21 Facts About Mollie O'Brien

Mollie O'Brien has released a number of Americana albums with her brother, Grammy-winner Tim O'Brien.

Mollie O'Brien is currently based in Denver, and regularly tours and performs with her husband, guitarist Rich Moore, as a duo.

Mollie O'Brien has regularly appeared on shows such as A Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, and contributed vocals to the Grammy-winning album True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe.

Mollie O'Brien is known for her interpretations of classic songs by artists such as Tom Waits, Memphis Minnie, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Si Kahn, Terence Trent D'Arby, and Kate MacLeod.

Mollie O'Brien was born October 25,1952, and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia, where she was the second youngest of five siblings.

Mollie O'Brien's family was immersed in music, and her mother frequently drove Mollie and her younger brother Tim to local performances by 1960s musicians such as The Beatles, Wheeling Symphony, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck and Ray Charles.

Mollie O'Brien began listening more avidly to singers such as Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Dinah Washington and Frank Sinatra.

Mollie O'Brien moved to New York City for 4 years, then back to Wheeling WV for 2 years before finally settling in Colorado in 1980.

Mollie O'Brien eventually took a job in New York City's garment center, where she has stated the locally diverse styles on the radio helped further expose her to new styles.

Mollie O'Brien gave the band a place to stay when they played a gig in New York City.

In 1987, Mollie O'Brien released her debut solo LP, I Never Move too Soon.

Mollie O'Brien released a second solo LP, Everynight in the Week, in 1990.

Tim and Mollie O'Brien disbanded in 1996 to focus on solo careers.

Mollie O'Brien's vocal shining or the musical arrangements being brilliant, or both.

Mollie O'Brien has sung numerous times on A Prairie Home Companion, including as a part of the Hopeful Gospel Quartet and host Garrison Keillor.

Mollie O'Brien has performed at a number of major music festivals and venues in the United States, Europe, and South America.

Mollie O'Brien has been a regular participant on Mountain Stage, which took part in the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2011.

Mollie O'Brien toured with the first Transatlantic Sessions UK tour in 2010.

Mollie O'Brien has one of the best voices in the business.

Mollie O'Brien was a vocalist on True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe which won the Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album in 1997.

Mollie O'Brien continues to live in Denver, and tour and perform with her husband.