I haven't written in a while...so I figured I should correct that.
I have nothing new to add really, minus the fact that I still haven't heard anything about the Taylor Guitar's Competition...I'll post when I do.
Also I'm playing at World Cafe Live next week (Thursday) Downstairs at 7pm which will be a lot of fun - first show of my 25th year! (My birthday is Tuesday and I'll be kissing my first quarter century goodbye)
:)
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
No I want to say more...
Okay I lied.
I went for a walk tonight along Kelly Drive after watching my brother's ball game in Fairmount Park...it is a BEAUTIFUL night and was just a perfect time to walk around. It was nice to have a night to take a stroll with my Mom and just enjoy our surroundings.
Beautiful weather, family and Philadelphia...it doesn't get much better than that!
I love love love it.
(And that picture was taken a few months ago...but still, you get the point)
:)
I went for a walk tonight along Kelly Drive after watching my brother's ball game in Fairmount Park...it is a BEAUTIFUL night and was just a perfect time to walk around. It was nice to have a night to take a stroll with my Mom and just enjoy our surroundings.
Beautiful weather, family and Philadelphia...it doesn't get much better than that!
I love love love it.
(And that picture was taken a few months ago...but still, you get the point)
:)
Monday, August 10, 2009
Thank you! Number 2! Keep Going!
First of all, thank you so much to everyone who started voting immediately and launched me so high in the rankings. There are 1,792 artists competing and I am currently ranked #2!!
So please keep voting - we have until August 31st (it's a long time, I know) and I'm pretty sure they're counting on people losing interest, etc, so let's keep it going!
http://testdrive.taylorguitars.com/BandProfile.aspx?c=8419&p=325
Thank you so much for your dedication and help!!
- Mary
PS - Shows this week...
Tuesday evening online radio interview at 7:30 est...
www.voltaradio.com
Wednesday evening in Trenton! (Katmandu, 8pm)
Saturday evening in Philly (just added!) - Fergie's Pub, 9pm
So please keep voting - we have until August 31st (it's a long time, I know) and I'm pretty sure they're counting on people losing interest, etc, so let's keep it going!
http://testdrive.taylorguitars.com/BandProfile.aspx?c=8419&p=325
Thank you so much for your dedication and help!!
- Mary
PS - Shows this week...
Tuesday evening online radio interview at 7:30 est...
www.voltaradio.com
Wednesday evening in Trenton! (Katmandu, 8pm)
Saturday evening in Philly (just added!) - Fergie's Pub, 9pm
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
I NEED YOUR VOTES!!
Okay everyone, so here's the story...
I'm up to win Taylor Guitars and Elixir Strings' Artist of the Year for 2009...which comes with a range of prizes and studio time....
AND I NEED YOUR VOTES!!
The voting goes until August 31st and you can vote once a day every day...so if you can put a reminder in your calendar/phone/iPod/iPhone/Blackberry/etc that says "VOTE FOR MARY" every day...you can help me win!!
(By the way, there are 1,792 artists in the competition, and I am currently #12 - help me get to the top 5 to go on to round two!!)
http://TestDrive.TaylorGuitars.com/BandProfile.aspx?c=8419&p=325
Did I mention my eternal gratitude??
Thank you!!
I'm up to win Taylor Guitars and Elixir Strings' Artist of the Year for 2009...which comes with a range of prizes and studio time....
AND I NEED YOUR VOTES!!
The voting goes until August 31st and you can vote once a day every day...so if you can put a reminder in your calendar/phone/iPod/iPhone/Blackberry/etc that says "VOTE FOR MARY" every day...you can help me win!!
(By the way, there are 1,792 artists in the competition, and I am currently #12 - help me get to the top 5 to go on to round two!!)
http://TestDrive.TaylorGuitars.com/BandProfile.aspx?c=8419&p=325
Did I mention my eternal gratitude??
Thank you!!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Billy Joel/Elton John!!
