Lisa O'Neill (singer-songwriter)

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Lisa O'Neill
Birth nameLisa O'Neill
Born1982 (age 38–39)
Ireland
OriginCounty Cavan
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, Tenor Banjo
Years active2000–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websitelisaoneill.ie

Lisa O'Neill (born 1982)[3] is an Irish singer-songwriter.[4][5][6]

Early life[]

O'Neill grew up in Ballyhaise, County Cavan.[3]

Career[]

O'Neill moved to Dublin aged 18 to study music at Ballyfermot College. For seven years after that she worked in the service industry in places like Eddie Rockets and Bewleys of Grafton street, continuing to write songs.[3] Her first album, Has An Album, was released in 2009.[7]

In 2011 David Gray invited her to open for him on his American and Canadian tour and she was also part of his touring band for a time.[8]

Her 2013 and 2018 albums were nominated for the Choice Music Prize. She played at the 2016 Vancouver Folk Music Festival.[9]

In 2016, O'Neill made an appearance on the debut album by the trio Yorkston/Thorne/Khan, Everything Sacred.[10] In the album's liner notes, singer James Yorkston reveals that the possibility of calling the group Yorkston/Thorne/Khan/O'Neill was discussed, but that she saw herself as a guest.[11]

In 2017, O'Neill was featured in the film Song of Granite, in which she sang The Galway Shawl.[12]

O'Neill won Best Original Folk Track with "Rock the Machine" (from her album Heard a Long Gone Song) at the 2019 RTE Radio 1 Folk Awards,[13] and was nominated for Folk Singer of the Year, Best Traditional Track, Best Original Track and Best Album at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards in the same year.[14]

Discography[]

Studio albums

  • Has An Album (2009)
  • Same Cloth or Not (2013)
  • Pothole in the Sky (2016)
  • Heard a Long Gone Song (2018)[15]

EP

  • The Wren, The Wren (2019)

References[]

  1. ^ McMillen, Robert (28 April 2017). "I grew up surrounded by music says Cavan singer Lisa O'Neill". The Irish News.
  2. ^ "RTÉ Radio 1 Folks Awards". Lisa O'Neill. 19 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c Clayton-Lea, Tony. "Lisa O'Neill – Cavan's material girl". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Lisa O'Neill: 'Like anyone being creative, there's always some self-doubt'". Independent.ie.
  5. ^ Ganatra, Shilpa. "Lisa O'Neill: On My Culture Radar". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Lisa O'Neill: Home".
  7. ^ "Lisa O'Neill".
  8. ^ "Lisa O'Neill to open for David Gray". www.hotpress.com. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "You are being redirected..." www.aikenpromotions.com.
  10. ^ Denselow, Robin (14 January 2016). "Yorkston/Thorne/Khan: Everything Sacred review – bravely original Indian-folk-jazz fusion". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  11. ^ Yorkston, James (15 January 2016). James Yorkston on Yorkston Thorne Khan (liner notes). Domino Records.
  12. ^ "Recalling Joe Heaney". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. ^ "THE WINNERS AT THIS YEAR'S RTÉ RADIO 1 FOLK AWARDS". Folk Radio. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Lisa O'Neill Receives Four Nominations at BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards". Journal of Music. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  15. ^ Rogers, Jude (19 October 2018). "Lisa O'Neill: Heard a Long Gone Song review – raw and unvarnished folk for austere times" – via www.theguardian.com.

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