- John & Mary
Infobox musical artist
Name = John & Mary
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Origin = flagicon|USA Buffalo, NY, United States
Genre =folk rock folk
Years_active = 1989 - present
Label =Rykodisc
URL = http://www.johnlombardo.com
Current_members =John Lombardo Mary Ramsey John and Mary is a U.S.
folk music act featuringMary Ramsey andJohn Lombardo , formed after Lombardo left10,000 Maniacs in 1986 due to "creative and political" disagreements with the band. The pair were the opening act for the Maniacs on the Hope Chest Tour in 1990. They released the albums "Victory Gardens " in 1991, and "The Weedkiller's Daughter " in 1993. Both joined (or re-joined) the Maniacs as full-time members in 1994, after Natalie Merchant's departure. They released "The Pinwheel Galaxy " in September 2002.After the death of the Maniacs' lead guitar player
Rob Buck (who was replaced byJeff Erickson ) in November 2002, Ramsey was replaced with singerOskar Saville from the Chicago-based bandRubygrass . Lombardo quit the group and it went on as a 5-piece until Ramsey was rehired as a viola player and backing vocalist for the 2006 shows.John & Mary released a CD, "Peace Bridge," with their current band
The Valkyries in 2007.External links
* [http://www.johnlombardo.com/ John & Mary - Official Webite]
* [http://www.maryramsey.net/ Mary Ramsey - Official Website]
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