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Lyra O’Donnabhair

About Me

I'm better!After a rather unpleasant bout of bronchitis - which was followed by a nasty case of food poisoning - I am finally up and running again. All systems are go! Many thanks to all of you who sent well-wishes; they really made me feel better and encouraged me to recover faster. The support was fabulous!And now we return you to your regularly scheduled bio:I was squawking along to the radio one day when I was asked to lend my voice to an album. Since then, I've sung with Tribal Goth bands, acoustic guitarists, Irish bands, rock bands, new age fluff, and more. And it has all rocked my world. What's next? I'm the vocalist for awesome, Vermont-based rock band Be4 Now, and working on my solo stuff as always.

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Member Since: 17/04/2008
Band Members: Written, performed, and produced by Lyra O'Donnabhair unless otherwise noted.
Influences: Kidney Thieves, Loreena McKennitt, Orange Range, Evanescence, Bjork, Metallica, Godsmack, Altan, Rob Zombie, Paramore, Utada Hikaru, Juno Reactor, Globus, Ayumi Hamasaki, Gackt, Ronan Hardiman, Garbage, Vanessa Mae, Vas, Bollywood, Vivaldi.
Sounds Like: You know that place between dreams and nightmares? That's where I like to wander. Give that landscape a rhythm, tribal or industrial... throw in some guitar, or electric violin, or maybe a piano... top it off with just a taste of electronica and spice it with middle eastern, celtic, and japanese influences... then let me sing. Is it surreal? It is too real? Both? Good.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Higher Ground. AND MY BIRTHDAY!

Higher Ground was a truly fabulous gig. The other two bands, Rush Angel and evilhero, were astounding! The audience was so into everything that they even laughed at our bands jokes - and that, my frie...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:51:00 GMT

GAH!

Well, all illnesses now officially done with and out fo the way, I am happy to say that Be4 Now will be headlining at 242 Main tonight - we now go on at 9p rather than 8:15p. I have sparklies all read...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Jun 2008 10:02:00 GMT

700 pageviews, health update, and more...

700 pageviews?!?!?!  Wicked.  You guys rock my world. I promise a kiriban this weekend.Having been down and out with bronchitis for a while has prevented other things I've promised, namely p...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:52:00 GMT

So very much going on...

The Mt. Snow gig is Friday, and I've been working obsessively on the hand-drumming I'm doing on one of the songs I'll be performing with him. It's been a while since I've drummed in front of anyone bu...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 13:27:00 GMT

Rockin the Bean! Unplanned Radio play!

So I'm finally up and mildly functional... last night was so much fun! Thanks to all of you came out and made it awesome! A crowd of 40 doesn't sound terribly impressive until one remembers that we're...
Posted by on Sun, 04 May 2008 16:54:00 GMT

What’s in the glass?

Some people think the glass is half full. Some think it's half empty. I'm more of a "Tell me what the hell's in the glass!!" kind of person. And I'm going to tell you what's in the glass...Be4 Now in ...
Posted by on Thu, 01 May 2008 14:26:00 GMT

Go see my sister! New songs coming! Mt. Snow!

Everyone go see my sister, Professor V. Joss Price, perform with Awal - a well-known West African drum master - at St. Mike's tomorrow night! Haitian & African drumming, dancing, and one hell of a...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:25:00 GMT

JP’s Wrap-Up and a W00T!

Tonight at JP's was FABULOUS. Thanks to all of you who came out and paid for my Guinness by buying drinks! Next time, come interrupt whatever conversation I'm engaged in and introduce yourself.The sho...
Posted by on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:59:00 GMT

Busy busy busy...

A whole pile of things on my To-Do list for today... Re-memorize lyrics for a song the band hasn't done in months (for the show on Sunday), look up festivals and events for the summer and fall, clean ...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:53:00 GMT