▁M air é ad ▁N í ▁M ha ona igh , ▁Tim ▁O ' B rien , ▁Dol ly ▁Part on , ▁Sarah ▁D ug as , ▁Kate ▁Rus by ▁and ▁Dar rell ▁Scott . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁nominated ▁for ▁a ▁Gram my ▁Award . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁O ' Con nell ▁announced ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁her ▁solo ▁career . ▁ ▁Other ▁work ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁her ▁solo ▁work , ▁O ' Con nell ▁has ▁collabor ated ▁with ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁C elt ic , ▁folk , ▁pop ▁and ▁country ▁artists , ▁including ▁Van ▁Mor r ison , ▁Brian ▁Kennedy , ▁Mo ya ▁B ren nan , ▁Mary ▁Black , ▁John ▁Pr ine , ▁Jerry ▁Douglas , ▁Tim ▁O ' B rien , ▁John ▁G ork a , ▁B ela ▁Fle ck , ▁Robert ▁Earl ▁Ke en , ▁Dol ly ▁Part on ▁and ▁Sh awn ▁Col vin . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁s ung ▁background ▁vocals ▁for ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁artists , ▁including ▁Van ▁Mor r ison ' s ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁project ▁with ▁the ▁Ch ie ft ains , ▁Irish ▁Heart be at ▁and ▁Stock ton ' s ▁Wing ▁on ▁Take ▁A ▁Ch ance . ▁ ▁Act ing ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁music ▁world , ▁Martin ▁Sc ors ese ▁cast ▁O ' Con nell , ▁sc ru ff ed ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁role , ▁as ▁an ▁Irish ▁migr ant ▁street ▁singer ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 th - century ▁ep ic ▁G angs ▁of ▁New ▁York ,