Dillon & donna O'Connor sing the National Anthem
Dillon O'Connor National Anthem Landsdowne Park
Jim Coleman column 1968
Letter from Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Elliot Trudeau
John Turner - To Dillonnpersonal note
A VOICE TO REMEMBER
Dillon & Donna O'Connor National Anthem at Landsdowne Park
'dubbed Donny & Marie' in the Press Box
Praise from Richard Stanbury
Senator 1968-98
Personal Fan Letter declares Dillon's is his favourite version - from JOE CLARK
Leader of the Opposition
CONGRATULATIONS from D. Daubney on Certificate of Merit from Government of Canada
for ONGOING & INVALUABLE contribution
Dillon O'Connor in Concert tv broadcast
Telegram of Birthday wishes from Rht.Honourable Robert Stanfield 1970
Dillon O'Connor in concert w/GGFG band
25 Years of Public Service To Canada
10 Year Anniversary Plaque of National Anthem singing
To Dillon from Ottawa
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We acknowledge we work, live, and play on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
DONNA O
Until then, have a listen !
MR. O CANADA DILLON O CONNOR 1968-1982
O Canada - Dillon & Donna O'Connor at Landsdowne Park Ottawa
O Canada - Dillon O'Connor at Landsdowne Park Ottawa -
Bilingual version televised
And a look !
COMING SOON
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A notable live & studio singer in Toronto, she has opened for such artists as Glen Campbell, Burton Cummings, Three Dog Night, James Brown, Patti Labelle & Dionne Warwick. She came to prominence at 17 in her hometown of Ottawa joining her father Dillon O'Connor (Mr.O Canada) - in the singing of the National Anthem for a season of Ottawa Rough Riders home games. As well as winning roles singing /dancing/acting in (Bye bye Birdie, West Side Story & Anne of Green Gables) to list a few. Touring across Canada & the U.S with her band 'Hostage' resulted in her first independent release produced by Hugh Marsh (Bruce Cockburnband) on her own OMS records. Bruce joined her on 'Play it by Heart" earning radio airplay that year in Canada & the U.S. Returning after a decade on the road with her band (Shania Twain came to see her perform) arriving in Toronto & winning the SOCAN New Talent Demo Award put her into Orchard Studio( Jane Siberry, Moist ) releasing the EP 'As I am' . Quickly establishing a Singing, Songwriting , Arranging & Sessions career in Toronto as well as a thriving lesson studio beachmusicstudio.com in the Beaches.
Her last collection of original songs under Donna O titled Hooked with special guest Juno Award winning trumpeter John MacLeod is available on itunes, spotify, amazon
New video of 'Good Enough' released April 1 2024 !!
Notable Sessions & media: celtic 'Loch Lomand' plus 6+ songs (IrishRoses CD) -740,000 Guest Vocal -'The Planets' kidslove2learn channel - 24 million Guest Vocal - 'The Solar System' -A Rock Opera - 4 million
against the odds I am still here with a forty year + career in music. Now the creating begins....
distilled from years of experiences . Highs & lows, in and outs. I pledge an honest hardworking approach . It starts with an idea, I spend most of the time at the piano playing and singing it through , following where the song leads . Minimal tech required - my tiny palm recorder on the piano & voice in the air to capture the moments. No studio required until the song is finished.
'Her emotional soaring voice, is what captures you...perhaps it's in the blood, being the daughter of "Mr O Canada" Nick Mancuso director, actor
AT seventeen I ran away to join a Rock & Roll Band armed with boxes of beloved cassettes & albums for life on the road & never looked back. Singing & playing the Canadian Northland, crossing the country & USA..Even Shania came to watch me ! Now established in Toronto I hope you'll follow my adventures to sing my own songs, make hand made videos using imagination & determination and my stubborn use of my blended analog (original gear) & digital ..since 1978
'TOTALLY ENDEARING AND CAPTIVATING, SHE DEFIES BOUNDARIES & GENRES... A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH !
Danny Scott (producer ,recording artist)
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Song remastered & New video
Flowers in Winter : A Passion Project 2020-2025
for the young voices
HOSTAGE-TheLastTime45"release©1984dtomusicmediaarchives
producer: Hugh Marsh at Manta Studio Toronto
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