Mary Spender
Mary Spender is a singer-songwriter and YouTube personality from the United Kingdom.[2] She writes and performs original songs and hosts a popular YouTube channel.[2] She has guest-starred on other popular YouTube channels such as Andertons and That Pedal Show.[2] Her YouTube program Tuesday Talks, also known as Chewsday Tawks, has achieved more than 250,000 fans and 6.2 million views as of 2019, although Spender has since ended it as a regular feature.[2] Her show has featured interviews with performers such as K.T. Tunstall, James Valentine, Devin Townsend and Kaki King, and often features commentary on new music technology, often related to the guitar.[3][4][2][5][6] Her guitar style was described as "crisp" with a "harmonically rich, percussive style"; her songwriting is confessional, with clear and "sultry" vocals.[5][2][7] She travels extensively; she has been based in locations such as Long Island City in New York State, as well as the seaside resort town in the United Kingdom of Brighton[2] and the city of Bristol.[8] Her music has been broadcast on the BBC Radio.[9] She studied classical music as a youth.[10]
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| Born | July 2, 1990[1] | ||||||
| Nationality | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Education | University of Bristol | ||||||
| Occupation | singer-songwriter, YouTube personality | ||||||
| Website | maryspender | ||||||
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| Years active | 2006-present | ||||||
| Genre | music, guitar | ||||||
| Subscribers | 268,000 (March 20, 2020) | ||||||
| Total views | 21,661,763 views (March 10, 2020) | ||||||
| Catchphrase(s) | Chewsday Tawks | ||||||
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References
- Last.fm, Biography
- Jamie Dickson, David Mead (Guitarist) (February 10, 2020). "Mary Spender: "Record labels told me to put the guitar down. Luckily, I was stubborn enough to ignore them": The UK-based guitarist and songwriter on playing fingerstyle, the secret to her YouTube success and the pedal that changed her life". Guitar World. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
... Brighton-based guitarist Mary Spender is among the most successful...
- Mallory Rees (October 23, 2019). "Mary Spender Built a Wild, Space-Themed Pedalboard". Reverb. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...In a recent Chewsday Talks video on her popular YouTube channel, Mary takes some out-of-this-world gear for a test flight ... she tops it all off with a new trippy tune....
- "Tuesday Talks with Mary Spender: Merging Music and the Content Creator". Guitar Center. January 14, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
... studio of Mary Spender – a YouTube-based musician whose channel has already amassed a whopping 6.2 million views thanks to her “Tuesday Talks” video series ... deep dives into music topics of her choosing with artists....
- Pete Carpenter (January 2, 2018). "Best of Bristol: Mary Spender". Native FM. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
... Mary Spender ... a native of Bristol, her distinctive guitar style and crisp, clear sultry vocal have been making waves throughout YouTube ... her ‘Tuesday Talks’ ... interviewing such talents as KT Tunstall, Devin Townsend and Kaki King...
- GGM Staff (November 11, 2019). "Orange Amplification Launches First Online Rock Guitar Courses Accredited by UK Government Education Authority OFQUAL". Guitar Girl Magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...YouTuber Mary Spender explains more in this video....
- Tristan Cork (January 29, 2017). "The Bristol Cool List: The 50 coolest Bristolians alive today". Bristol Post. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...An electric guitar, a sultry voice, and a video camera are the tools of Mary Spender's trade. Musician and filmmaker, her creativity...
- Staff writers (October 24, 2014). "MARY SPENDER IS ONE TO WATCH AT VENTNOR". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...Mary Spender, a songwriter and musician based in Bristol who recently reached number 4 in the iTunes Singer/Songwriter ...
- Staff writers (October 3, 2013). "MUSICAL TALENT COMES TO VENTNOR". Island Echo magazine. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...singer songwriter Mary Spender from Bristol ....Miss Spender has won awards for her songwriting and performances ... made many appearances on the BBC and other radio stations around the world while touring....
- Josh Gardner (June 26, 2019). "MARY SPENDER SAYS YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE THE WORST GUITAR PLAYER IN THE ROOM". Guitar.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
...“Always be the worst player in the room. I learnt that from studying classical music. ...
External links
- Official YouTube channel
- Sultans of Swing (cover) by Spender and Leo Moracchioli (YouTube—21M views Feb 2020)
- Taking Shape original song