Review Fix Exclusive: Mary Black Talks ‘Last Call Tour’

August 9, 2014 Patrick Hickey Jr. Music 0

Review Fix chats with legendary Irish singer Mary Black, who discusses her “The Last Call” tour, which will effectively be her last time performing on a regular basis. With 30 years of albums, tours and performances, Black is set to come to the United States one last time this fall, a fond farewell to her loyal American fan base.

Review Fix: How excited are you for this tour?

Mary Black: I’m delighted to be going back to the U.S. where it’s always been a pleasure to tour.

Review Fix: How important is touring in the United States for you?

Black: I have been touring in the U.S. since the early ‘80s and have built up a loyal fan base there. It’s very important for me to get back there for this last call tour.

Review Fix: What’s the difference in the crowds between the U.S. and Ireland?

Black: I find the U.S. audiences to be very warm and appreciative of the fact that we’ve travelled a long way to perform there.

Review Fix: How are your live shows different from your studio work?

Black: I enjoy live performance more than I ever did recording in the studio. I think this comes across in our performance and makes for a more exciting and enjoyable experience.

Review Fix: What do you pride yourself upon the most when it comes to your music?

Black: It’s important for me to have a strong connection with the audience and for them to feel the emotion of the songs I sing.

Review Fix: How important is it to you to be so highly esteemed in Ireland?

Black: It’s very important to any artist to be recognised in their own country. It all started in small folk clubs in Dublin and was a very gradual rise to the recognition I have today – this means an awful lot to me.

Review Fix: You’ve done so much in music, but are there any other things you’d like to do in the field?

Black: At the moment I’m concentrating on this Last Call Tour that will take me to many countries around the world over the next year – after that I’m not sure.

Review Fix: Who are a few artists that you love that people may not expect?

Black: I love Damian Dempsey, Jozier, Tony Bennett, Wallis Bird to name just a few.

Review Fix: What’s next for you after the tour?

Black: A well earned rest first and lots of time to enjoy my two granddaughters – after that we’ll see where the road takes me.

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Patrick Hickey Jr. is a full-time Assistant Professor of Communication & Performing Arts and Director of the Journalism program at Kingsborough Community College and is the chairman of the City University of New York Journalism Council. He is the Founder and Editor-In-Chief of ReviewFix.com. He's also a former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and National Video Games Writer at Examiner.com where his work was mentioned in National Ad campaigns by Disney, Nintendo and EA Sports. Hickey was also the Editor-In-Chief of two College Newspapers before he received his BA in Journalism from Brooklyn College. Hickey's work has been published in The New York Daily News, The New York Times, Complex, The Hockey Writers, Yahoo!, Broadway World, Examiner, NYSportScene Magazine, ProHockeyNews.com, GothamBaseball.com, The Syracuse Post-Standard, Scout.com and the official sites of the Brooklyn Aces and New York Islanders. His first book, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews With Cult And Classic Video Game Developers was released in April 2018 and is chock full of interviews with legendary developers. His second book in the series, The Minds Behind Adventures Games, was released in December 2019. His third book, The Minds Behind Sports Games, was released in September 2020. His fourth book, The Minds Behind Shooter Games, was released in March 2021. The Minds Behind Sega Genesis Games and The Minds Behind PlayStation Games were released in 2022 and The Minds Behind PlayStation 2 was published in January 2023. Hickey is also a contracted comic book writer, currently penning his original series, "Condrey," as well as "The Job," "Brooklyn Bleeds" "Dem Gulls" and "KROOM" for Legacy Comix, where he serves as founder, owner and Editor-in-Chief. Hickey Jr. is also a voice actor, having starred in the 2018 indie hit and 2019 Switch, PS4 and Xbox One release, The Padre (also serving as English language Story Editor), from Shotgun With Glitters. The sequel, The Padre: One Shell Straight to Hell was released in February 2021- Hickey also served as a Story Editor and Lead Voiceover performer. He has also done narration and trailers for several other titles including The Kaiju Offensive, Relentless Rex and Roniu’s Tale. Hickey is also the lead voiceover performer on Mega Cat Studios’ upcoming title WrestleQuest, responsible for nearly 90 characters in the game, as well as Skybound's Renfield: Bring Your Own Blood, where he voices both Dracula and Renfield, as well as several other characters. He also stars in Ziggurat Interactive’s World Championship Boxing Manager 2, where he performs the VO of nearly every male character in the game. He also worked on the Atari VCS’s BPM Boy.

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