Mary Prankster
| Mary Prankster | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Annapolis, Maryland, United States |
| Genres | Cowpunk |
| Years active | 1994–2005 |
| Labels |
Fowl Records Palace Coup Records |
Mary Prankster was the moniker for an American singer-songwriter, primarily associated with Baltimore (now residing in New York), who played a blend of alternative/indie music with frank lyrics. The name is a reference to Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters. After over 1,000 live performances the Mary Prankster character was retired over "Pranksgiving Weekend" (November 25–28, 2005); the woman behind Mary continues to work on other creative projects.
The musicians who have played in her band include Phil "The Machine" Tang, Jon "E. Cakes" Seidman, Dave "E. Rocket" Vergauwen, Mike Lackey, Cord Neal, Matt Collorafice, Terry Klawth, Andy Mabe, Cliff Retallick, Sam McCall and Michael Smith.
Her first radio single was "Tits and Whiskey" from album Blue Skies Over Dundalk (produced by Steve Wright of Wright Way Studios in Baltimore), a 1:40 song which she called "my attempt at writing the most obnoxious song ever", and which contained the word "fuck" thirteen times. This did not stop local radio station WHFS from playing the song daily for several weeks. WHFS also arranged for her to play a free roadside show on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway that was quickly shut down by the police due to the traffic back-ups that it created and landed her a spot opening for They Might Be Giants at a sold-out show in Washington, DC, the singer having been banned from playing clubs in her hometown of Annapolis due to controversial lyrics.
Following the release of Roulette Girl (produced by Rennie Grant and recorded by Steve Wright) she left Fowl Records to create Palace Coup Records (PCR). Roulette Girl was re-released by PCR, while Blue Skies Over Dundalk was combined with the Mata Hari EP and a bonus track to create the album Blue Skies Forever in 2001.
That same year she recorded the "Love Has A Rumble" single with Baltimore Rock-Reggae band Colouring Lesson. The single was released to international and domestic radio stations.
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