Mary O'Hara, Date of Birth

    

Mary O'Hara

Irish soprano, harpist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1935

Profession: singer, harpist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Mary O'Hara

  • Mary O'Hara (born 12 May 1935) is an Irish soprano and harpist from County Sligo.
  • She gained attention on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
  • Her recordings of that period influenced a generation of Irish female singers who credit O'Hara with influencing their style, among them Carmel Quinn, Mary Black, and Moya Brennan.
  • In his autobiography Memoirs of an Irish Troubadour (2002), Liam Clancy wrote how her music inspired and influenced him and others of the Folk Revival period.

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