The Dean Crowe Sessions continue this month, singer-songwriter, Siobhán O’Brien, gracing the theatre bar on Friday, February 17, for a live show which will commence at 7.45pm.
As a fourth generation Irish musician, music runs in O’Brien’s 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 “You Can’t Run Out Of Love”.
It’s a common narrative for songwriters to chronicle their journey towards self-discovery, but O’Brien does it in a manner that is so relatable, it’s as if she wrote these songs for you alone. Perhaps it’s 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.
When asked what she hopes her listeners will take away from her third album “You Can’t Run Out Of Love” (out January 2020 ), O’Brien says: “I hope they take away a positive vibe , I hope it’s an uplifting experience” Life is for living. It’s in the community you build. That’s what I want supporters of my music to take away from this new record.”
Siobhán will be supported on the night by Louise O’Flanagan.
Tickets, priced €10 each (including a complimentary drink ) are available on www.deancrowetheatre.com
