O’Neill’s soaring vocalizations and enchanting performances have garnered reverence at home in her native Ireland and internationally. Standing on the shoulders of great bygone and contemporary musicians alike, she belts out reveries, fables, ballads, and laments, plucking and stomping her way towards a deeper kinship with the world. Her voice rises and wavers, expressing compassion for her subjects and for the audience, too. Characters who’ve come upon hard times, be they unemployed dock workers or pining lovers, find a home in her music—hard working and hard living folks coexist as she nudges us towards an understanding of our shared humanity through her masterful storytelling. (cordella.org)