At 62, award-winning songsmith Mo McMorrow feels she is only just beginning. She came to music late, left early, and returned like never before.
Eleven years in Ireland culminating in forming a duo with Mary Shannon (of Sharon Shannon Band) then twelve years of Austin, Texas with greats such as Gurf Morlix and Eliza Gilkyson contributing to her first album Mona Lisas Don’t Cry. In her 50s she returned to painting and then proving age is no barrier, she became a qualified Teacher in Texas and taught middle school for 5 years.
2020, the pandemic returned Mo to Australia, but in 2022 the Northern Rivers floods washed away hopes of quiet Autumn years. She moved into her van and returned to music full-time letting her songs take the lead. They led her to festival stages! …Maleny, Neurum Creek, Airlie Beach, Tamworth Festival, Australian Celtic Festival. She released 5 singles and received several awards notably the ASA’s Australian Songwriting Contest, 4th place song.
“I am not homeless” says Mo, “The world is my home.” At an age when many slow down, Mo is leaning in; writing, performing, and beginning again as if for the first time.
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