In his wake came the singer-songwriter – and the idea that, to be considered seriously as an artist, one needed to fill both parts of that job description. “After the surge of writer-performers in the ...

Irish-born singer Maura O'Connell has always had a steady stream of musical compatriates assisting her on record. And her latest album, an a capella collection provocatively titled 'Naked with ...

It just popped out, as if from thin air. After pausing momentarily to describe the repertoire that will guide her farewell tour this fall, Maura O'Connell hit on just the right tag. She knew it, too.

Maura O’Connell is in the midst of her “farewell tour,” but she’s not ready to bid goodbye to performing just yet. The Irish-born interpretive folk singer would like to continue presenting ...

`In Ireland, people are aware that a singer is a singer, and not only one type of singer,” declares Maura O’Connell, and certainly her own artistry defies type. O’Connell has sung… ...

Every time you hear Maura O'Connell is a revelation. That rich, supple alto soars across the bed of the music, hugging the melody tightly yet phrasing the words in rhythmically elastic ways. O ...

Maura O’Connell’s first solo performance in Tucson in decades will most likely be her last. The Irish-born singer is calling it quits after her current tour, at least as a solo artist. She ...

The Prine contribution is prime O'Connell -- a subtle yet emotionally stirring example of how she uses her background in traditional Celtic music to help elevate and often dramatize the work of ...

The Sheldon presents Maura O'Connell, Friday, March 4, 2011 at 8 p.m. in the perfect acoustics of the Sheldon Concert Hall. Irish singer Maura O'Connell, now based in Nashville, combines ...

Singer Maura O’Connell: ‘I cried a lot when John Prine died. I first met him in 1982 when I went to make my first record’ The musician talks hair colour, cooking Julia Child recipes and ...

The tag line on Grammy-winning chanteuse Maura O'Connell's Web site reads: "Just a singer." Talk about understatement. Her loamy Irish alto voice is the sort of magical instrument that can take ...