Siobhán O'Brien (born 24 August 1969 in

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) is a singer-songwriter who performs with acoustic guitar and harmonica. O'Brien has performed with

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, The San Diego Symphony,

The Chieftains The Chieftains were a traditional Irish folk band formed in Dublin in 1962, by Paddy Moloney, Seán Potts and Michael Tubridy. Their sound, which is almost entirely instrumental and largely built around uilleann pipes, has become synonymous w ...

and supported such acts as

Christy Moore Christopher Andrew "Christy" Moore (born 7 May 1945) is an Irish folk singer, songwriter and guitarist. He was one of the founding members of the bands Planxty and Moving Hearts and has had significant success as a solo artist. His first albu ...

Donovan Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. He emerged from the British folk scene in early 1965 and subsequently scored multiple international hit singles ...

, Damien Dempsey, Pete Cummings, Sharon Shannon,

Henry McCullough Henry Campbell Liken McCullough (21 July 1943 – 14 June 2016) was a musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland. He was best known for his work as a member of Spooky Tooth, the Grease Band and Paul McCartney and Wings. He al ...

, Maria McKee, Mick Flannery, Paul Brady and

the Cranberries The Cranberries were an Irish rock music, rock band formed in Limerick in 1989. The band was composed of lead singer and guitarist Dolores O'Riordan, guitarist Noel Hogan, bassist Mike Hogan (Noel's brother), and drummer Fergal Lawler. O'Riord ...

. Her solo work incorporates traditions of American song, including folk, blues, country, rock and English, Scottish and Irish traditional music.

Biography

O'Brien is the niece of

Brendan Bowyer Brendan Bowyer (12 October 1938 – 28 May 2020) was an Irish singer best known for fronting the Royal Showband and The Big Eight, and who had five number-one hits in Ireland. He was also renowned for having The Beatles open for the Royal Show ...

of The Royal Showband and the great-great-granddaughter of Albert Bowyer of the Bowyer/Westwood Opera Company of

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. She made her first musical recording of a

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at the age of six. In 2008, she toured the

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with performances in

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and

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. On this tour, she performed in concert as a guest vocalist on "Lakes of Ponchartrain" with

at Boston Symphony Hall,

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. In 2008, she released her third album ''Songs I Grew Up To'' which features

Paddy Moloney Paddy Moloney (; 1 August 1938 – 12 October 2021) was an Irish musician, composer, and record producer. He co-founded and led the Irish musical group the Chieftains, playing on all of their 44 albums. He was particularly associated with the re ...

(The Chieftains) on "Long Black Veil" and "Lakes of Ponchartrain:. In 2010, she performed in concert as a guest vocalist performing with The San Diego Symphony in

Discography

* Cat's Eyes

References

External links

Official Site

Siobhán O'Brien on MySpace
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