So it has officially been way too long since the last time I posted on here - over a month, in fact - shameful!
I don't have too much to catch you up on minus a few great shows I had in New Jersey (one was the Cool Vibes Acoustic Diner show at Katmandu in Trenton, the other the Barrington Coffee House in Barrington...I'm sure I've played others but I'm drawing a blank...)
The 4th of July was awesome because I just love celebrating that holiday - nothing like time with your family, a bbq, ice cream and fireworks!
THIS week is going to be great for the following three reasons.
1. Billy Joel
2. Elton John
3. Six Flags
The first two are the musicians I'LL be seeing in concert this week, and the third is the location of my own show!
I'm TOTALLY psyched to see these two legends in concert (again! I saw them back in 2000, I believe? Whenever the last "Face to Face" tour was) - it is going to be amazing!
And Friday I'm playing at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ (New Jersey has been seeing a lot of Mary Scholz this summer!)
I have three half an hour sets throughout the day - come out and ride coasters with me afterwords!
I'll leave you with these videos....
(Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant)
(Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom)
(Mary Scholz - Philadelphia Nights)
I don't have too much to catch you up on minus a few great shows I had in New Jersey (one was the Cool Vibes Acoustic Diner show at Katmandu in Trenton, the other the Barrington Coffee House in Barrington...I'm sure I've played others but I'm drawing a blank...)
The 4th of July was awesome because I just love celebrating that holiday - nothing like time with your family, a bbq, ice cream and fireworks!
THIS week is going to be great for the following three reasons.
1. Billy Joel
2. Elton John
3. Six Flags
The first two are the musicians I'LL be seeing in concert this week, and the third is the location of my own show!
I'm TOTALLY psyched to see these two legends in concert (again! I saw them back in 2000, I believe? Whenever the last "Face to Face" tour was) - it is going to be amazing!
And Friday I'm playing at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ (New Jersey has been seeing a lot of Mary Scholz this summer!)
I have three half an hour sets throughout the day - come out and ride coasters with me afterwords!
I'll leave you with these videos....
(Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant)
(Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom)
(Mary Scholz - Philadelphia Nights)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Monday, June 1, 2009
2nd Street Annie's
Well, Saturday marked the official end of my tour - although I'll still be playing plenty of shows over the summer.
2nd Street Annie's was so much fun to play - thanks largely to those who joined me on stage (Jacob Mathew, Nathan Terry and Ryan Mackin), as well as the awesome audience!
Here are some rehearsal and performance pictures.
After the show was over, I did a couple of songs cabaret-style with the pianist, Scott, who was on after me.
Very fun :)
And here's a video of our super-speedy version of "The Best of Life"
Enjoy!
2nd Street Annie's was so much fun to play - thanks largely to those who joined me on stage (Jacob Mathew, Nathan Terry and Ryan Mackin), as well as the awesome audience!
Here are some rehearsal and performance pictures.
After the show was over, I did a couple of songs cabaret-style with the pianist, Scott, who was on after me.
Very fun :)
And here's a video of our super-speedy version of "The Best of Life"
Enjoy!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Home Sweet Home!
Well, it's official - I'm back in the City of Brotherly Love!
I have had an amazing time on my trip, but I'm so excited to be back!
I love love love this city!
Okay so my official end of tour is tomorrow's show at 2nd Street Annie's....I hope to see all of you Phillies there!!
Thanks so much for keeping up with my travels by reading the blog - I'll continue to post about my travels and happenings in the music world of Mary - so keep checking back!
May 30 (Saturday): 5:30pm
2nd Street Annie's
628 N. Front Street (Front and Fairmount Ave)
Philadelphia, PA 19123
with special guest Jacob Mathew and more (plus full band!)!
21+
I have had an amazing time on my trip, but I'm so excited to be back!
I love love love this city!
Okay so my official end of tour is tomorrow's show at 2nd Street Annie's....I hope to see all of you Phillies there!!
