Aoife O'Donovan (first name pronounced "EEF-uh") has been dubbed the “voice of the new tradition” by Performer magazine. USA Today calls her "the newest darling of the Americana set." Merging American, Irish, klezmer and jazz styles, Aoife’s angelic voice brings mature expressivity to traditional songs. In addition to Crooked Still, Aoife is a member of the jazz-bluegrass super-group the Wayfaring Strangers and is featured on their latest release, This Train (Rounder). She has also performed with Seamus Egan, Darol Anger, the Boston Pops, and the Utah Symphony.

Aoife grew up in Newton, MA in a house saturated with all kinds of music. Her earliest musical influences included both of her parents as well as vocal icons Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. Aoife graduated from the New England Conservatory in 2003 and recently moved back to the Boston area after spending a year in Brooklyn, NY.

Her extra-musical interests include the Boston Red Sox, Harry Potter books, and organic snack food.

Aoife also tours with the trio Sometimes Why, including Ruth Ungar (The Mammals, The Wayfaring Strangers) and Kristin Andreassen (Uncle Earl, Footworks). For more details on Sometimes Why, please visit their lovely website.

Individual bios of the other members of Crooked Still:

Gregory Liszt, banjo
Rushad Eggleston, cello
Corey DiMario, bass