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Artist
Seán O'Donnell
7+ albums
about
Seán O'Donnell started taking bagpipe lessons at age 7 after the bagpipe band his uncle drummed for entranced him. The Pittsburgh-area native's obsession with music spread from there a few years later when he found his father’s acoustic guitar. After his dad taught him his first guitar chords, he began spending unhealthy amounts of time making layered, two-track recordings on his parents' multi-deck cassette player. He taught himself to play keyboards, tenor guitar and bass guitar, and saxophone-playing abilities appear on the horizon. Today, his original recordings combine a lo-fi, DIY ethic and influences spanning decades and genres. Smart, poignant lyrics meet memorable melodies in lush arrangements that only could be thought up by none else. His music has been described as "sweet pop-inflected tunes ranging from folk to psych-rock." In his live performances, Seán trades whistles and bells for passionate vocals and a distortion pedal. Live renditions reveal a core of solid, catchy and emotional songs beneath the layers of sound. Imagine the Clancy Brothers covering the Violent Femmes, and you'll start to get the picture. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
