Mary Fahl

{{short description|American singer, songwriter and actress (born 1958)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox musical artist |image= Mary Fahl performing.jpg |name = Mary Fahl |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Mary Faldermeyer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|7|1}} |origin =Rockland County, NY, U.S. |genre = Adult Contemporary music, folk, world |occupation = Singer, songwriter, guitarist, actress |years_active = 1990–1996 (group) 2001–present (solo) 2003–present (acting) |label = Epic Sony Classical V2 |website = [http://www.maryfahl.com MaryFahl.com] }}

'''Mary Fahl''' (born '''Mary Faldermeyer''', July 1, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter and actress known for her work with October Project in the mid-1990s. Subsequently she became known for her solo singing and acting career. She released an EP ''Lenses of Contact'' in 2001,<ref name="journalnew"/> and a full album ''The Other Side of Time'' in 2003 on Sony Classical.<ref name="buckscounty"/> ''From the Dark Side of the Moon'', was released on May 10, 2011.<ref name="doyle"/> She teamed up with producer John Lissauer, who also produced Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," for her fifth full-length album, ''Love & Gravity'', released in 2014. She released ''Can't Get it out of My Head'', an album of covers, in 2022.<ref name=fingerlakes/>

Her music has been featured in the film ''Gods and Generals'', as well as the film version of the play ''The Guys''.<ref name="voiceofamerica"/> She also wrote the theme song, "Exiles: The Wolves of Midwinter," for the audiobook version of Anne Rice's novel ''The Wolves of Midwinter'', which was released on Oct. 15. 2013.

==Early life, education== Mary Fahl was born Mary Faldermeyer in Rockland County, New York on July 1, 1958.<ref name="mulero"/> She was raised in a large Irish/German<ref name="unknown"/> family in Stony Point, New York;<ref name="journalnew"/> Fahl has stated that as a child she used to sing along with her older sibling's records to practice her voice. She formed her first makeshift recording studio in the household bathroom.<ref name="washtimes"/> She attended Albertus Magnus High School, and graduated from North Rockland High School.<ref name="journalnew"/> She later attended McGill University to study medieval literature.<ref name="buckscounty"/>

After graduating, Fahl and her sister left the United States to spend 1½ years in Europe; she said that she received an "informal graduate degree in music" by checking out vinyl records at a library in the Netherlands and listening to and analyzing them.<ref name="mulero"/><ref name="unknown"/><ref name=electricreview/> She also earned money by house-sitting and singing in cafes.<ref name="washtimes"/>

==October Project== {{main|October Project}} In 1990, Fahl briefly considered attending a post-grad pre-med program at Columbia University.<ref name="unknown"/><ref name=electricreview/> Upon returning to New York City, she was introduced to lyricist Julie Flanders by a friend.<ref name=usatoday/> Flanders introduced Fahl to Flanders' collaborator and boyfriend Emil Adler, a composer.<ref name="latimes"/> Together with guitarist Dave Sabatino they formed the early incarnation of the band October Project, with Fahl handling lead vocals.<ref name=electricreview/> Fahl stated they "rehearsed forever, a year and a half sort of finding where we were." They soon added vocalist Marina Belica and began touring the coffee house scene with their original music, eventually releasing their self-titled debut in 1993 on Epic Records. They released a second full album, ''Falling Farther In'', in 1995 on Epic, and the album made it to the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="washtimes"/> The group toured with acts such as Sarah McLachlan and Crash Test Dummies.<ref name="journalnew"/> The group disbanded in 1996,<ref name=electricreview/> reforming in 2001 with Belica (lead vocals), Flanders and Adler.

While she was the lead singer of the October Project, the media occasionally depicted Fahl as "a goddess of Goth, a figure admired by followers of the vampire movement."<ref name="unknown"/> Fahl, however, has stated she does not identify as Goth. She has theorized that because she had little money at the time, leaving her unable to afford any more than one black dress, and chiefly wore that one black dress to all her public appearances, the media misinterpreted her image.<ref name="unknown"/>

==Commercial work== After leaving October Project, Fahl spent time earning a living by working in the commercial world. She has also voiced spots for Audi, Crystal Light, Russell Athletic, and Fisher-Price.<ref name="washtimes"/><ref name="dailynews"/>

==Solo career== After leaving October Project, Fahl embarked on a solo career.<ref name="citypaper"/> As a solo artist, she writes her own songs, usually in collaboration with other musicians.<ref name="electricreview"/>

