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“Mary and her work is like witnessing a sky filled with shooting stars by yourself. Without a witness to confirm the magic, you are left sitting in absolute wonder at what you think you saw and experienced.

Her songs reflect on the basics and core of what life is about. Her lyrics look simple on a spreadsheet, but they dig as deep as the ocean when you actually break down what she has just sang.

And, oh my goodness, can this girl sing. She has music in her blood, but she has more talent than most in any room in music city. And like a professional athlete in their prime, she makes it all look so easy when she’s doing her thing and just being herself.

She works magic by complimenting humor with heartache, raw life with raw dreams, and everything in between. One second, her voice and stories will make you laugh. The next second you’ll be crying. Basically, Mary will make you feel and feel more than you did before you hear her sing her stories.

She is a tremendously talented writer and singer, and her friends who follow her as fans will attest that she’s just as good of a person as she is an artist.”

- Beard, Chuck, host. “East Side Storytellin’ 163 - The night Collins and Mary were shooting stars and blowing our minds at the same time,” East Side Story, episode 163, 18 October 2019