Called the “Queen of Long Island Country,” by Newsday, Mary Lamont was three times voted Band of the Year by the New York Metro Country Music Association, and twice voted Female Singer/Songwriter of the Year by the New Jersey Country Music Association.
Born and raised in rural Ontario, Mary is honored as an ASCAP Audio Portrait on ASCAP's website. Mary and her band completed a groundbreaking tour of Mainland China, headlining in Shenyang, Dalian, Guiyang, Xiamen, Beijing and Nanjing as the first American country band to tour there.
Mary and the band have performed many times over the years at different venues for Islip Arts Council. They also performed summer concerts at the Jones Beach Boardwalk Bandshell for over two decades and Mary was featured in Newsday’s special section celebrating Jones Beach’s 75th Anniversary.
NYCB Theatre at Westbury has booked Mary as an opening act for Delbert McClinton, The Marshall Tucker Band and The Charlie Daniels Band. The band has appeared at numerous fairs, festivals, country association dances as well as radio promotional events. She was honored to be part of the IMAC Theater “Long Island’s Own” series, featuring “artists deserving greater recognition" hosted by WFUV's John Platt.
Mary's third and newest release, Not Far From Here, features original tunes and the debut of an alt-country song "What Was Right for You" penned by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dennis Dunaway original bassist and co-founder of the Alice Cooper group.
Mary is also host of the long-running radio show “Down Home Country” alternate Sundays on WUSB 90.1FM Radio, streaming live on WUSB's website at wusb.fm.
