Mary Coughlan

Stroud

Dates: 08/10/2026

Venue: The Sub Rooms

Mary Coughlan is often described as the greatest female vocalist that Ireland has ever produced, standing alongside some of the world’s most iconic jazz singers. She is unique in blending whisky-blurred, smoke-seared, husky notes with the laconic wit of Billie Holiday and Peggy Lee. She draws the line of deep, down and dirty blues singers back to Bessie Smith with the sardonic, bitter-sweet defiance and despair of Edith Piaf. Yet Mary Coughlan delivers it all in a delicious and unapologetic Irish drawl: sceptical, rueful, mournful and melting and ardent for love.

Mary Coughlan is one of our greatest singers because over 40 years she has made the most grown-up, uncompromising, wholly personal yet utterly universal music on either side of the Atlantic about what goes on between men and women.


“Honey-voiced Irish National Treasure” MOJO Magazine


“Mary is a living link between Billie Holiday and Amy Winehouse” Uncut Magazine

 

More details about Mary Coughlan (External Link)

 

The Sub Rooms

The leading entertainment venue in Stroud. Offering an extensive programme of events brimming with live music, theatre, comedy, dance and spoken word; workshops, classes and exhibitions.

See all listings from The Sub Rooms

Newsletter
To sign up up for www.glos.info weekly newsletter, please click here.

Please mention www.glos.info when contacting this advertiser.

Disclaimer
glos.info try to bring you details of the best local events. Amendments to the published details can occur, so please check with the venue if uncertain.