Thanks so much for keeping up with my travels by reading the blog - I'll continue to post about my travels and happenings in the music world of Mary - so keep checking back!
May 30 (Saturday): 5:30pm
2nd Street Annie's
628 N. Front Street (Front and Fairmount Ave)
Philadelphia, PA 19123
with special guest Jacob Mathew and more (plus full band!)!
21+
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Onwards through Pennsylvania...
I was up early Wednesday morning and back on the road, this time heading for Harrisburg - it was time to visit my extended family!
Pennsylvania really is a beautiful state to drive through - lots of farms and mountains and overall pretty scenery.
Wednesday was particularly foggy, which made this very cool looking.
I spent the day visiting with my sister, grandfather, goddaughter, aunts and uncles, cousins and this super cute new puppy.
Pennsylvania really is a beautiful state to drive through - lots of farms and mountains and overall pretty scenery.
Wednesday was particularly foggy, which made this very cool looking.
I spent the day visiting with my sister, grandfather, goddaughter, aunts and uncles, cousins and this super cute new puppy.
Monday, May 25, 2009
To Pittsburgh!
Yesterday's partially rainy, partially beautiful sunny ride...KY, OH, WV and PA...
The side of this "monster truck" read "Budget Off-Road"
Driving over the bridge from Ohio into West Virginia...and then we quickly crossed into PA.
Nick joined me for this leg of the driving - he flew in to Louisville for the weekend, and then we drove to Pittsburgh, where he just barely caught his flight back to Philly...whew!
I surprised myself by breathing a sigh of relief when we crossed into Pennsylvania - I have been having such a wonderful time visiting different cities in different states, but I love PA and I think I was just happy to know that I made it back in one piece! But I'm not quite home yet!Tonight's Show:
Your Inner Vagabond; 8pm
4130 Butler Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15201
all ages!
Memorial Day
Today was my Memorial Day...tomorrow I'll be making my way to Pittsburgh, so I did my relaxing at bbqing today with family in Kentucky.
In leu of a story or pictures, here's a video from my cd release back in October.
(Thanks Hil ;)
In leu of a story or pictures, here's a video from my cd release back in October.
(Thanks Hil ;)
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Derby City Espresso For Real!
Yesterday Nick flew in to Louisville to spend the long weekend and got to enjoy the set-back of THIS stop.
After picking him up from the airport we decided to stop at Dairy Queen to get some ice cream.
I'm not quite sure what happened, but I turned off the car, got out, locked and shut the door.....aaaaaand there were my keys, on the other side of the window, sitting comfortably on my seat. I knew it immediately after starting to swing the door shut but it was too late. It happened so fast!
It was the best set-back I'd had, however. We called AAA and went inside to sit in the air conditioning and enjoy some ice cream while we waited. It was the first time I'd ever locked my keys in the car, but I couldn't have picked a better place to do it.
Nick's extended family lives here in Louisville, so we got to visit at dinner and then they came out to the show at Derby City Espresso. It was a neat place with a lot of very cool artwork, and the two local musicians, Jamie Barnes and Brooks Ritter were very welcoming and happy to have me and another out-of-towner, Mike Griffin, at the shop.
After picking him up from the airport we decided to stop at Dairy Queen to get some ice cream.
I'm not quite sure what happened, but I turned off the car, got out, locked and shut the door.....aaaaaand there were my keys, on the other side of the window, sitting comfortably on my seat. I knew it immediately after starting to swing the door shut but it was too late. It happened so fast!
It was the best set-back I'd had, however. We called AAA and went inside to sit in the air conditioning and enjoy some ice cream while we waited. It was the first time I'd ever locked my keys in the car, but I couldn't have picked a better place to do it.
Nick's extended family lives here in Louisville, so we got to visit at dinner and then they came out to the show at Derby City Espresso. It was a neat place with a lot of very cool artwork, and the two local musicians, Jamie Barnes and Brooks Ritter were very welcoming and happy to have me and another out-of-towner, Mike Griffin, at the shop.
