Bio

Mary Hood is a rising voice from a digital generation singing about old school themes like loneliness, love, loss, and longing. Influenced by folk, 90s alt rock, midwest emo, punk, and jazz, she is drawn to brutally honest storytelling and dissonant melodies. Drawing inspiration from songwriters and bands like Big Thief, Fiona Apple, Elliott Smith, and Talking heads, she captures difficult emotions and specific life events in vivid detail, with a raw, ethereal voice and fingerstyle guitar. Her music has an ability to bring you to the present, while yearning for the past. Mary’s band members include Chris Curtin, Brian Hart, and Billy Coughlin.

 

Mary resides in Brooklyn, NY but has performed throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond. Mary performed at Pleasantville Music Festival in summer of 2017, her name in the line up with well known artists Suzanne Vega, Blues Traveler, and Living Colour. She has also performed at other festivals and venues in the Hudson Valley area and New York City, including O+ Festival, Newburgh Illuminated Festival, The Bitter End, and the Towne Crier. 

Mary’s hypnotic sound captivates an audience while her unique fingerpicking weaves through each lyric, creating a musical storyline all its own.

Photo by Jayleen Perez