===''Lenses of Contact'' (2001)=== Fahl released an EP, ''Lenses of Contact'', in early<ref name="weekendmagazine"/> 2000 for Rough Mix Records.<ref name="lexington"/><ref name="billboardreview"/> It featured four songs: "Raging Child", "Paolo", "Meant to Say", and "Redemption";<ref name="allmusicguide"/> the title of the EP came from a line in "Paolo".<ref name="allmusiclensesofcontact"/> The EP contained elements of folk music, rock 'n' roll, and pop. Jeffrey Lesser, a producer/engineer who has previously worked with Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell, Lou Reed, and The Chieftains, produced the EP.<ref name="journalnew"/><ref name="mulero"/> She toured to promote the EP backed a by a five-piece band of rock musicians.<ref name="billboardreview"/> Many of the members of her newly formed backing band later became the band Ollabelle.<ref>{{Cite web |last=narrowsadmin |date=2010-02-09 |title=Mary Fahl - Narrows Center for the Arts |url=https://www.narrowscenter.org/mary-fahl/ |access-date=2022-03-08 |website=www.narrowscenter.org |language=en-US}}</ref>

;Reviews The EP was released to favorable reviews. Allmusic gave it 4½ out of 5 stars. They compared her to Mitchell and Judy Collins, although noting that she belted more than Mitchell, and concluded, "This promising solo debut demonstrates that Fahl is a very spiritual and moving storyteller in her own right."<ref name="allmusiclensesofcontact"/>

In a live review of a ''Lenses of Contact'' show, ''Billboard'' stated "while her former band was sometimes categorized as new age, progressive, or art rock because of its classical leanings, the solo Fahl has her feet firmly planted in classic rock, pop, and folk terrain."<ref name="billboardreview"/>

The ''New York Press'' wrote the EP "makes us embarrassed for both the mincing stampede of girl singers on the charts and for Fahl herself, who actually cares enough to sing, literally, from her guts, while daringly carving every phrase into dizzying terrain."<ref name="newyorkpress"/>

===''The Other Side of Time'' (2003)=== Shortly after 9/11, Fahl auditioned with a compilation of demo material for executives at Sony Classical in New York,<ref name="mulero"/> including Peter Gelb.<ref name="dailynews"/> She earned an album contract, and after several months working on material in studio, released her first full-length album in winter 2003.<ref name="mulero"/><ref name="oakpark"/> ''The Other Side of Time'' had 14 songs in all (three of which were originally featured on ''Lenses of Contact''). She shares writing credits on 12 of the 14 tracks on album.<ref name="saltlake"/> It was again produced and engineered by Jeffrey Lesser, formerly responsible for her EP.<ref name="mulero"/> Fahl toured across the country in support of the album's release.<ref name="buckscounty"/>

Two songs on the album featured prominently on soundtracks. "Going Home" was written by Fahl<ref name="blboardtwo"/> to appear in the opening of the Civil War film ''Gods and Generals''.<ref name="dailynews"/> The album's closing track, Fahl's version of the traditional Irish tune "The Dawning of the Day,"<ref name="blboardtwo"/> was featured in the film version of the Broadway play ''The Guys'', along with several reprises of the song.<ref name="voiceofamerica"/>

;Style, themes Fahl wrote her lyrics to "The Dawning of the Day" to honor firefighters who died in the September 11, 2001, attacks.<ref name="usatoday"/> Ronan Tynan performed the song at the re-opening dedication for the Seven World Trade Center.<ref name="lindeader"/>

''The Other Side of Time'' showed some additional sides to Fahl's style, bringing in opera styles in "Una furtiva lagrima" and Middle Eastern influences in "Ben Aindi Habibi".<ref name="musictap"/> These two tracks, which Fahl sang in Italian and Mozarabic respectively, were the first non-English language songs to appear on her records. "Ben Aindi Habibi" was a traditional kharja written in the 11th century.<ref name="buckscounty"/> Fahl said in an interview that she had discovered "Ben Aindi Habibi" while on tour with October Project and considered it her favorite song on ''The Other Side of Time''.<ref name="npr"/> In an interview with Liane Hansen of National Public Radio, Fahl stated that she performed these songs on ''The Other Side of Time'' because she was signed to a classical label and a pop label would not have let her make that type of record.<ref name="npr"/>

