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April 26-28, 2024

Word of South

Aoife O’Donovan

Grammy award-winning songwriter and musician Aoife O’Donovan is one of the most sought-after singers and songwriters of her generation. She has released 3 critically-acclaimed solo albums, is co-founder of the bands I’m With Her and Crooked Still, is the featured vocalist on The Goat Rodeo Sessions with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile, and spent a decade contributing to the radio variety shows “Live From Here” and “A Prairie Home Companion”. She’s currently working on her first new solo album in 5 years, due out later in 2021. Aoife will be appearing at Word of South with her husband, the cellist Eric Jacobsen, and the Nashville-based group Hawktail.