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Review 1 for Maura O'Connell

5 / 5

Beautiful Voice

BB Kings @

- NYC @

, NY @

- 03/11/2013 @

Posted 03/19/2013

by Anonymous

Maura is quite the entertainer! She preformed beautifully. Her voice is wonderful.

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Review 2 for Maura O'Connell

5 / 5

Maura O'Connell owns the stage

Birchmere @

- Alexandria @

, VA @

- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Poetic Justice and Trouble in the Fields @

Opening act(s): Erin Thomas @

Posted 02/26/2013

by jxnfan

I love Maura O'Connell, so this will not be a completely objective review. Sunday night's show was billed as her last solo performance in the DC area, and she talked a bit about how she is giving herself a year to complete this tour. She is boring herself, she has said, and wants to do something else. So we went to see her in case it's a while until we see her again. We were not bored with her.

Most of Sunday's show came off of my personal Maura dream setlist. Poetic Justice, Summerfly, Shades of Gloria, Blue Train, Western Highway, Down by the Salley Gardens, Love You in the Middle, and Trouble in the Fields were just a few among the songs she sang. She was in fine voice, and her great sense of humor was in evidence. John Mock and Don Johnson backed her up, and occasionally she expected audience assistance.

If I have a criticism it's that there were 2 rather lengthy political rants. When Bono does this, Larry Mullen, Jr starts tapping his watch if it goes too long, and then plays him off with drums if he ignores the warning. All performers should have someone to do this. While it's a grand thing to live in a place where expression is a right, there's a time and a place. Maura spoke of how folk music was the way political ideas were shared long ago, and that's true - but it was through the music, not lectures. Let the music speak. It's true I didn't love the 2 songs that followed the rants - one Patty Griffin song about the poor (never been a PG fan) and one in Spanish about the disappeared.

All in all, I loved this show, as I have the several shows of hers I'd seen before this. She owns the stage, and the Birchmere is such a great fit for her. I hope she gets over this bored thing soon, and we see her without too much time passing.

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- Alexandria @

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- Sun, Feb 24, 2013 @

Favorite moment: Poetic Justice and Trouble in the Fields @

Opening act(s): Erin Thomas @

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Review 3 for Maura O'Connell

4 / 5

Pleasantly surprised with both the venue and show

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- Sat, Mar 10, 2012 @

Posted 03/13/2012

by Cdez

The Birchmere is a very cosy music hall. Smaller than most, every seat is a good seat. Maura O'connell was very entertaining. She has a beautiful voice and a charming personality. It seems that she has played at the Birchmere enough that she has a relationship with the audience. I will definately go again next year.

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Review 4 for Maura O'Connell

4 / 5

Maura O Connell at the Ark - Great Show!

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- Sun, Jul 31, 2011 @

Posted 08/02/2011

by MichiganCat

Location:Michigan

The Ark is a great small venue to see performers like Maura O Connell! She's got a clear, beautiful voice and chooses great ballads to sing. She's a bold, thoughtful lady and a pleasure to watch and listen to.

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Review 5 for Maura O'Connell

5 / 5

Thoroughly Enjoyable

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Posted 03/01/2011

by Winston1118

Location:Baltimore, Md

This is a show not ever to be missed. Not only does Maura have an outstanding voice but she is also an outstanding entertainer. She is very personable on stage, connects well with the audience, and makes you feel like it is her greatest pleasure to entertain just for this group of people on this night. Throughout the show she provides the names of the songwriters and some background or an anecdote on the artist. Her 3-piece band are fine musicians and the perfect accompaniment to her voice.

The voice...a most pleasing alto with a delivery that ranges from powerful to subtle. She expresses and interprets the song like only the great singers such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald can do, and that is the highest of comparisons. Ms. O'Connell is a polished and professional performer of the highest caliber. Thoroughly enjoyable.

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Review 6 for Maura O'Connell

4 / 5

Maura O'Connell -- great voice, cool personna,

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: Several -- when she let the audience choose the next song -- we chose Half Moon Bay. @

Posted 02/28/2011

by mejpk

My wife was a bigger fan than me -- but I thoroughly enjoyed the show. Maura O'Connell is a very cool person -- funny, real, big heart, and big voice. Great guitar players to accompany her. Nice mix of her songs, nice conversation between songs. She lets you see more than a glimpse of who she is. Her voice reamins strong, sweet, beautiful and true.

The sound and seats at Birchmere are very good. However the food was not good at all and was the sole disappointment of the evening. We went early to get a good seat, but found ourselves wishing that we ate elsewhere and arrived later -- there really isn't a bad seat there.

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: Several -- when she let the audience choose the next song -- we chose Half Moon Bay. @

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Review 7 for Maura O'Connell

5 / 5

maura was wonderful

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: joan armantrading- the weakness in me @

Opening act(s): jonelle something- she was fantastic too. @

Posted 02/28/2011

by kleegan

Location:fairfax

she really impressed me with a variety of songs, original and some cover tunes. She can really belt 'em out, and she's funny besides. i was surprised at how much i liked it!

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Favorite moment: joan armantrading- the weakness in me @

Opening act(s): jonelle something- she was fantastic too. @

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Review 8 for Maura O'Connell

4 / 5

beautiful folk singer

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: When Maura & her band were arranging Love,Love,love with the two additional players. Very spontaneous and 'live' @

Opening act(s): Jonell Mosser with Tom Britt on guitar @

Posted 02/28/2011

by splenderbender

Location:birchmere

Maura O'Connell is a wonderful folk singer with a superb band - but I have to admit the highlight of the evening was her encore, when she had her opening act of join her. The additional vocals of Ms. Mosser added some real punch and the guitar play by Mr. Britt was quiet simply the high point of the evening.

Birchmere @

- Alexandria @

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: When Maura & her band were arranging Love,Love,love with the two additional players. Very spontaneous and 'live' @

Opening act(s): Jonell Mosser with Tom Britt on guitar @

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Review 9 for Maura O'Connell

4 / 5

Maura's music IS the food of life - Play On!

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: Poetic Justice can't be sung enough . . . @

Opening act(s): Great opening act. @

Posted 02/28/2011

by FolkFan45

Maura continued her regular DC-area stops with the real food of life - a veritable feast, a grand banquet of many flavors, tastes.

Birchmere @

- Alexandria @

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- Sat, Feb 26, 2011 @

Favorite moment: Poetic Justice can't be sung enough . . . @

Opening act(s): Great opening act. @

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