1 Grammy nominated hit songwriter from Nashville, TN, Mary Ann Kennedy, creates music that celebrates the horse. A dedicated Parelli Natural Horsemanship student herself, through melody, rhythm and humour in song, Mary Ann seems to express what we all feel in our hearts for our beloved horses and the life we all live with them. 2 A Glasgow Gael, living in Lochaber in the idyllic West Highlands . Her band, Cliar, won the all-time Best Album accolade at the inaugural Scots Trad Music Awards, and earned her a Saltire Award. She has won several major awards, including the Concours Internationale de l'Harpe Celtique and both National Mod Gold Medals. A trad music background and a classical training coupled with fifteen years experience working with the BBC has established her as a major figure in the Scottish music scene, equally respected as a performer and as an authoritative commentator on world, classical, traditional and folk music.
