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Ornaith O'Dowd

About Me

Ornaith O'Dowd is a songwriter and recording artist from Galway, Ireland and now based in Brooklyn, New York, who makes lo-fi new wave/ postpunk-inflected pop songs. In 1995, aged 17, Ornaith recorded a very lo-fi cassette album called "Blank Melodies" under the name The Craving, and formed a band of the same name who played around Galway a bit in the late 90s (which was a lot of fun as far as those involved can remember). These days, when she is not making songs, Ornaith works on her PhD in philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Three of the tunes here are on a 2006 EP called "The Pomegranate Heart" , and "Circle" is from "Blank Melodies". "Said and Unsaid" and "The Interview" aren't part of any larger projects, at least for the moment; both are newly recorded, but written about a decade ago. You can buy both albums, or individual tracks, in mp3 format at soundclick.com/ornaithodowd, and you can listen to more stuff at garageband.com/ornaithodowd or lastfm.com/ornaithodowd.I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4

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Member Since: 10/03/2006
Band Website: ornaithodowd.blogspot.com
Band Members: Ornaith O'Dowd
Influences: The Cure, The Smiths, Joy Division, Cocteau Twins, Ride, The Clash, Nick Cave, Cranes, Palestrina.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

New web HQ

I've just started a blog at http://ornaithodowd.blogspot.com, which will be my new web HQ. I'm gradually filling it with music and things. Go visit!Ornaith O'Dowd
Posted by on Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:09:00 GMT

A new, but old, song

I've put a new song on the player. It's called "The Interview". I finished it this morning, but it was written in 2001 or 2002. I wrote it after doing my first grown-up job interview; it occurred to m...
Posted by on Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:19:00 GMT

Radio Ireland

You can listen to my stuff on Radio Ireland, recently launched at http://radioireland.rokz.biz/The station is dedicated to the promotion of unsigned Irish acts.
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:00 GMT

Reviews in an interesting blog

A couple of my tracks are reviewed over at this blog, which is highly recommended to anyone interested in DIY culture of all sorts: http://madebypeople. blogspot. com/
Posted by on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:01:00 GMT

Me on the Home Made Hit Show

"Said and Unsaid" (one of the songs on the player here) is one of the featured tracks on this week's Home Made Hit Show, which can be found at http://www.homemadehitshow.com/show/117HomeMadeHitShowEpi...
Posted by on Fri, 23 May 2008 00:49:00 GMT

Technical Snafu, Stylistic Innovations

Well, I had hoped, at this point, to have some new stuff recorded and up, but a crucial part of my set-up has decided to stop functioning, so I can't record anything for the moment. I'm writing a whol...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 14:26:00 GMT

more free downloads

You can find lots more of my stuff for download at garageband.com/ornaithodowd
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:18:00 GMT

new song to download

There is a new song on the page, "Said and Unsaid". You can download it here. It was recorded this summer, but written ten years ago.
Posted by on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:16:00 GMT

May Day greetings

You can now download the tunes on the page. Happy May Day.
Posted by on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:05:00 GMT