songs from the Triple Door

The good folks at the Triple Door were kind enough to record my performance a couple of nights ago. I have posted three of the songs (Fearless, Night Sky, and Lay Them Down) for a short time.

There are pictures from that night that I will be posting soon.

:-)

xo
h

12:22 PM - 3 Comments - 6 Kudos - Add Comment

Triple Door/Boston/CD Baby sale ends tonight

Hi Everyone,

Three quick things:

1)
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Triple Door
Seattle, WA
w/ Jonathan Byrd

http://www.thetripledoor.net/event.aspx?eid=3507&venue=mainstage

I'm opening the show at 7:30 and playing until 8:00. Doors open at
5:30 to get good seats and have dinner/drinks.

2)
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Club Passim
Boston, MA
noon-1:20pm in the round w/Ryan Lee Crosby, Dennis Crommett and
Jacqueline Francis

3)
All CDs and MP3s are on sale for $5.00 until tonight, when they go
back up to $12.00/$15.00 dollars.

Link:

http://cdbaby.com/group/hollyoreilly

:-)

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

9:49 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

Triple Door, Club Passim, Sisters Folk Festival

Hi everyone,

Its been a long time since there was more than a show or two on my
"tour calendar".

I'm actually visiting two states other than Washington in the next 30
days. Whoa.

Maddy is very excited. And Gabe doesn't know what he's in for, but he
will be excited too. They are coming to Oregon with me for the
Sister's Folk Festival. I am one of the finalists in the Dave Carter
Memorial Songwriting Contest, along with Rose Polenzani, Sarah Sample,
Brad Colerick, and Rita Hosking. I'm really looking forward to hearing
all of these fine folks, and playing some songs, too.
http://www.sistersfolkfestival.org/dave_care.html

(We are looking for a house concert or coffee house show in Portland
on Friday, September 5. Something kid friendly. Interested? Email me
at hollyor@gmail.com)

This will be Gabe's first "tour". He will have JUST turned 5. He is
one of those kids who started reading before he was 2, and knows the
inner workings of the solar system better than most adults. He
recently wrote a song called, "Choking to Death" after I told him to
"stop running around with carrots in your mouth, or you are going to
choke to death". It is Metallica meets Sesame Street. Here he is
playing "Choking to Death" on my fiance's guitar.

http://...com/6887ho

Upcoming shows that I have already told you about, but bear
repeating:

Friday, August 22nd, 2008
Conor Byrne
8pm
Seattle
1/2 hour solo set

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Triple Door
Seattle, WA
w/ Jonathan Byrd
http://...com/5c966x

Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Club Passim
Boston, MA
noon-1:20pm in the round w/Ryan Lee Crosby, Dennis Crommett and
Jacqueline Francis
http://clubpassim.com/campfire/
(hint: buy the weekend pass. Stay for the whole thing. Totally worth
it.)

Saturday, September 6th, 2008
Sisters Folk Festival
Sisters, OR

Saturday, September 27th, 2008
Green Frog
Bellingham, WA
w/Meg Hutchinson
http://www.acoustictavern.com/

(I love Meg's music, and am excited to hear her perform. Plus, I get
to play too, which is fun.)

That's it for now. If anything else falls into my lap, I'll be sure
to let you know.

OH...one more thing...

If you call the City of Seattle and are on hold, you might hear a
familiar voice...

http://www.seattle.gov/onhold/

Happy late summer!

xoxo

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

all cds are 5 bucks. Seriously, now...

http://cdbaby.com/group/hollyoreilly

10:43 AM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

June 23 at the Triple Door, Seattle

Mark your calendars...this is going to be a fun show!

I will be joined by Korum Bischoff on drums and Jherek Bischoff on
bass...and special guest, Maddy Figueroa, on drums as well!!

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Triple Door
7:30 pm
opening for Josh Joplin

(he is awesome. myspace.com/joshjoplin)

Doors open at 5:30 for dinner and to get good seats.

Here is a direct link to prebuy tix:

click me!

They are 15 in advance, and 18 the day of the show.

Love-

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

7:53 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

Birthday Show Tomorrow Night!!!

Hi Everyone!

Just a quick note to remind you about my birthday show!!

Friday, (tomorrow!!!) May 2nd, 2008
Conor Byrne Pub
doors at 8:30 PM
Seattle, WA

Caryn Kupferman and her band open at 9pm

I'm playing with Korum Bischoff, Zak Borden, and Evan Brubaker from
9:45-11:15. I have a few new songs to play for you. :-) Rachel
Harrington will be singing some songs with me, too. Goooood times.

Jeff Fielder and Sean Devine will round
out the night from 11:30-1:00. I will likely be singing a song or two
with them, and hopefully, they will play some tunes with me, too.

Can't wait to see you there to help me celebrate my best year yet!

xoxo

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

7:17 PM - 1 Comments - 2 Kudos - Add Comment

House Concert with the Naked Folksinger and a Birthday party show!

Hello lovlies-

Here is the May calendar. I am, of course, turning 29 for the 8th
time (which means I would have had my daughter when I was...oh...16)
in style, and want you all to celebrate with me!

Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Conor Byrne Pub
doors at 8:30 PM
Seattle, WA
Come early to get a good seat and drink a good Guinness.
Caryn Kupferman opens at 9pm
I'm playing with Korum Bischoff, Zak Borden, and Evan Brubaker from
9:45-11:15. There will be a revolving bevy of hotties singing backups
on stage with me...and then Jeff Fielder and Sean Devine will round
out the night from 11:30-1:00.

Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Sunbanks Music Festival
9PM
57662 HWY 155N
Electric City, WA
Acoustic Showcase in The Cantina

Friday, May 23rd, 2008
Secret Acoustic House Concert
with Moorea Malatt (The Naked Folksinger)
8PM
$35.00 artist donation.
Groovy address in Central Seattle to be disclosed after you reserve a
spot -12 seats only so hurry!
Seating is first-email, first served: MooreaMalatt@hotmail.com
Come hear these two Seattelites bring "home" the old favorites and
maybe some new ones. Relax and unwind from your week . Dessert snacks
and tea provided.
http://www.mooreamalatt.com

More summer dates on the calendar. :-)

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

PS: SUPER CUTE SUMMER TSHIRTS!

http://www.cahootsmanagement.com/buy.html

9:13 AM - 2 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment

spring, spring, spring...concerts and...stuff.

Dear you,

Oh, its sunny here in Seattle. Sunny and occasionally...snowing.

But its fine, no, really...its okay. It could be worse. Ahem. I’ll
take the sun. And the snow.

I am working on a new record. When I say "working on", I mean
thinking about working on. Writing for. Contemplating. Imagining.
Singing a lot. Writing a lot of words. Humming melodies at work.

For those of you who have asked, I am working as a Pediatric Auditory
Brainstem Response Technologist at a Seattle hospital, which is just a
very fancy way of saying that I test newborn babies’ hearing for
anomalies and defects. Its a fun job. Plenty of opportunities for
humming melodies to soothe infants, and no one gives me strange looks
for humming to myself in public.)

I am booking shows. Local shows. (May 2, Birthday Show at Conor
Byrne! With Jeff Fielder and other special guests. Details on the
website.) And when I say "local", I mean Washington/Oregon/California.
And a couple of other states.

And maybe the UK. (The UK is local to people who live in the UK,
right?)

And maybe elsewhere. I know I need to get my A$% to Virginia, because
every time I send out a message to this list, 20 people email me back
right away and say, "You need to get your A$% to Virginia!

I know. I know. I know. Its been too long. I haven’t played in
Virginia in almost 8 years.

So..I have the opportunity to go to Virginia in August, to speak at
the very first Indiegrrl Conference. I haven’t booked any other shows
on the east coast, and I would really like to, because that is how I
will be able to afford to come to Virginia! If you are in Virginia,
and you want me to play a house (or otherwise) concert for you in
August, email me at hollyor@gmail.com and we can talk about details.

(As always, if you are in Seattle/Oregon/California, and you want me
to play a house concert for you between now and September, email me at
hollyor@gmail.com soon! I am playing some outdoor concerts and
festivals this spring/summer, and my weekend calendar is starting to
fill up.)

I have been getting a lot of performance requests for out of
state/country shows and house concerts, and I love you for the
requests! I love to travel, but it has to make sense for me to go to
where you are. And by "sense", I mean money. In other words, it has to
not cost me more money to go somewhere than I end up making from the
door or donation and cd sales. I can travel anywhere! As long as I can
afford to get there and back and not pay my electric bill with a
credit card when I return. Little things like that.

Did you know that you can buy the records that are out of print (and
the other ones that are not, of course) on CD Baby? You can buy the
whole record in MP3 format. Its really easy. Details at
http://cdbaby.com/mp3

And links to the records that are out of print:

Live in New York City
http://cdbaby.com/cd/figueroa4

Three Chord Plea
http://cdbaby.com/cd/figueroa

And the ones that aren’t out of print:

Dream in Red
http://cdbaby.com/cd/figueroa2

How It Is
http://cdbaby.com/cd/figueroa3

Gifts and Burdens
http://cdbaby.com/cd/figueroa5

I think that’s it for now. Enjoy your spring! More news soon.

xoxo

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

3:35 PM - 0 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

This Friday at Conor Byrne (Seattle)

Hey Everyone,

I can't wait for this show. I've been dying to play some music. And
drink some beers.

Friday, January 25th, 2008
Conor Byrne Pub
9 PM
Seattle, WA 98110
United States
Price: $5.00
w/Paul Benoit

I am 99% sure I will be on at 9PM. If that changes, I will let you
know.

If you have requests, email them to me and I will work them up.

I will be playing with Korum Bischoff on drums. We haven't played
together for a while. It will be fun. You will like it.

xoxo

Holly

http://www.hollyoreilly.com

8:57 AM - 1 Comments - 0 Kudos - Add Comment

Fearless...again.

Thank you for your emails of kind concern after listening to and reading "Fearless".

Yes! I'm fine! No! I did not get my heart broken.

This is written for someone who felt like he needed to rush to commitment because he was afraid I might go elsewhere if he didn't.

Commitment can not be made out of fear. It has to be fearless.

I really want that message to come across in this song. Its really important to me that it does, so thank you for your feedback...I see a rewrite in my future. xoxo

8:03 AM - 2 Comments - 8 Kudos - Add Comment

Fearless

Its been a while. Hope your holidays were great.

I'm in school full time and working part time and its kicking my ass. I love it, though.

Not touring a lot, but am writing a bit.

I just put up a new song called "Fearless". Its a crap demo I recorded on my computer, but you can get the idea.

Hope you like it. As always, happy to hear your thoughts.



xo
h

Fearless
© Holly O'Reilly
2008

when you decide
babe, when you come around
you won't want to ask me to stay
from fear of what you'd miss

when its time
when your ready to lay it all out
you have to ask me to stay
because you are fearless

i found a love
i found a true heart
i've never known such
trust and pain before

i make no secret
i harbor no doubt
that you are the one
you are the one, i've been waiting for

so when you decide
babe, when you come around
you can't say forever
when you doubt like this

you take your time
fear cannot make a sound
you have to say you want me
when your fearless

10:00 PM - 3 Comments - 4 Kudos - Add Comment