The WDVX Blue Plate Special — 9/19 — Danny Kensy / Mary McGuinness
September 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
“From Radio Waves to Festival Stages!”
Danny Kensy is a nationally touring country artist and songwriter celebrated for his edgy–traditional sound and powerhouse live shows. With multiple #1s in the European market and a string of charting singles in the U.S., Kensy is carving his place on country radio. His U.S. debut “Neon Glow” broke into the Music Row Breakout Top 100, followed by “Radio Back” (Top 60 Music Row, Top 20 TRACtion True Indie), and fan favorites “That Old Wind,” “Lonely Girl,” and “Smoke With An Old Flame.” His moving tribute to Toby Keith, “God’s Got His Cowboy,” earned Song of the Year at the 2024 Josie Music Awards (Grand Ole Opry).
Relentless on stage, Kensy is known for three-to-four-hour marathon sets and a staggering 200+ shows a year. He has shared the stage with Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Drew Baldridge, Travis Tritt, Randy Travis, Florida Georgia Line, Dierks Bentley, and many more, while also performing at major festivals such as the Carolina Country Music Fest.
A decorated songwriter as well, Kensy has received honors from Billboard, the International Songwriting Contest, and NSAI, along with multiple Josie Music Awards including Modern Country Rising Star and Male Vocalist of the Year. Raw, energetic, and relentlessly hardworking, Danny Kensy is a name to watch in today’s country music scene.

Mary McGuinness is a truly singular artist — a singer-songwriter whose voice has been described as “luminous, soul-deep, and clear as crystal.”
Born in Fort Hood, Texas to a korean mother and irish-scottish father, Mary’s childhood was shaped by resilience. After being separated from her mother as a child, she was raised by her Grandfather in Long Island, NY.
Music became both a sanctuary and a compass. Those formative experiences shaped a writer drawn to themes of belonging, identity, and hope.
Her career began in opera, studying at the Manhattan School of Music and performing in Europe before moving to Broadway, where she understudied and performed the role of Tuptim in The King and I at the Neil Simon Theater. She also worked in film and fashion, collaborating with acclaimed directors and major designers. Yet despite success in multiple worlds, music remained her true north.
Recording and touring for years under another name, she scored a Billboard #1 and toured/supported legendary and contemporary artists alike (Kenny Loggins, Counting Crows, Train, Donovan, Shawn Colvin,Todd Rundgren)
Her music lives at the crossroads of folk-americana, laurel canyon and classic country, shaped by personal history and stories to tell. The album Shadowcatcher , made in Nashville with producer Joe Pisapia (KD Lang/Ben Folds), marked a turning point toward her most authentic voice, and most recently, new recordings at FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, AL produced by Dylan Le Blanc, will start releasing in 2026.







