Mean Mary
North Street Cabaret 610 North St., Madison, Wisconsin 53704
Johnny Giles
Mean Mary with a banjo and guitar.
Mean Mary
Mary James picked up the nickname Mean Mary all the way back at age 6, after the first song she wrote (with mom Jean) and recorded, “Mean Mary from Alabam,” got some media attention. Since then, James has been building a life in entertainment as a singer and multi-instrumentalist, actor, and novelist (again often collaborating with mom). Mean Mary’s most recent album, Portrait of a Woman, Part 1, showcases a set of original songs most often anchored by James' banjo — which will also be the focus during this solo Sugar Maple Concert Series show.