;Reviews Overall, ''The Other Side of Time'' met with largely positive reviews. ''The Salt Lake Tribune'' gave the ''Other Side of Time'' an "A" grade in a review,<ref name="saltlake"/> and ''Film Score Monthly'' called her "a brasher, more exciting version of Enya and Sissel" and concluded "Mary Fahl, thankfully, is not your typical pop singer. Somewhat unwieldy, but always interesting. More filmmakers should pay attention to the vocal talent on display in this CD."<ref name="filmscoremonthly"/>

A live ''Boston Globe'' review from August 2003 stated "Fahl has a voice for the gods. It is a compelling operatic pop instrument that can transport listeners to other realms. Her new album, ''The Other Side of Time,'' is a fascinating if sometimes slightly stiff mix of orchestral pop and riveting Celtic stylings a la Sandy Denny of Fairport Convention, with occasional hints of Sinéad O'Connor."<ref name="bostonglobe"/> A live review from June 13, 2003, show stated the concert "let loose Fahl's deep, almost operatic vocal range. Usually such stylized music doesn't lend itself to variation...Fahl broke free of all stylistic restraints."<ref name="lexington"/>

A July 2003 review stated that Fahl is "Most certainly an Artist of the highest caliber," and "this is not rock and roll. No dance moves or funky grooves, either. She is unlike any other popular performer today. Her lyrics are deeper and richer, like a Marc Cohn or a less self-involved Joni Mitchell. Her voice is a real treat, though. It is a force of nature, pulling you along as she rages against the heavens in full throttle; or softly, intimately singing to a private part of your soul that only she knew was there."<ref name="prorec"/>

''All-Music Guide'' praised her past work with October Project and her first solo EP but gave her only 2 out of 5 stars for ''The Other Side of Time'', saying, "She still has the big voice, but she's opting for an easier course of being eclectic by tossing faint nods at different styles while trying to hew firmly to the center of the road."<ref name="allmusictheothersideoftime"/><ref name="hudsoncurrent"/>

===''From the Dark Side of the Moon'' (2011)=== As of September 2006 Fahl completed the recording of ''From the Dark Side of the Moon,'' produced by Mark Doyle and David Werner and mixed by Bob Clearmountain. Doyle also provided nearly all of the instrumentation. The album is a song-by-song "re-imagining" of Pink Floyd's classic album ''The Dark Side of the Moon''.<ref name="markdoyledsotm"/> Advance copies were not sent out,<ref name="bill"/> and the album remained unreleased for several years after V2 Records went out of business right before her release.<ref name="doyle"/> Fahl self-released the album on May 10, 2011.<ref name="nippertown"/>

;Reception Publication ''Nippertown'' referred to the album as "mindblowing,"<ref name="nippertown"/> while ''The Morton Report'' called it "brilliant" and "a worthy re-interpretation not to be missed."<ref name="morton"/>

===''Love & Gravity'' (2014)=== Fahl teamed up with producer John Lissauer, who also produced Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah," for her fifth full-length album, Love & Gravity, a spare and meditative record about finding love later in life while maintaining a sense of optimism amid chaos.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Fahl-former-lead-singer-of-October-Project/188053963244?id=188053963244&sk=info {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

===''Mary Fahl Live At The Mauch Chunk Opera House'' (2014)=== Mary Fahl recorded this double disc live album on September 7, 2013, in the restored 1882 Mauch Chunk Opera House in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. It was released on October 2, 2014.

=== ''O For a Muse of Fire'' === In March 2015, Fahl performed as the vocal soloist in the premiere performances of the symphonic overture ''O For a Muse of Fire'' by American composer Darryl Kubian.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Prisco|first1=Jaime|title=New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Shows World Premiere of Darryl Kubian's 'O for a Muse of Fire'|url=http://www.classicalite.com/articles/17150/20150216/new-jersey-symphony-orchestra-world-premiere-darryl-kubian-o-muse-fire.htm|accessdate=31 March 2015|publisher=Classicalite|date=16 Feb 2015}}</ref> The work was commissioned by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra, and is based on the play Henry V by William Shakespeare. Kubian composed the piece with Fahl's voice in mind, and the vocal part features select lines from Shakespeare's play.

