - A songwriter like no other." Sheelagh Dempsey, RTE Radio 1."Beautiful title track "Sweet Like Summer Rains. They draw on Folk, Country and Americana traditions but they always sound entirely themselves. They've been long-respected figures on the Irish music scene. There's a lovely warmth and ease to their music that comes from a lifetime spent writing and singing. " Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, RTE Folk on OneGREENE AND SHINE BIO Noel Shine and Mary Greene have long been an important element of the national Folk and Americana scene. From Noel's role as one of the founders of Cork Folk Festival, right through to the couple's work alongside their daughter Ellie as RTE Folk Awards nominated band Greenshine, Noel and Mary have been a constant in the musical firmament. Mary is the curator of the annual 'GALS AT PLAY' concert at Cork Folk Festival, a project conceived by Mary to feature the outstanding female music creators in the country. Greene and Shine's music straddles the boundaries of Folk, Indie & Americana. They have recorded, produced and promoted their music from their home studio in County Cork for many years, and their music has earned them huge national & international airplay. Noel is a wonderful multi-instrumentalist and Mary's songwriting has propelled them to the very top of the RTE Radio 1 playlist on several occasions most notably with her song 'The Girl in the Lavender Dress' which went on to be 2nd most played Irish track in the year of its release. 'The Girl in the Lavender Dress' rested at the #1 spot on the chart for many weeks. Mary's solo album of original songs 'Sea of Hearts' garnered 8/10 in Hot Press. This latest album 'LIKE SWEET SUMMER RAINS' consists of 6 original tracks including one instrumental, one Traditional American folk song and 3 covers of Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan and Jessie Winchester lesser known tracks. 'The Night They Laid Me Out' and 'Mo Chuisle Mo Chroi' a re deeply personal, the former is a true tale of the supernatural that happened In Mary's family and is told from the point of view of her deceased brother and the latter was inspired by a photo of Mary with her late father on the morning of her wedding. Several advance singles including Dylan's 'Man In The Long Black Coat' and the instrumental 'Dear Little Snowdrop' have received much airplay on stations all over Ireland including RTE and BBC Ulster, and internationally as far afield as the UK & US National Public Radio stations. New tracks gathering momentum since the album release include 'Mo Chuisle Mo Chroí', 'Like Sweet Summer Rains', and 'I've Rambled This Country' all of which gained nationwide airplay. Between them, Noel and Mary have lent their talents to the recordings of Republic of Loose, Christy Moore, Mick Hanly, Frances Black and John Spillane amongst many others, and opened several times for Mary Black on her farewell tour.

Early feedback re MO CHUISLE.. and the album in general:5 FOR YOUR RADAR - IRISH EXAMINER, Arts & CultureALBUM OF THE WEEK, CEOL ANOCHT, KCLR96fmALBUM OF THE WEEK, 'Jean Curran's Private Collection', HIGHLAND RADIOALBUM OF THE WEEK, Paul Cullen 'On the Éire', HITS RADIO IRELAND.ALBUM OF THE WEEK, David Dee Moore, FOLK FRIDAY RADIO"Oh. that's beautiful. V hypnotic. Meditative. The keys Are magic. Its up there with your best. Excellent." Cormac O Caoimh, songwriter."I have given the album 7 consecutive spins, and absolutely love it," Oliver P Sweeney, Ex Hot Press and Fatea reviews."Beautiful album! I’ve listened twice. Really like Mo Chuisle Mo Chroi. Congratulations." Fintan Hanley, songwriter."Your songwriting is both emotive & capitivating. It's so relatable," Concert attendee

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