Mollie O'Brien

Mollie O'Brien
Background information
Born (1952-10-25) October 25, 1952
OriginWheeling, West Virginia, U.S.
Genres
OccupationsSinger
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • piano
Years active1980–present
Labels
Websitewww.mollieobrien.com
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Mollie O'Brien (born October 25, 1952) is an Americana, bluegrass, R&B, and folk singer from Wheeling, West Virginia. She has released a number of Americana albums with her brother, Grammy-winner Tim O'Brien. She has also released five positively received solo albums. She is currently based in Denver, and regularly tours and performs with her husband, guitarist Rich Moore, as a duo. Together they have released three studio albums: Saints and Sinners (2010), "Love Runner" (2014), "Lost In the Crowd" (2025) and a live CD, 900 Baseline. They also released an album with their daughters, aptly titled "Daughters" (2015.) She 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. She 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.