Siobhan OBrien at Folk Alliance International 2020

Published: March 22, 2020, 12:50 p.m.

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Dubbed \\u201ca voice the world should hear\\u201d by Paddy Moloney (The Chieftains), Siobh\\xe1n O\\u2019Brien is writing music for the risk takers of this world. Certainly a woman who made the trek from Ireland to America, with only two suitcases in hand, to be a full-time songwriter knows a thing or two about risk.It\\u2019s a common narrative for songwriters to chronicle their journey towards self-discovery but O\\u2019Brien does it in a manner that is so relatable, it\\u2019s as if she wrote these songs for you alone. Perhaps it\\u2019s the exquisite tension in her voice, the authenticity in her lyrics, or the magnetic presence on stage that garnered a generation of admirers ranging from Bob Dylan to Leonard Cohen but the folk-rock songwriter has only just begun to tell her story.As a fourth generation Irish musician, music runs in O\\u2019Brien\\u2019s blood but in 2017, America called to her as the place she wanted to lay down music roots of her own. Within 5 weeks of living in the States she had secured an opening slot at the acclaimed Birchmere Music Hall (for English songwriter, Nick Lowe) and had been awarded a coveted spot in the Folk-DJ Showcase at North East Regional Folk Alliance (NERFA) by Mary Cliff ( Renowned Folk Radio DJ for 40 years). When she began searching for recording studios for her next album, there was only one city that, as a spinning vinyl stuck on repeat, kept calling to her: Austin. It was in the star city that she met her co-producers, John Bush and Matt Hubbard, drummer and keyboardist for Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians, and recorded her third album \\u201cYou Can\\u2019t Run Out Of Love\\u201d.When asked what she hopes her listeners will take away from her 3rd album \\u201cYou Can\\u2019t Run Out Of Love\\u201d (out January 2020), O\\u2019Brien\\xa0 says: \\u201cI hope they take away a positive vibe , I hope it\'s an uplifting experience"\\xa0 Life is for\\xa0 living. It\\u2019s in the community you build. That\\u2019s what I want\\xa0 supporters of my music\\xa0 to take away from this new record.\\u201dO\\u2019Brien\\u2019s \\u201cYou Can\\u2019t Run Out Of Love\\u201d is an indie alternative folk blend of Joan Baez, Brandi Carlile, and Joni Mitchell. On June 7th 2019, she reached her Kickstarter goal and has used those $$$ to fund a PR/social media and Radio Campaign to maximise\\xa0 this new record\'s chances. The 1st Single The King\'s Fool is out on January 17th to coincide with the Full Band Record Release at \'The Towsend Listening Room\' in Austin, Texas.

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