Hannah O'Reilly

"She's got lungs?" Raised on the ?mean streets' of New Zealand, Hannah is said to have been singing even as a tot. As a teenager she was trained as a choir singer, always being put as the second soprano not the first (just look at her now Ms Choir Master!). Hannah occasionally picked up a guitar and knew a few chords, but singing seemed to be her thing. But then at 18 she discovered that teenage angst sounded great in song, and poured forth a whole gambit of emo guitar crap.

Raised on the ?mean streets' of New Zealand, Hannah is said to have been singing even as a tot. As a teenager she was trained as a choir singer, always being put as the second soprano not the first (just look at her now Ms Choir Master!). Hannah occasionally picked up a guitar and knew a few chords, but singing seemed to be her thing.

But then at 18 she discovered that teenage angst sounded great in song, and poured forth a whole gambit of emo guitar crap.

Luckily, her twenties followed, she moved to the UK, and found that the roller coaster of life was great song-writing inspiration. Songs about fire, killing men, famous movie stars, Christian mythology, the elements, lovers, heartbreakers, and being tied up followed; as did the public acclaim.

Hannah became the Edinburgh Acoustic Idol two years running in 2004 & 2005; played the Edinburgh Festival Princes Street Gardens main stage in 2004; played the Meadows Festival in 2005; and supported such artists as Wendy Rule (Australia), Lee Patterson (Scotland), and Danny Rodda (New Zealand).

Once, she even played with her band The Part-timers in an Asda supermarket carpark. Now that's class!

With catchy tunes, a huge voice, and a cheeky wit onstage, Hannah is a unique talent and one to watch.

~~~ "What a stunning voice....really unique and hits you between the eyes" - Eddie Raynor (Split Enz) ~~~