Helen O'Hara

Violinist | Music Director | Arranger

Music Director

Tanita Tikaram - European Tour 2019.

Tanita Tikaram - European Tour 2017

Nell Gwynn - The Miller Centre, Caterham, Surrey and The Minack Theatre, Cornwall, 2017

Tanita Tikaram – The Barbican, London, 2017

Dexys – Chris Evans Show, Radio 2 live performance, 2016

Dexys – Aled Jones Show, ITV, 2016

Dexys - The Irish Embassy, London, 2016

Dexys – Rough Trade East, London, 2016

Dexys Midnight Runners – Coming To Town France/UK tour, 1985

ARRANGER

Nell Gwynn - The Miller Centre, Caterham, Surrey and The Minack Theatre, Cornwall, 2017

Tanita Tikaram – The Barbican, London 2017

A Night in Ireland by Helen O’Hara, 1998

Southern Hearts by Helen O’Hara, 1991

It All Came Back Today – Tanita Tikaram, 1990

LIVE

Tanita Tikaram - in concert Wroclaw, Bielsko Biala - Poland, Tallinn Estonia 2024

Tim Burgess & Helen O’Hara in concert at the Laugharne Literary & Arts Festival 2024

Tanita Tikaram -TV/concert Jurmala, Latvia 2023

Tanita Tikaram -Concert Botanical Gardens, Lithuania 2023

Tanita Tikaram - Rzeszow Poland 2023

Tanita Tikaram - Northern Kin Festival 2023

Dexys - Sky Arts ‘Classic Albums’ Too-Rye-Ay 2023

Tim Burgess UK tour 2022

Tanita Tikaram - In Concert, Tirana, Albania 2022

Dexys -The Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony, Birmingham 2022

Tanita Tikaram - Ladies Jazz Festival, Gdynia, Poland 2022

Tim Burgess - Blue Dot Festival, 2022

Tim Burgess - Glastonbury Festival, 2022

Tim Burgess UK Tour, summer 2022

Tim Burgess - Primavera Festival, Barcelona 2022

Tim Burgess- Sea Change Festival, Totnes 2022

Tim Burgess - Liverpool Sound City 2022

Tim Burgess - Cambridge Junction 2022

Tanita Tikaram - Albert Hall - Robin Ince/Brian Cox 2021

Tim Burgess - The Listening Party, Southbank Centre, with Tim Burgess, Mark Collins & Nitin Sawhney 2021

Tim Burgess - UK Tour 2021

Tim Burgess- Latitude 2021

Tim Burgess - Camp Bestival 2021

Tim Burgess - Terry Hall Home Sessions, Coventry 2021

Tim Burgess - Get Together, Sheffield 2021

Tim Burgess - Gorilla TV filmed @ The Deaf Institute 2020

Tanita Tikaram - Brian Cox & Robin Ince Compendium, Hammersmith Apollo 2019

Tanita Tikaram - European Tour 2019.

Boldwood - UK Tour 2018

Tanita Tikaram - Labo.art Milan 2018

Tanita Tikaram - 'Side by side' Refugee charity concert, Walthamstow, London 2018

Boldwood - Folk East, Snape Maltings, Suffolk, 2018

Tanita Tikaram - 'Side by Side' Refugee charity concert, Walthamstow, London 2017

Tanita Tikaram - European Tour 2017

‘Nell Gwynn’ The Miller Centre, Caterham and The Minack Theatre, Cornwall, 2017

Tanita Tikaram - Barbican Hall 2017

Tanita Tikaram – Vintage TV, 2017

Tanita Tikaram - Norway Festival, 2017

Skinny Lister – The Colston Hall, Bristol, (guest violinist) 2016

Dexys – The Irish Embassy, 2016

Dexys – Rough Trade East, 2016

Dexys – Aled Jones Show, ITV, 2016

Tanita Tikaram – Kings Place, 2016

Tanita Tikaram, Vintage TV, 2016

Tanita Tikaram – London Live TV, 2016

Tanita Tikaram – Richard Madeley Show, Radio 2, 2016

Tanita Tikaram/Patricia Markowska – Warsaw, Poland, 2016

Skinny Lister – O2 Academy, Islington, London, (guest violinist) 2015

Graham Parker – The Town and Country Club, London, 1991

An Emotional Fish, London, 1990

Tanita Tikaram – UK/Europe/USA tours, 1988-1990

Dexys – UK/Europe/USA tours 1982-1985

Production

Dexys - Too-Rye-Ay As It Should Have Sounded - re-mixed 2022

Dexys - Let the Record Show: Dexys Do Irish and Country Soul – co-post production, 2016

A Night in Ireland by Helen O’Hara, 1998

Southern Hearts by Helen O’Hara, 1991

Dexys - Don’t Stand Me Down co- producer, 1985

Dexys - Reminisce (Part Two), co-producer, 1985

Song writing

Hills of Calheiros from A Night in Ireland by Helen O’Hara, 1998

An Irish Lullaby from A Night in Ireland by Helen O’Hara, 1998

Ceide, Fiesta, Love and Respect, Romanza, Southern Hearts, Celebration, Elegy 1, Elegy 2, from Southern Hearts by Helen O’Hara, 1991

Remember Me from The Wanderer by Kevin Rowland, 1988

Because of You (BBC 1 Brush Strokes: Sometime Theme and incidental music) Dexys Midnight Runners, 1986

This Is What She’s Like – Dexys Midnight Runners, 1985

My National Pride – Dexys Midnight Runnners, 1985

Let’s Get This Straight From The Start – Dexys Midnight Runners, 1982

(c) Helen O'Hara 2017