ABOUT NIAMH
Niamh is a Vocalist and a Vocal & Performance Coach in Cork. She graduated C.I.T, Cork School of Music, in 2019 with a BA (Honours) in Popular Music specialising in Vocals.
Niamh is currently studying for her Masters in Performance at C.I.T, Cork School of Music.
Niamh has a music residency with one of Cork’s premier hotels; Vienna Woods in Glanmire she is constantly singing and catering to different audiences and events.
As an active singer in the Cork music scene, she can be seen singing in venues and cafés such as; Café Velo, The English Market, J.J. Walsh’s, The Promenade Cobh, The Nano Nagle Centre, Cork Opera House to name a few.
Niamh has huge experience of being on stage; as a backing singer with such Artists as; Derek Ryan on his One Good Night Tour and RTÉ's The Late Late Show, Daniel O'Donnell and Friends St.Stephen's day Special. She also performed on The Voice of Ireland with Bressie and Gavin James and on other television programmes such as the Sunday Mass on RTÉ1.
Having fronted many bands, she comes across as a very passionate and entertaining singer, always being able to connect with the crowd and bring them with her on her gigs.
She has a vast experience of performing at all types of events and occasions from the Glow festival of turning on of the Christmas lights on Patrick's Street, Cork in front of a crowd of 10,000 to weddings, charity events, Feel good Friday, Cork with the Chamber of Commerce and CBA along with the Cork Guinness Jazz Festival.
Niamh began taking singing and theory lessons at The Academy of Popular Music while still in secondary school before choosing to study the BA (Honours) in Popular Music. While studying at C.I.T Cork School of Music, Niamh focused on subjects such as Vocal Ensemble, Band Ensemble, Songwriting, Class teaching, Pop History, Lighting Design to name a few. The combination of these subjects allows Niamh to work in different sections of the music industry from education, production, to live performance.
Niamh has trained with Keya Herstad Carey as part of the B.A.S.T Singing Teacher training program. She has attended webinars from Stephen King, founder of The Voice Care Centre in London. Learning more in-dept about the anatomy of the voice and self-voice massage.
Niamh has set up her own singing school, 'Niamh O'Connor's School of Singing' in Cobh. Niamh offers classes in Kids singing and musicianship classes from the age of 4 and up. 1:1 Singing lessons Online or in-person. The first Adult only Fun Choir in Cobh, where no musical background is needed just a love of singing and having fun while doing so.
Niamh also works with different groups around Cobh and Cork such as Cobh Activation Centre, The S.W.E.L.S and Headway, who are a charity that provides rehabilitation services for people living with Acquired Brain Injury.