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Mary Elliott Freeman has recorded her own music. Blue Roses is a collection of country
material that she has written in the past three years. (Shelley McPhee Haist photo
Mary fulfills a lifelong dream
By Shelley McPhee Haist
CLINTON - Mar' Elliot Freeman, the
face and name is familiar to many local folk
here.
Mary made her harm in Clinton for many.
years. She was burn in Goderich Township,
the daughter of lioy and Norene Elliott. She
went to school in Clinton. She worked at the
Bank of Montreal. She was actively involved
in the local s(autulg movement.
Last \ ear Mary moved to London, to a
new home find a new job, as manager of
customer services at the Glencoe branch of
the Bank uI \luntreal.
Mary was back in Clinton recently. The
rear of her hatch -back car vas loaded down
with a large box of brand new cassette
tapes. These tapes, hundreds of them, are
Mary's pride and joy.
The name of the tape is Blue Roses. The
recording, ;artist is none other than Mary
Elliott Freeman.
'1'11 say that \1;11.) is enthusiastic about her
newest ;1rr nnnplrshrnent is an
understatement.
This petite IAorn;cn is riding a huge wave
of high energy these day s as she holds in her
hand result of a longtime dream, a recor-
ding of her own material.
Mary's been singing for as long as she can
remember At the age of four she sang on
t'I\"X Radii
Sln4:Inc: has aalwaays been an important
part of me life." she recalls
After (;rade 11 she was set to further her
education .4t Inc -ones-, college. Instead, she
spent the Ulan)\ for her schooling on a
guitar
.• I ended up ,4t Ross) Mann's 'Music Shop
in Witigh;un 1 and i bought the guitar. I
sang for tins,\ I auditioned over the
telephone and In 1wn weeks i waS on Circle 8
I(ainc•h
As weli ,Is brin(; a regular on the popular
country telt•\ Isin11 shim-, Mary also travell-
ed with the ('1'. N X Bairn Dance for 10 years
She 111;411) $1.! at nlliht
\Totherhocld. career and (•nrnrnunily in-
volvement meant that Mary's singing was
placed on the hark burner fur saint' years
How e' et-. she continued to sing in the
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church choir and for fun with the troy
Scouts.
Three years ago she began writing her
own music.
Mary has no official training in music
studies. She can't read a note of music, yet
she plays the six and 12 -string guitars, the
autoharp and keyboard. She aims to learn to
play the five string banjo.
Mary may not have any formal training in
music, however she has a special talent, a
keen ear for music, and a lovely voice that
has been compared to the late Patsy Cline.
Once Mary started writing her own songs,
there was no turning back. She had the no-
tion to record two of her songs "Waltz Single
Lady" and "Teenage Runaway."
She went to see her good friend Ernie King
and from there, "what started out as a 45
single became the whole album."
Blue Roses was recorded at the King
Sound in Wingham. It was recorded as a
cassette tape, a less costly and involved pro-
cess, than the making of a full record
album.
Still, Blue Roses was more than two years
in the making.
"It was a long process and a lot of hard
work," Mary admits.
It involved making a demo tape, paying
for costly studio time, hiring musicians, go-
ing throught the copyrighting process, form-
ing a new publishing company, designing
rovers and hiring a promotions manager.
Her manager, Jim Dunlop is now seeking
a major label recording contract for Mary.
She is looking to cut a single this fall in an ef-
fort to get more radio play, and a chance to
break into the tough American music
market. She has sent her songs to recording
;artists in Nashville, to Loretta Lynn. She's
been working with Radio 1)J Michael Dee to
learn more about radio play and what kind
of music is popular.
Mary is ambitious and eager to further
her musical endeavors At the same time
she is satisfied with her accomplishments to
date. Of Blue Roses she says, "I've full filled
a dream "
Still she has plans and she works hard at
her craft. Mary and her hand, Blue Roses.
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are often on the .road. This past weekend
they played in Kitchener with the likes of
Doc Williams. She's also played with Gordie
Tapp• ferry. Sumsion, the Met'cy Brothers
and Al Cherney.
She is determined, and she is patient. The
determination came with the rigors of
recording, and the stamina to see the pro-
ject completed. The patience comes in the
fine tuning, the promotion and the work to
perfect her music.
Mary's songs tell of ordinary people, day
to day life struggles and triumphs. Her
words touch close to home, as her
philosphies and observations' in her songs
have been taken from personal experiences.
"Eyes of the Girl" was written for Bill and
Wonnetta Holland's wedding anniversary.
"Teenage Runaway" was written from her
experiences as a volunteer worker and from
her thoughts of raising two boys.
Many people have identified with the
words in Mary's songs. Her music talks of
dreamers and love, of down on your luck
times and better days ahead. There's a
strong Christian influence in her words.
Add to Mary's lyrics the sound of good
country music and you have the makings of
Blue Roses. Among the featured musicians
on this recording is Graham Townsend, who
is Canada's number one fiddle player. No
stranger to the recording studio, among the
artists he has backed include Gordon
Lightfoot
Man's long range musical plans include
her hope to record a country gospel album.
She has enough material written to make a
second album, but financial limitations
restrict her from pursuing this costly
endeavor at the time.
For the meantime. Mary will continue to
make music. be it at dances with her band,
In concerts, or in the basement of her home
with teenaged sons Cory. and Rodney.
•'Music is Inv gift," she enthused. "All
those songs w•e always in me. They're. all
('oiling out now "
Blue Roses is available for purchase at
Heywood Sports -Radio Shack in Clinton, Ex-
eter Electric and Ernie King's Music Centre
In Wingham
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Blue Roses, the first but probably not the
last recording by Mary Elliott Freeman,
has potential.
Ranging from slow ballads to more up
beat songs, Elliott Freeman has written
each of the 11 songs that appear on the
album as well as working on the musical ar-
rangements with Harry Busby.
The lyrics are typical of country music -
they tell a story with intricate detail. One
such song is Teenage Runaway. This ballad
tells of a girl who ran away from home on
her 15th birthday because "Mama didn't
want her and Papa said no, Grandma said
she'd take her but Grandpa was too old."
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bothered to reach her parents again. Then,
many years later, her mother wonders what
has become of her daughter.
Songs such as What Do I Do At Night and
Sad and Lonely Angel are equally well writ-
ten and easy to listen to. as are the majority
of her songs.
Elliott Freeman has many instruments
accompanying her on the album, including a
fiddle, bagpipes and five string banjo.
As for her voice, she provides a true coun-
try sound, clear and pleasing to the ear.
Complimenting Elliott Freeman with
background vocals are Harry and Debbie
Busby.
Blue Roses is a fine album for a first
recording.
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