Canadian born Australian Mo McMorrow is an adventurous spirit both in the arts and in the world. In 1996 she left her then home Sydney for a one year trip around the world. Her first stop was to be two days in Galway, Ireland. She stayed eleven years!
It was during this time that she transitioned from a full-time visual artist to musician. “If you’ve got a song in you, the Irish will get it out of you.” says Mo.
In 2006 she formed a duo with banjo player Mary Shannon “Us 2” delighting audiences with their ecclectic mix Irish trad, Americana pop with originals sprinkled in.
In 2008 she headed for Austin Texas the Mecca for songwriters. She recorded two CDs “Mona Lisas Don’t Cry” 2010 and “Hangin’ on a Nail” 2013. All Mo’s travels lends a remarkable depth to her music. The cadences of Austin and Ireland are evident and one could as easily imagine these sounds spilling out of a smoky club in south Austin as drifting out of a centuries-old pub in Ireland. Her songs are both deep and relatable at the same time.
The adventure continues now in her parents’ home, Australia. She now lives full time on the road following where the music takes her playing festivals such as the Neurum Creek Music Festival, Maleny Music Festival, Tamworth Music Festival, Townsville Folk Festival, Woodford Folk Festival, the Australian Celtic Festival and will be at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music in November. Her rising star is a testimony to the much loved maxim “It’s never too late to start again.”