The premiere performances was very well received, and met with positive reviews in the press. From ''Broadway World'' publication: "The overall composition is dramatic with flurries of vibrant musicality especially among the violins and brass. ... Mary Fahl has a dramatic, beautiful voice. This is a cinematic composition that builds steadily and majestically. One wishes Kubian had fleshed it out more. He will be a composer to keep one's eye on whether he pursues dramatic or cinema scores or continues in a classical venue."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Cohen|first1=Adam|title=KUBIAN, RACHMANINOFF & TCHAIKOVSKY NJSO at BergenPAC|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/new-jersey/article/BWW-Reviews-KUBIAN-RACHMANINOFF-TCHAIKOVSKY-NJSO-at-BergenPAC-20150323#|accessdate=31 March 2015|website=Broadway World|date=23 March 2015}}</ref> From ''The New Jersey Star Ledger'': "As the composer noted in an articulate pre-performance introduction, the music dealt with the conscience of the king, exploring matters earthly and spiritual and taking on sounds of both warfare and contemplation. ... a cinematic fabric with deep lower strings and soaring brass. Dissonant threads in sustained chords and warlike percussion contrasted warm, meditative passages. In an earthy alto, vocalist Mary Fahl sang passages of Shakespeare text and keened wordlessly in the work's more impassioned moments. A waterphone added an otherworldly tinge before a frenetic rise and the pound of battle drums led to a fittingly heroic conclusion."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reich|first1=Ronnie|title=The NJSO plays Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Kubian|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/the_njso_plays_rachmaninoff_tchaikovsky_and_kubian.html|accessdate=31 March 2015|newspaper=The Star Ledger|date=24 March 2015}}</ref>

=== ''Can't Get it out of My Head'' (2022) === In 2022, Fahl released ''Can't Get it out of My Head''.<ref name=fingerlakes>{{cite news|newspaper=Finger Lakes Times|date=29 November 2024|first=Louise Hoffman|last=Broach|title=Friday conversation with ... Mary Fahl|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130014744/https://www.fltimes.com/news/friday-conversation-with-mary-fahl/article_57100f96-ac1e-11ef-badd-3b27ed1bfaf8.html|archivedate=30 November 2024|url=https://www.fltimes.com/news/friday-conversation-with-mary-fahl|url-status=live}}</ref> It features a range of covers including the Rolling Stone's ''Ruby Tuesday'', Pink Floyd's ''Comfortably Numb'', and Nick Drake's ''River Man''. Her tours promoting it continued through 2025.<ref>{{cite web|title=WCBE Presents Mary Fahl Live From Studio A Fri. May 16, 2025 @ 2PM!|website=WCBE 90.5FM|first=Maggie|last=Brennan|date=15 May 2025|url=https://www.wcbe.org/live-from-studio-a/2025-05-15/wcbe-presents-mary-fahl-live-from-studio-a-fri-may-16-2025-2pm|accessdate=28 September 2025}}</ref>

==Musical style, influences== Fahl has stated that she grew up listening heavily to her brothers' Bob Dylan and Pink Floyd records, as well as her sisters' Joni Mitchell and Dusty Springfield albums.<ref name="womenwhorock"/> She's specifically cited Joni Mitchell as being highly influential in her music.<ref name="dailynews"/> She's also referenced Nico<ref name="electricreview"/><ref name="nippertown"/> and various film scores.<ref name="blboardtwo"/> Reviewers regularly have compared her to Enya, saying "both have a vocal grace and rich melodic sense that verges on Classical Music." Fahl has stated she and Enya are not really alike, as Enya is a mezzo-soprano, while Fahl's voice is "earthier, a dusky contralto. Her sound is more wordless vocals, my material is much more rooted in the storytelling, singer/songwriter tradition."<ref name="dailynews"/><ref name="windycitytimes"/>

==Theater== After the release of ''The Other Side of Time'', Fahl acted in a production of ''Murder Mystery Blues'', a comedy which is based on short stories by Woody Allen. Fahl and the other actors also served as musicians who performed the play's score.<ref name="playbill"/> The play was originally performed at The Warehouse Theater in London and later moved to a theater in New York City.<ref name="dead"/><ref name="pressherald"/>

==Personal life== Fahl currently lives in Easton, Pennsylvania and is married to deep-sea oceanographer and marine biologist Richard A. Lutz.<ref name="mulero"/>

==Discography==

===Collaborations=== *''October Project'', October Project (1993) * ''Falling Farther In'', October Project (1996)

