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The extraordinary life of roots artist Mean Mary reads like an adventure book — an anthology of them, actually.
Her nomadic upbringing saw her roaming from Florida to the northern wilderness, from the Hollywood acting circuit to the road as a touring musician since childhood. Though she’s been an actor and an author as well, music has been her mainstay. Her take on folk music is rooted in studied history but laced with personal modernity.
Across a virtuosic proficiency of nearly a dozen instruments, including banjo, guitar, fiddle and percussion, Mean Mary braids folk, country, bluegrass and blues into a deft balance of tradition and relevance. Live, she’ll be accompanied by brother-collaborator Frank and a full band.
8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Blue Bamboo Center for the Arts, $25-$35.
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This article appears in Oct. 22-28, 2025.
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