| Mary Dillon | |
| Birth Name: | Mary Dillon |
| Birth Place: | Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
| Birth Date: | 1964 12, df=y |
| Genre: | Irish traditional, Celtic, Folk |
| Occupation: | Singer, teacher |
| Years Active: | 1993–present |
| Label: | Green Linnet Records, Back Lane Records |
| Associated Acts: | Déanta, Cara Dillon |
Mary Dillon (born 1964) is an Irish folk singer from Northern Ireland, known for her work with the traditional band Déanta. She launched her solo career in 2010 with the release of an EP entitled Army Dreamers. She is the sister of singer Cara Dillon.[1]
Mary Dillon was born in Dungiven, where she still lives with her two children, a son and a daughter. She was raised in a musical household and one of her five siblings is fellow folk singer Cara Dillon.[2] She has never pursued singing as a full-time career and currently works as an English teacher at St Cecilia's College in Derry.[3]
Mary Dillon started singing at an early age and by her mid-teens, she had twice won the All Ireland Singing Competition at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann.[4]
In the 1990s, she recorded three albums with the Irish traditional band Déanta.[5]
In 2010, she released a digital-only EP containing covers of Army Dreamers by Kate Bush, Undone in Sorrow by Ola Belle Reed and Streets of Philadelphia by Bruce Springsteen.[6]
In 2012, she joined fellow Irish folk singers Niamh Parsons and Tíona McSherry to form an a cappella group called Sí Van.[7]