1. THE SINGING CPA: Margery Piercey has always enjoyed performing in front of a crowd. On
Aug. 15, the singing CPA put up her biggest number yet: roughly 36,000, for her performance of
the national anthem at Fenway Park.
``I'd always wanted to combine my passion for singing with my love of the hometown teams," said
the 44-year-old Sudbury resident and principal of Wolf & Co., a certified public accounting and
business consulting firm.
Growing up in Arlington, she was the fourth of five daughters and the first to join her father in
becoming a real sports fan. Depending on the season, they would cheer on the Sox, Patriots, or
Celtics.
Piercey owes her Fenway gig to Cheryl McCloud, Wolf's marketing manager. Since learning of
Piercey's passion for singing and the Sox, McCloud has been bombarding the fan services office
at Fenway with phone calls, e-mails, and CDs touting the vocal talents of her boss.
``She gives so much to everyone else that I wanted to give something back to her,"
McCloud said.
Piercey's performance took place on the company's night at Fenway; 100 of the firm's 150
employees were there to cheer her on.
``It was a nerve- racking experience, but wonderful," said Piercey, adding that she won ``cool
mom" points with her teenagers.
As a teen in the late '70s, she had dreams of singing the anthem at a Celts, Sox, or Pats game. In
January 2005, she sang in front of 14,000 Celtics fans. At the time she was president of the
Massachusetts Society of CPAs, which pitched her voice for Young CPA Night at the Garden.
Piercey has been performing publicly since she was in kindergarten. She was a singing bunny in
a school play; belted out ``Climb Every Mountain" for her sixth-grade graduation; and spent years
in various church choirs. Now she sings at funerals and weddings. Last month, she sang for her
sister's wedding, accompanied on guitar by her son, Graham, a freshman at Lincoln-Sudbury
Regional High.
Shrewsbury area residents may know her from her appearances at the annual gala of the Tara
Bean Brain Tumor Foundation. Tara, who died at the age of 10 in 2002, was a fourth-grader from
Shrewsbury and daughter of Piercey's best friend. The foundation raises funds and awareness
for pediatric brain tumor research and treatment.
With the Celtics and Red Sox scratched off her list, should fans be keeping an eye on the 50 -
yard line at Gillette Stadium this fall?

2. ``Some have commented that the anthem trifecta would be a performance for the Patriots," she
said, ``but I won't be pursuing it -- though I'll be glued to the set on Sundays when the season
begins."
For information on the Tara Bean Foundation, log on to www.tarabeanfoundation.com.