Aoife O'Donovan
Aoife (pronounced EEF-ah) O’Donovan (born November 18, 1982 in Newton, Mass… Read Full Bio ↴Aoife (pronounced EEF-ah) O’Donovan (born November 18, 1982 in Newton, Massachusetts) is an Irish-American singer and songwriter. As well as solo work, she is known for being the lead singer for the progressive bluegrass/string band Crooked Still and a member of the female folk-noir trio Sometymes Why.

O’Donovan grew up in a musical family, immersed in folk music. She went on to study contemporary improvisation at the New England Conservatory of Music in her hometown of Boston. Since her first professional engagement singing lead for the folk group The Wayfaring Strangers, she has maintained a wide variety of side projects and collaborations. Most recently, she has performed and recorded with Ollabelle, Sometymes Why, Karan Casey and Seamus Egan, Jerry Douglas, Jim Lauderdale, Darol Anger, Sarah Jarosz, Sara Watkins, Christina Courtin, Noam Pikelny and Chris Thile (The Punch Brothers).

For the past 10 years, O’Donovan has been fronting the alt-bluegrass/string band Crooked Still, which she formed when she was 18. Despite her young age, Aoife has toured in ten different countries, performed with the Boston Pops and the Utah Symphony Orchestra and has appeared on countless radio and television programs.

Her natural talent for songwriting recently came to the attention of Alison Krauss, who recorded Aoife’s song Lay My Burden Down, which is included on Alison’s album Paper Airplane (2011 Rounder Records) and can also be heard in the film Get Low (2010 Sony Pictures). Aoife’s crystalline voice has also been heard on True Blood (HBO) and Private Practice (ABC).

In June 2010, Aoife released her first solo recording in the form of a limited edition 7” vinyl. Featuring two original tracks, it garnered rave reviews from audiophiles worldwide.

O’Donovan's project with Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer and Stuart Duncan titled The Goat Rodeo Sessions was released in October 2011 (Sony Masterworks).

O’Donovan performs shows with her band, Robin MacMillan on drums, Jacob Silver on bass and Ryan Scott on guitar. Originally from Newton, Massachusettes, O’Donovan makes her home in the musical hotbed of Brooklyn, NY.

In 2014, O'Donovan, Sarah Jarosz and Sara Watkins formed I'm With Her.
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Aoife O'Donovan Lyrics


Age of Apathy Oh, let's take a ride I know you love the Taconic…
Are You There Where are you? Are you there? Where are you? Are you there? …
B61 He had time on his hands He carried the world on…
Be Still My Soul Be still, my soul: for God is on your side Bear…
Beekeeper In the middle of everything I started to see You said…
Briar Rose Rose. Briar Rose Why you look so sad and all alone Did…
Bull Frogs Croon The water is a glaze Like loneliness at ease with it'self I…
Captain's Clock In the darkest hour of the darkest day You came and…
Detour Sign Blue in the heart, blue in the face Black and blue…
Donal Óg Black as night is this heart within me Black as coal…
Elevators Looking out the window, it feels like I've been here…
Galahad You're a white knight, I'm a dark horse Oh Galahad, I…
Glowing Heart I lost you in the broken twilight. Under-neath the Californ…



God Be With You God be with you 'til we meet again Loving counsels guide,…
Hornets There ain't nothin' left for me here I gotta get out Spent…
I'm Alone How am I gonna know? Will you hear the key? I…
IOWA I am waiting for this book to get good I do…
Jupiter Write me a letter write it by hand Tell me everything…
Lakes of Pontchartrain It was on one bright March morning I bid New Orleans…
Lay My Burden Down Gonna lay my burden down Lay my body in the ground Cold…
Lucky Star Oh, oh, in California the summer's always cold Feels more li…
Magic Hour In the magic hour, when the moon is low And the…
Magpie On a lark, I took a drive down a dark…
More Than We Know Who knew this day would find me? Consuming the past behind…
My Father's House This is my Mother's world The birds their carols raise The m…
Nebraska I saw her standing on her front lawn Just twirling her…
Not The Leaving Go and gather up your things for the long ride Don't…
Oh Mama When I was a barmaid, you were my mead When I was…
Passengers We are passengers traveling through the afterworld We can't …
Phoenix Time's not the villain, coming up behind you is a…
Porch Light The darkest night I ever seen It was the night you…
Prodigal Daughter Oh, now Rosie You come home in the morning You got a…
Red Red and white and blue and gold I wanna wait for…
Red & White & Blue & Gold Red and white and blue and gold, I wanna wait…
Red And White And Blue And Gold Red and white and blue and gold I wanna wait for…
Sister Starling Sister starling's on the move, she's going down Watch the ir…
Stanley Park See that gull on the old sea wall Some birds fly…
The King Of All Birds A thumbnail sketch, a jeweler's stone A mean idea to call…
Thursday's Child I got nothing to hide, and I'm as naked as…
Town Of Mercy I walked away from Mercy out to the deepest woods Entered…
What Do You Want From Yourself? Happy go lucky in the afternoon I can do anything I…
You Turn Me On I'm A Radio If you're driving into town With a dark cloud above you Dial…


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