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OF NOTE
Nov 13, 2008 "An Irish Homecoming" Review (Iowa City)
"An Irish Homecoming" is part bonfire, part pep rally and a major victory for performers and audience alike. Read more...
Oct 02, 2008 When Jerry Douglas Calls, Garth Brooks Answers
...singer Maura O’Connell also sent goosebumps up and down my arms when she delivered a passionate version of “Helpless Heart.” And you can’t deny the camaraderie between Douglas and his close friends, Tim O’Brien and Russ Barenberg Read more...
Aug 11, 2008 Edmonton Festival Review
While the sweltering heat made it feel like a lazy Saturday for many fans at the Folk Fest, the master musicians offered a more energetic, inspired example. Read more...
Apr 26, 2008 Maura O'Connell Does It Right in Nashville
And she sang. Really sang. Sang in a voice that completely pulls you in because the tone is so lovely and so expressive and so shimmery that the edges of the tone curl inward and draw you forward in your chair. She would hold out these long notes and drop her head backward to let the sound flow out and you wanted to swim in it. Read more...
Mar 18, 2008 Country Music, Irish Music Share a Passion
The singer Maura O'Connell once said that what country music and Irish music have in common is a passion for sentimentality. In other words, you can't have country music without a sense of loss and a lyric that will tear your heart in two. One listen to George Jones singing "My Wild Irish Rose" should leave you suitably teary. Read more...
Mar 13, 2008 President Clinton to Participate in US-Ireland Alliance Event Marking 10th Anniversary of Belfast Agreement
Former US President Bill Clinton will join Senator Mitchell and other key negotiators in April to mark the 10th anniversary of the Belfast Agreement. ... The dinner following the event in Northern Ireland will include performances by Duke Special and Maura O Connell, as well as a reading by Michael Longley. Read more...
Mar 05, 2008 Paul Brady and Sarah Siskind Review
Moloney immediately thought of his old flat-mate and band member from the Johnstons, Paul Brady, as the first master to be invited and he coaxed him into participating. Brady, in turn, sought out the younger Siskind based in Nashville, where they first met at a Maura O’Connell concert. Read more...
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