Mary Bergin (born (1949-09-13)13 September 1949) is an Irish folk musician who is widely acknowledged as one of the great masters of the tin whistle.
[2] Bergin moved to An Spidéal, County Galway, in the early 1970s and played with many of the up-and-coming stars of the Irish music scene, notably De Danann and Ceoltóri Laighin.
[3] Bergin was exposed to the music of many renowned musicians from an early age, but her style is particularly influenced by flute player Packie Duignan and the whistle playing of Willie Clancy.
Music scholar Fintan Vallely has described her playing as "brightly ornamented but uncluttered", with "crisp articulation".
[4] Writer and flute player Grey Larsen uses similar terms, describing her playing as "precise", "elegant", and "streamlined".