===Solo career=== {{track listing | headline = ''Lenses of Contact'' EP {{nobold|(2000)}} | title1 = Raging Child | length1 = 4:36 | note1 = with Moss/Riley | title2 =Paolo | length2 = 4:34 | note2 = with Riley | title3 = Meant to Say | length3 = 3:37 | note3 = with Healy/Moss | title4 = Redemption | length4 = 4:52 | note4 = with McLean<ref name="allmusicguide"/> }} {{track listing | headline = ''The Other Side of Time'' {{nobold|(2003)}} | title1 = In The Great Unknown | length1 = 4:44 | title2 =Going Home | length2 = 4:56 | note2 = used on Gods and Generals | title3 = Want To | length3 = 4:34 | title4 = Ben Aindi Habibi | length4 = 4:08 | title5 = Redemption | length5 = 4:46 | title6 = Paolo | length6 = 4:33 | title7 = Una Furtiva Lagrima | length7 = 3:50 | title8 = Other Side of Time | length8 = 4:13 | title9 = Raging Child | length9 = 4:25 | title10 =Annie Roll Down Your Window | length10 = 3:58 | title11 = Station | length11 = 4:43 | title12 = Kindness Can Be Cruel | length12 =4:20 | title13 = Dream of You | length13 =3:44 | title14 = Dawning of the Day | length14 =4:35 }} {{track listing | headline = ''From the Dark Side of the Moon'' <ref name=discography/> {{nobold|(2011)}} | title1 = Speak to Me | length1 = 1:13 | title2 =Breathe | length2 = 3:01 | title3 = On the Run | length3 = 3:23 | title4 = Time | length4 = 6:52 | title5 = The Great Gig in the Sky | length5 = 4:58 | title6 = Money | length6 = 6:12 | title7 = Us and Them | length7 = 7:13 | title8 = Any Colour You Like | length8 = 3:35 | title9 = Brain Damage | length9 = 3:54 | title10 =Eclipse | length10 = 2:00 }} {{track listing | headline = ''Love & Gravity'' {{nobold|(2014)}} | title1 = Exiles (The Wolves of Midwinter) | length1 = 4:26 | title2 = How Much Love | length2 = 4:11 | title3 = Gravity (Move Mountains, Turn Rivers Around) | length3 = 5:05 | title4 = Everything's Gonna Be Alright | length4 = 3:12 | title5 = Both Sides Now | length5 = 4:38 | title6 = Siren | length6 = 3:37 | title7 = Like Johnny Loved June | length7 = 4:14 | title8 = Cottonwood | length8 = 4:06 | title9 = Dawning of the Day | length9 = 3.55 | title10 = Meant To Be | length10 = 2:16 }} {{track listing | headline = ''Mary Fahl Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House (Disc 1)'' {{nobold|(2014)}} | title1 = Deep As You Go | length1 = 4:47 | title2 =Like Johnny Loved June | length2 = 4:26 | title3 = Gravity (Move Mountains, Turn Rivers Around) | length3 = 4:34 | title4 = Return To Me | length4 = 4:14 | title5 = Ben Aindi Habibi | length5 = 4:11 | title6 = Siren | length6 = 3:54 | title7 = Falling Further In | length7 = 5:32 | title8 = Wild Is The Wind | length8 = 3:23 | title9 = Us And Them | length9 = 6:58 | title10 = Brain Damage/Eclipse | length10 = 5:57 }} {{track listing | headline = ''Mary Fahl Live at the Mauch Chunk Opera House (Disc 2)'' {{nobold|(2014)}} | title1 = Going Home | length1 = 4:38 | title2 =Bury My Lovely | length2 = 3:54 | title3 = The Station | length3 = 4:18 | title4 = Both Sides Now | length4 = 4:53 | title5 = Take Me As I Am | length5 = 5:00 | title6 = Dream Of You | length6 = 3:42 | title7 = Exiles (The Wolves Of Midwinter) | length7 = 4:38 | title8 = Nessun Dorma | length8 = 2:29 | title9 = Dawning Of The Day | length9 = 4:07 | title10 = Meant To Be | length10 = 2:29 | title11 = Everything's Gonna Be Alright | length11 = 3:55 | title12 = La Vie En Rose | length12 = 1:55 | title13 = Be My Hero | length13 = 5:25 }} {{track listing | headline = ''Winter Songs & Carols'' {{nobold|(2019)}} | title1 = Wexford Carol | length1 = 4:30 | title2 = Urge For Going | length2 = 5:20 | title3 = In The Bleak Midwinter | length3 = 3:26 | title4 = What Child Is This | length4 = 3:40 | title5 = Christmas Time Is Here | length5 = 5:00 | title6 = Ave Maria | length6 = 4:00 | title7 = Walking In The Air | length7 = 3:42 | title8 = No End | length8 = 3:47 | title9 = Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas | length9 = 3:26 | title10 = Winter Lady | length10 = 2:34 | title11 = O Holy Night/Silent Night | length11 = 3:08 }}

