Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

A Whisper to a Roar

Aoife O’Donovan’s crystalline voice is hushed but demands attention. And it’s been getting it. Best known for her decade fronting alt-bluegrass string band Crooked Still, the Brooklyn vocalist has recently rocketed into higher-profile ranks as a guest vocalist on Yo-Yo Ma’s collaborative album The Goat Rodeo Sessions, and the songwriter of “Lay My Burden Down,” a track featured on Alison Krauss’ Grammy-winning album Paper Airplane. Now pursuing her first solo effort with the Aoife O’Donovan Band, she takes the spotlight with an Americana set at Chandler Music Hall.