Maria Butterley

This week I had the chance to chat on the phone with Maria Butterly, the Irish Songstress, has returned to Ireland from Los Angeles where she has resided for several years. With two independently released albums ‘Its Just Me’ & ‘Nashvillain Days’s, Maria has teamed up with Bill Shanley who has produced her upcoming album, to be released later this year 2013. Her new single ‘Angel’ awaiting release, produced by Bill, speaks volumes of what to expect from this diversified artist. Ireland AM (TV3) cited her as “One of Ireland’s most talented Singer – Songwriters. Multi-instrumentalist, self taught on Guitar, Mandolin & Piano. Her original style of music draws on influences from the Celtic/Irish Folk genre, American Country genre winning her accolade audiences around the country.


 Maria has opened & performed with artists such as Damien Rice, Michele Shocked, Raul Malo (The Mavericks), Hal Ketchum, Eleanor McEvoy, Mundy, among others. She has performed in the House of Blues (LA), New York’s famous rock club The Mercury Lounge, to Nashville’s Bluebird Café. Maria was featured in ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE for the worldwide Ghs String company whom she is endorsed by along with Breedlove mandolin. She has toured with Johnny Cash’s legendary guitar player Bob Wooten and headlined the Angelica Huston Gala Event hosted by TV presenter Grainne Seoige at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA.

 She is an award winner of the ’New York International Film and Music Festival’ & her amazing story behind her song ‘Kieran’ was recently published in the book ‘The Singer & The Song’ by Irish Author Audrey Healy, along with other well known artists Christy Moore, Luka Bloom, Phil Coulter, Maura O’Connell, Brian Kennedy, Charlie McGettigan.

Maria is becoming a popular request for her judging skills after judging with Louis Walsh at last years finals of the Coca Cola School Stars competition in TLT Theatre and this years ‘Meaths Got-Talent’. Maria recently performed & presented her song ‘Quiet Man’ one of the tracks from her upcoming album, to Hollywood Star MAUREEN O’HARA on her 90th Birthday & also headlined the Cong-Festival celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the movie ‘Quiet Man’.

Maria has co-writes with Nashville’s #1 hit writers Kostas Lasarides (wrote the hit song‘What a Cryin Shame for Mavericks’), Charles Quarto (written for Garth Brooks, Crosby Stills ‘ Nash) & Irelands own Charlie McGettigan. Her new album, which also includes the song ‘When the Light is Dancing’ made it through to the finals of the GLINSK SONG CONTEST. Although Maria has made a mark in US, she has high hopes this album will be the door opening back in her homeland.

Please visit Maria’s website for more info, videos, reviews, awards & see how to DOWNLOAD the single ‘Angel’ FOR FREE! www.mariabutterly.com

Shane Supple interviews Maria Butterly by Shane Supple on Mixcloud