===Compilations=== * ''Gods & Generals Soundtrack'' (2003) – "Going Home" * ''The Guys: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2003), Sony Classical – "The Dawning of the Day", "My Beautiful, Gleaming...", "What They Were Waiting For", "Patrick" * ''Classics for a New Century'' (2003), Sony Classical – "Una furtiva lagrima"

== Videography == * "Going Home" (2003) – from ''The Other Side of Time''

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<ref name="bostonglobe">{{cite news |url= |title=Mary Fahl at the House of Blues |last= |first= |date=August 16, 2003 |work=Boston Globe }}</ref>

<ref name="hudsoncurrent">{{cite news |url= |title=Singer Mary Fahl on performing new album, and Hoboken |last= |first= |date=November 21, 2003 |work=Hudson Current Vol. 13, No. 16 }}</ref>

<ref name="electricreview">{{cite news |url=http://www.electricrev.net/archive/2003/november/cdwatch1.html |title=On the CD Watch: Mary Fahl Emerges |date=November 2003 |work=The Electric Review |accessdate=2011-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080821112523/http://www.electricrev.net/archive/2003/november/cdwatch1.html |archivedate=August 21, 2008 }}</ref>

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<ref name="dead">{{cite web|title=59E59 |work=I'm a Camera presents Murder Mystery Blues |accessdate=13 December 2006 |url=http://www.59e59.org/shows_2006/Camera.htm |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928211620/http://www.59e59.org/shows_2006/Camera.htm |archivedate=September 28, 2007 }}</ref>

<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/community/chat_03/2003-08-27-fahl.htm |title=Talk Today: Singer Mary Fahl |last= |first= |date=January 21, 2005 |work=USA Today |accessdate=13 December 2006}}</ref>

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<ref name="npr">{{cite web | title=NPR | work=Mary Fahl | accessdate=13 December 2006| url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1383995}}</ref>

<ref name="markdoyledsotm">{{cite web | title=Mark Doyle |work=Mary Fahl's Dark Side of the Moon: A Backgrounder | accessdate=13 December 2006| url=http://www.markdoyle.com/dsotm.html}}</ref>

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<ref name="doyle">[http://www.markdoyle.com/news.html Mark Doyle, official website]</ref>

<ref name="discography">{{cite web |url=http://maryfahl.com/?page_id=13 |title=Mary Fahl Discography |work=MaryFahl.com |accessdate=2010-02-02}}</ref>

<ref name="pressherald">{{cite news |url=http://www.pressherald.com/life/go/hard-not-to-fall-for-this-mary-and-her-soul-permeating-pipes_2010-07-15.html |title=Face the Music: Hard not to fall for this Mary and her soul-permeating pipes |last=Ponti |first=Aimsel |date=July 16, 2010 |work=The Portland Press Herald |accessdate=2011-05-02}}</ref>

<ref name="nippertown">{{cite news |url=http://www.nippertown.com/interview-mary-fahl/ |title=Interview: Mary Fahl |last= |first= |date=September 22, 2010 |work=Nippertown |accessdate=2011-05-02 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728032151/http://www.nippertown.com/interview-mary-fahl/ |url-status=live |archivedate=2011-07-28 }}</ref>

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==Further reading== *[http://www.nippertown.com/interview-mary-fahl/ ''Nippertown:'' Mary Fahl Interview] (September 22, 2010) *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110717125354/http://www.chicagomusicguide.com/interviews_2011_fahl_mary.htm Chicago Music Guide{{!}}Chicago Music Guide: Interview with Mary Fahl] (May 2011)

==External links== *{{Official website|http://www.maryfahl.com}} *[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mary-Fahl/105498026151554 Mary Fahl Music] on Facebook *{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20160624184711/https://podsodcast.com/2015/12/02/em19/ Career Retrospective Interview from December 2015 with Pods & Sods]}}

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