Colette O'Connor

Singer Songwriter

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Re-discover something essential

 
Adding new Singer Songwriter LOVE to the World. Thanks for listening!

Hippy Dance now charting at #68 on the Global Christian Pop Chart! (hit the LISTEN NOW button above to preview)

 

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Calling All Performers Of Original Music!

Calling all peformers of original music!

Join Colette for World Music day

Live, Sunday, June 20th

Sign-up for details by joining Colette's Music News Email List (above) and also recieve free music!

Colette has been coordinating artists, on behalf of World Music Day, since 2016.

She has featured many, many, many new musicians to new audiences!

About WMD

Feb 21st Feature Success!

Bonus: Live Radio & FB live extras still online

The sound was great, Live from Colette's house! An audience of teddybears, online listeners and viewers from many amazing places around the globe made for a very special, rare, event.  Click on the adjoining photo to be transported to the FB LIVE pre-show archive.

Festivals & Fairs

love, love, love

Original Music: New perspectives, in song. For instance, manikins. Would you think 2 manikins would make 1 interesting song? They certainly do!

Stories: Colette's live shows are known for including stories that weave more intimate and magical settings for her music.

Unusual venues: How about a mirror maze, historic battleship or cavern? Interesting spaces enhance the music experience and bring the audience into the realm of theater

Memorable: Creating house concerts is a specialty! Community concerts, open-air festivals, country fair stages, and farmer's markets, Colette works with event organizers to assure the audience experience is maximized and brings her own set-design flare too!

People on the porch (it's all about manikins)

Colette creates New music

NEW Album Under Construction

Website Exclusive to LOVE!

New Year. New Music. Thank goodness. The next album, Double Down, is under construction. The newest song post, Put Another Nail In, is a personal mantra to encourage courage through difficulties and keeping your sense of self.

Hit the DEFIANT ACOUSTIC button below.

THIS is that song mentioned on WGBH's Takeaway topic "Songs That Helped Us Through 2020" & that's some pretty-good music news.

Defiant acoustic

Defining views

creating settings, in song

Colette O'Connor designs all-original performances centered on themes.

When Espresso Yourself Coffee House, in Medfield, MA. presented her in concert, the theme was "Messengers." Colette enchanted the audience with original stories and songs from life; melded with history, folklore- her feature illustrated how each of our lives has interconnecting themes, and each of us shares, and brings, messages that enrich the world.

Intrigued? Keep scrolling!

I think i am: music

songwriting to a theme

how about a sea shanty?

Here's a live sample of Colette's creative entry in the prestigious Portsmouth Maritime Songwriting Competition.

As you can see, she gave it her all.

If you are an aspiring songwriter, let Colette help you find your voice.

If you have a theme you would like her to write about, just ask!

June, Bride Of The Sea, An Original Sea Shanty-Story- Live

Singing in support

reviving navy tradition- command performance

The Inaugural Steel Beach BBQ was a veritable delight! All American BBQ, served on the fan-tail of the USS Massachusetts where Colette linked in entertainment from Hollywood CA.- 1942 Hollywood CA to be exact!

Special Navy Ship to Shore technology helped the audience tune-in and be a part of this original, LIVE, Radio Show featuring Colette, The Harry James Orchestra, The Andrew Sisters, and Gary Cooper even did the sports. Plenty of LIVE audience participation too.

Great fun, with history, for all ages!

You can book this LIVE RADIO production for your school or event venue. Join the mailing list to stay connected!

performing 1940 stlye

Traveling old time radio shows

Thanking all who listened from home this year and hope you got your free download too! If not, Colette's DeLux Radio Theater Presents Navy Christmas (featuring Mike Doyle) will return next Christmas, God willing!

It was an honor sharing some of the Season Bright with you all too! Please keep in touch.

Ask to schedule your own Command Performance. Have show, will travel! Find out more about how to plan YOUR next event or fundraiser around a theme! 

For instance:

When Battleship Cove requested songs from 1940's to enhance their fundraising to keep the U.S.S. Massachusetts open as an ongoing public monument of military and maritime history, Colette designed both Navy Christmas (winter) & Steel Beach BBQ (summer), two different seasonal productions that bring audiences front and center to experience, LIVE 1940's Radio broadcasts.

Navy Christmas Preview

Community concerts

Libraries & public venues

For example: The Bacon Free Public Library, Natick, MA. had Colette Perform a Summer Concert Series.

Each week Colette brought a homemade wishing well, wishing coins, props, flowers, and free bubbles, so that audiences could play along!

Week 1 was all about what one can learn from nature.

Week 2 explored the real potential of making wishes.

Week 3 encouraged creativity and folklore where the audience added to "The Encyclopedia of Magical Creatures."

Bring Colette's audience-centered attention to your hometown. She travels!

penny in the pond

steampunk?

no problem

Did you know that Colette has her own, homemade, gypsy wagon time machine?

Watch-City Steampunk Festival found out that Colette is really a time-traveler when she arrived. 

Apparently the times we live in today do not have enough acoustic-energy to power her wagon; so she must keep singing!

Consider hosting a themed house concert with Colette. Invite all of your most interesting friends.

Nothing but thanks
“What I love most about Colette’s music is the way that she takes a particular experience out of all the stuff that is going by. I mean, fireflies, mannequins on the porch, and she makes it so special … she brings it to our attention. In getting so specific, she’s universal.”

— Penny Post

All original

covers only by request.

Colette was hired for a surprise birthday party featuring 80's & 90's tracks. The family was down the Cape, on vacation with extended family and what a great surprise! 

Colette loves to co-conspire to help make your next event fun for the whole family.

Adesa, Boston was hosting a public event right there during their ongoing business day. The request was for 6 hours of original music, a variety too-from rock to instrumental and Colette got great reviews!

References available, from corporate functions to Farmer's Markets, just ask!

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