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Sharon O'Neill

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Edge of Winter (1990)	Foreign Affairs (1983)	Maybe (1981)
Words (1980)	Sharon O'Neill (1980)	This Heart This Song (1979)

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1952

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Sharon O'Neill is a self taught musician who learned to play guitar by ear and started composing at an early age, by putting chords to her poetry. She began playing the acoustic guitar around Nelson in the 1960s.

O'Neill began recording with Robin Winch and Nancy Richman under the name Sweetwater. An entry into the 1970 Mobil Song Quest, saw them make the finals with a song called "Life Upon Life" written by O'Neill. Another of her songs, "Nothing Makes It Easy", got her to the finals of the New Faces television talent show in 1972 In 1972, O'Neill released "Love Song" a Lesley Duncan cover on Ode Records. Between 1972 and 1977 O'Neill joined New Zealand band Chapta, a covers band called Jessica, and a rock-pop band called Shiner. In 1977, encouraged by Shiner guitarist and future husband Brent Thomas, O'Neill began concentrating on song writing. O'Neill was featured on the track "If There's Still a Little Love" on Mark Williams; 1977 album and supported Williams on tour.


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