Described by The Observer as ‘a highly individual singer-songwriter’, Maz O’Connor is a truly unique artist.

Known for her haunting, emotive vocals and her poetic lyricism, her songs are most often short stories inspired by her love of literature, folklore and mythology.

Winning a BBC Performing Arts Fund Fellowship in 2014 (once won by Adele) brought Maz to wider attention, and later that year she was nominated for a BBC Folk Award for her first album, ‘This Willowed Light’.

Maz has since released 3 further albums, toured the U.K., Europe and Canada, played live sessions on BBC Radio 2 and 3, and appeared at major U.K. festivals, including Glastonbury and WOMAD.

She has also written book, music & lyrics for the folk musical 'The Wife of Michael Cleary', which won the Stiles + Drewe Prize 2023 and is currently in development with West End producers.

Her first album in four years, ‘Love it is a Killing Thing’ was released on March 13th, 2026. Recorded live to tape, it is a collection of centuries-old songs about the perils of love, reimagined and in some cases re-composed by Maz. It has received play on BBC Radio 2 and Cerys Matthews’ 6 Music show, and marks a triumphant return to her folk roots.

“Folk sensitively, lovingly, powerfully reimagined ****’ Songlines

“BBC Performing Arts Fellowship graduate Maz O’Connor is a real find, fusing influences from the past (Joni Mitchell) with those of the present (Bon Iver) to concoct a dazzling array of part electric, part-acoustically crafted folk that occasionally borders on the experimental.” (Drowned in Sound)

'Maz O'Connor's ace, apart from her remarkable songwriting talent, is her captivating voice ****' Q

‘Exquisitely crafted songs ****’ The Financial Times