The livelong day
Lankum
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Reviews (2)
The guardian
d. 19. Oct. 2018
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Jude Rogers
d. 19. Oct. 2018
"Raw and unvarnished folk for austere times ... Although she was softer once (check out her self-released 2009 debut, Has An Album), O'Neill's vocals have increasingly returned to their County Cavan roots. Here, they are stripped raw, rough and calloused, evoking the old women anthologised a century ago by Harry Smith; a style that might distance some, or suggest affectation to others. But when it delivers these songs - an extraordinary collection of bleak, harsh originals blending into heartbreaking traditionals - they get you in the gut clean".
Folk radio UK
d. 1. Nov. 2018
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Neil McFadyen
d. 1. Nov. 2018
"If Nick Cave had followed the folk tradition instead of falling for the charms of Rock and Roll, he may well have aspired to create something akin to what Lisa O'Neill has with Heard a Long Gone Song. Lisa, though, is unique. It's certainly raw on the surface, and the album's abrasive nature is absolutely part of its appeal. Beneath that coarse exterior, though, lies a heart of gold, a mind as sharp as a razor, and the soul of a poet. Heard a Long Gone Song is easily one of the greatest surprises I've enjoyed for some time; an exceptional album that will make the trad music scene stand up and take notice".