Mary Ann Farley

A passionate singer-songwriter from the East Coast, Mary Ann Farley has acquired a small following with her arresting blend of folk, rock and pop. Born and raised in Newark, NJ, Farley did some singing as a teen-ager and sang in two all-girl groups but didn't start to become serious about writing her own material until falling in love with the music of the Police and Sinead O'Connor. Farley, who earned an English degree from Rutgers University, started playing the Manhattan/northern New Jersey club circuit around 1984--although she earned her living as a freelance journalist. ...