Derby City Espresso
Great show at a great coffee house tonight - blog and photos to follow tomorrow!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Nashville!
I woke up today, put on my drivin' dress (that's right, I have a specified outfit for long drives...it's a strapless sundress - can't be getting funny tan lines from my extended time behind the wheel!) and was on my way to Nashville.
First of all, it amuses me the way that scenery almost instantly changes as you cross state lines. That's one thing I've found about the south - each state is extremely distinct in it's landscape (similar to a point, but you know what I mean.) One minute you're riding past the red clay dirt in Georgia, and all of a sudden you're going through the rolling hills of Tennessee.
It was a BEAUTIFUL ride.
Today was a day of many firsts for me - the most obvious one being that it was my first time in Tennessee (minus an hour layover in the airport once...I don't count that.)
Another was as soon as I passed this sign that said "Tennessee Welcomes You," there was a sign that said "Now entering Central Time Zone." I've never seen a sign like that before! I've been in plenty of other time zones, but I've never "crossed over" so officially.
The road took me back into Georgia for a little while and into Tennessee again - all the while everything in my eyesight was just beautiful green, expansive hills. Oh and also a good number of firework warehouses.
After some slight confusion I made my way to the Grand Ole Opry!
I had just missed getting into the tour, so I went for a tour of the museum and waited around for the last tour of the day.
It was a good thing though, because since it was the late afternoon, they were having rehearsal for that evening's performance and I got to hear some great music!
We went backstage AND onstage.
We also had a chance running in with The Whites, who were performing tonight, as well as Larry Gatlin, the Opry's host.
After the tour I went downtown to get some food and to catch some live music before I made my way to Kentucky.
I accidently parked on the same street as the Ryman Auditorium, the original host of the Grand Ole Opry, so I got to see that too!
After getting dinner it was time for me to sit back and enjoy some excellent music - there were performances in every bar and you could hear the honky-tonk all the way up the street! (Which, by the way, was lined with all kinds of people, heavy on the cowboy hats.) It was way fun.
Nashville's definitely my kind of town. :)
First of all, it amuses me the way that scenery almost instantly changes as you cross state lines. That's one thing I've found about the south - each state is extremely distinct in it's landscape (similar to a point, but you know what I mean.) One minute you're riding past the red clay dirt in Georgia, and all of a sudden you're going through the rolling hills of Tennessee.
It was a BEAUTIFUL ride.
Today was a day of many firsts for me - the most obvious one being that it was my first time in Tennessee (minus an hour layover in the airport once...I don't count that.)
Another was as soon as I passed this sign that said "Tennessee Welcomes You," there was a sign that said "Now entering Central Time Zone." I've never seen a sign like that before! I've been in plenty of other time zones, but I've never "crossed over" so officially.
The road took me back into Georgia for a little while and into Tennessee again - all the while everything in my eyesight was just beautiful green, expansive hills. Oh and also a good number of firework warehouses.
After some slight confusion I made my way to the Grand Ole Opry!
I had just missed getting into the tour, so I went for a tour of the museum and waited around for the last tour of the day.
It was a good thing though, because since it was the late afternoon, they were having rehearsal for that evening's performance and I got to hear some great music!
We went backstage AND onstage.
We also had a chance running in with The Whites, who were performing tonight, as well as Larry Gatlin, the Opry's host.
After the tour I went downtown to get some food and to catch some live music before I made my way to Kentucky.
I accidently parked on the same street as the Ryman Auditorium, the original host of the Grand Ole Opry, so I got to see that too!
After getting dinner it was time for me to sit back and enjoy some excellent music - there were performances in every bar and you could hear the honky-tonk all the way up the street! (Which, by the way, was lined with all kinds of people, heavy on the cowboy hats.) It was way fun.
Nashville's definitely my kind of town. :)
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