One night last January, Mary-Lynn Neil couldn't sleep. She was worried about her dad, Master-Corporal Mike Neil, who was serving in Afghanistan at the time. Mary-Lynn wrote down her thoughts and feelings that night in her journal, and later brought it out to her mom, Donna Neil (nee Mitchell). Her mother thought it would make a great song and contacted a family friend, Brian Dolph, to see if he could help out with the process of getting it recorded. That emotional journal entry has been turned into a heartfelt song called A Daughter's Prayer. A couple of months later, and the song was recorded by Studio Musicians in Nashville and sent back to Kingston,Ontario where Mary-Lynn recorded the main vocals. Mary-Lynn is proud of her Newfoundland heritage. Her mother, Donna, was born and raised in Mobile on the Southernshore and still has a large family there. Her dad, Michael, comes from Clarke's beach and was featured in another Downhome article entitled Project Michael. Since it's release to Radio in October 2009, A Daughter's Prayer has been used to help teach children about Remembrance Day, and has been performed by school choirs across Canada. Recently, the song has been released to stations in the USA, Northern Ireland, England, Austrailia and a number of other places around the world. The story has also been featured on the CBC, CTV (CKWS), The Whig Standard, and numerous other media forms around the world. To view a video of the song, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htru9jI0nUI To see a video interview: http://www.ckwstv.com/index.cfm?page=news&id=1280 To Read more about Mary-Lynn and A Daughter's Prayer: http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1773199 http://www.cafemusicgroup.com/MaryLynn.htm Contact Mary-Lynn at: [email protected]     Submitted By: Donna Neil