alison_o'donnell_(musician) | genre | jazz <tsp> jazz | derivative | funk <tsp> jazz | musicfusiongenre | afrobeat <tsp> alison_o'donnell_(musician) | instrument | bodhrán <tsp> jazz | stylisticorigin | folk_music <sep> alison o'donnell (born 5 october 1952) is an irish musician, solo and band singer-songwriter born alison bools in dublin to an english mother and irish father, raised in dalkey and educated at holy child killiney 
alison o'donnell is a bodhrán player and jazz musician. jazz derives from folk music and is the major influence on funk and afrobeat.alison o'donnell is an irish musician and solo and band singer-songwriter