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Since her U.S. debut fourteen years ago, the internationally-acclaimed stylist has applied her luminescent voice to the songs of John Hiatt, Janis Ian, Tom Waits, Shawn Colvin, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Paul Carrack, Karla Bonoff and dozens of other song poets.

Along the way, she has earned a Grammy Award nomination and multi-platinum sales success in her native Ireland. She continues to impress with the release of WANDERING HOME, a selection of traditional Irish songs as extraordinary as her undeniable talent.

Through five esteemed U.S. releases, O'Connell has specialized in passionate yet respectful renditions of lyrics that stand the test of time. Her art has nothing to do with over-embellishing songs with vocal acrobatics and everything to do with communication.

Her musical peers have led the cheering section for this simple yet eloquent philosophy. O'Connell has been summoned to sing with, among others, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Nanci Griffith, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, The Chieftains and Roseanne Cash - each a genre-defying stylist ideal for O'Connell's liberated musical vision.

As a live performer, O'Connell is well on her way to achieving that goal. "My one vanity is that I can pretty much win over any audience - just get me in front of them. When I sing live, it is more intense. I am a singer who's like an actor. The emotion that comes from seeing what I do - my body, my personality, the banter, the energy from the crowd - has a much to do with how I sing a song as why I sing it."

In an artistic odyssey that has led from small-town Ireland (she grew up in County Clare) to Music City, USA, O'Connell first came to prominence as part of the traditional group De Danaan.

By transforming lyrics and music into intimate portraits of human life, she offers soulful consolation on simply living it. The ultimate singer's singer, O'Connell's gems are worth hearing again and again.