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Emer O’Neill

About Me


It's really quite simple...I'm a freckly, out-spoken, poetic, folk-singer from Ireland with a lot to say and a sh*t load of work to do! I sing honest songs that I whole heartedly believe in and I play guitar like only a student can... in constant awe!
All of this madness started about two years ago when friends of mine literally dragged me up on stage. Demanding that I sing because they heard me hollering away in my room and since that fateful night my life has completely changed. With an Ep and an independent record label flourishing I've somehow managed to make a dream come true and I sincerely thank you for that because it's with your help and nourishment that I've come this far.
So with another serious of chaotic baby steps here's to the album, it's coming soon. Good luck, Emer xox.
REVIEWS
"Emer O'Neill started playing her grandfather's old guitar, which she found in the attic, when she was 13 years-old. It's funny how things work out, because that dust-covered discovery proved to be O'Neill's calling. She has a strong, emotive voice and a genuine gift for crafting poignant songs that hit all the right nerves. The real test will be her first full-length album, but this EP serves as a great introduction to a promising talent. Get in early"...Brett Callwood, Acoustic Magazine
"Emer O'Neill has put together 6 original acoustic tracks for this EP and by the sounds that stream from this EP it has very promising talent indeed, like most singer songwriters hitting the scene every day Emer has a slight twist over the whole folk buzz that grasps our little island at the moment, Emer draws your attention in each track with pure emotion coming from her heart, after listening to the lyrics I found a very deep but yet colourful complex angle on the whole vibe, excellent stuff...." Reviewed by T.Halpin from www.musicreview.com
"Never before have i seen someone command an audience like it, Emer had the whole venue holding its breath captivated. An outstanding performance". New Moon Showcase www.hearnoevilni.com
"...It’s a tough thing to be so blatantly honest these days - particularly in the music industry. As a result Emer O’Neill is sure to divide opinion - which is what makes her so good. Undeniably honest, she can flip between heartbreaking and uplifting in a heartbeat, and still there’s no trickery there. What you see is what you get" Will McConnell, www.bandwidthfilms.com
Lincoln
Dignity
1982 EP..........Available now on i-tunes, HMV Digital, etc....includes SIX tracks - 1. Buen Camino.... 2. Sin 4 U.... 3. Engraved in the Bark.... 4. Lucky Number 13.... 5. Lincoln.... 6. The Other Man.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 11/11/2007
Band Members: Me and my guitar
Influences: The Suffragettes, Ani Difranco, Janis Joplin, Mark Thomas, Bob Dylan, The Eighth Beatitude, Bob Marley, Rhythm found everywhere, Fat Freddy's Drop, Alanis Morissette, Nina Simone, Amnesty International, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Polar Bear, Jose Gonzalez, a guy called Nyall who taught me how to play the Bodhran on a drunken saturday night in a wee cottage outside Annalong, Nikka Costa, Patty Griffin, that fecking peace-wall (and everything it represents) running down my city separating Catholics from Protestants, Pearl Jam, Jon Gomm, Damien rice, Jeanette Winterson, Tom Waits, over-heard conversations in the back of a black taxi, Jewel, Ray La Montagne, Sinead O Connor, Charles Bukowski, Norah Jones, Gemma Hayes, Dylan Moran, Tracey Chapman, Texas, REM, simple things like a kiss, Radiohead, Bush, Skunk Anaise, Green Day, T-Rex, Led Zeppelin, whiskey, the people I love and growing up in the madness of Belfast!
Sounds Like: Hopefully like a folk singer doing her thing....although you can check it out at i-tunes, amazon.co.uk, HMV digital.I support the following :o)
Record Label: a lot to say records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

If you ask, you shall recieve xox

Hey guys and lovely ladies, how have you been?There has been a few people who have been asking lately whats happening? Whats going on, where the hell have you been kind of thing? Which I am honestly t...
Posted by on Wed, 20 May 2009 08:08:00 GMT

Excuse me...yes hello....

Evening everybody, how's it going?Right! I've just been out and about our fair city, taking a wee dander through the back streets and I've come to the conclusion that I really don't have a clue about ...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:49:00 GMT

CALLING ALL PEOPLE

Calling all people....especially singer-songwriter night organisers, festival organisers, coffee-shop owners, people involved in the art centres, radio show hosts or anybody who has an exceptionally l...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:31:00 GMT

Back to work...

Right! March is nearly over and it's time to start work again, I think I've successfully managed to stumble out of every bar in Belfast for the past month. Only to immediatley, turn around and head ba...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:36:00 GMT

Aye yer Ma....!

An email is doing the rounds and I thought I would pass it on...Here's how you know your from Belfast. You're never cold but sometimes Baltic.The sight of 12-year-olds smoking is normal.Castle Court...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:50:00 GMT

1st - 31st of March = TIME OFF

For the month of March I am taking time off from performing, as I have noticed how sore my hands are these days from playing guitar, drawing and working at a computer. I think the best thing to do is ...
Posted by on Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:26:00 GMT

I'm still floating after that gig...(RCC Gig)

I am still floating from the Rape Crisis Centre Charity Fundraiser....I cannot believe how well it went and I owe it all to the people who helped out;Ludwig for performing, (which by the way was absol...
Posted by on Fri, 13 Feb 2009 13:42:00 GMT

2 days to go and I can't sleep

http://rcccharityconcert.blogspot.com/I can't sleep from the nerves ....
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 11:18:00 GMT

Raffle anybody offering some booze? OR PRIZES?

http://rcccharityconcert.blogspot.com/I got a little bit more done today elmo xoxox
Posted by on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 11:04:00 GMT

Tonight!

http://rcccharityconcert.blogspot.com/go check it out...you know I am not going to make this easy for you...lolemu xox
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 08:39:00 GMT