Marion McEvoy has worked as a musician, composer, sound designer and performer with many theatre companies, most recently with Fortunes Fool, and with Panchord Productions.
She composed and directed music for the 2025 Dublin Shakespeare Society production of The Winters Tale.
She has written a number of plays, including her one woman show “A Portrait of the Artist’s Mother” (The life of James Joyce’s mother, May, in words and song) which has been performed in Dublin, New York, Berkley CA, Oslo and Amsterdam.
She plays with folk rock ensemble Cielo Grande and with folk / Americana trio Tilt-a-Whirl.
She has performed at many festivals including Cúirt Cheoil na mBan, the Phil Murphy Weekend, the Des Carthy Sessions, Electric Picnic, and Phizzfest
Marion is also a songwriter and Irish traditional musician. With whistle player Maeve Townsend, she hosts a trad session on Wednesdays at 7pm at the Cobblestone Bar, Smithfield, Dublin. She performs regularly at Songs in the Long Room hosted by Ben Prevo . Her fascination with technology has found a creative outlet in the form of Panchord Recording Studio, which she set up in 1996. She formerly lectured part-time, in sound recording at Maynooth University.
In 2016 she wrote and directed music for the Community Action Network film Rekindling the Magic, directed by Paul Maher.
She launched her solo album BROADSTONE BELLE in 2018, – CD available at gigs and sessions. Downloads available on CD Baby
Her new solo album Roses on the Tide will be available soon. Launch date TBA
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