Nora O'Connor

Nora O'Connor
Background information
Birth name	Nora O'Connor
Also known as	Nora O'Connor Kean
Born	2 April (-04-02)
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genres	Folk, Country
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Vocals, Guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Bloodshot Records
Associated acts	The Blacks, Robbie Fulks, Andrew Bird

Nora O'Connor is an American musician. She sings and plays guitar with numerous bands and individuals from the U.S. and Canada, her primary involvements being Andrew Bird's Bowl of Fire and the Blacks. She has also worked with, recently, The New Pornographers, Archer Prewitt, Neko Case, John Wesley Harding, The Aluminium Group, Otis Clay, Chris Mills, Janet Bean, Frisbie (band), Justin Roberts, Kelly Hogan, Mavis Staples and Carl Henry Brueggen.

Her first solo CD on the Bloodshot Records label, Til the dawn, was released on August 24, 2004. However, an earlier CD, the very rare "Cerulean Blue" was released by Uncommon Ground Coffeehouse in Chicago.

In the mid-90's, she formed the Nora O'Connor Band, with herself on lead vocals and guitar, Lisa Wertman Crowe on bass and vocals, Tony Ventura on guitar and Mark Cameron on drums.

She has two sons, and lives in Evanston, IL.

Discography

Solo:

• Cerulean Blue (1996, Uncommon Ground)
• Til the Dawn (2004, Bloodshot Records)

The Blacks

• Dolly Horrorshow (1998, Bloodshot)
• Just Like Home (2000, Bloodshot)
• In Sickness and Health EP (2010, 6-song digital download, Bloodshot)

Miscellaneous:

• Happy - Robbie Fulks (2010, Yep Roc
• You Are Not Alone - Mavis Staples (2010, ANTI-)

References

External links

• Nora O'Connor's homepage
• Nora O'Connor's Myspace site
• Bio @ Bloodshot Records
• Nora O'Connor at Allmusic

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Name	Oconnor, Nora
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