Natalia O'Shea
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Natalia "Hellawes" O'Shea (née Nikolayeva) (born 3 September 1976) is a linguist, songwriter, musician (Irish harp, guitar
), vocalist and leader of the bands "Melnitsa
" (folk-rock), "Clann Lir" (traditional Celtic folk) and "Romanesque" (folk
). Earlier she took part in the "Till Eulenspiegel" project (folk
), for which she was a vocalist and co-author of many songs.
especially Celtic languages
. She is also a PhD of philological science and instructor in Lomonosov Moscow State University. Earlier she worked in Trinity College
in Dublin (Ireland
). Natalia has been living and working in Ireland
(Dublin) and in Switzerland
(Geneva
) since 2004, but periodically she returns in Russia
to take part in concerts of "Melnitsa
", "Clann Lir" or in solo concerts.
O'Shea has been appearing on the stage since 1998. She is one of the most popular folk-rock singers on the Russian scene and cult author-performer in the youth (and especially in student) midst of Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other cities. Also she is a very popular singer for the players of role-playing game movement.
The Hellawes's songs have spread through the Internet
and have won recognition of listeners long ago in many cities of Russia and outside.
citizen, who was a member of staff at the Irish Embassy in Moscow on the 21st of August 2004, and on 22 July 2008 Natalia O'Shea gave birth to a daughter, Nina Caitríona O'Shea, in Geneva
(Switzerland
). 15 April 2011 she gave birth to their second daughter, Úna Tamar.
* Леопард в городе (2009)
1. Бродяга (Хелависа)
2. Леопард в городе (3:37) (инструментал)
3. Под луной (3:28) (Йейтс, вольный пер. Хелависа)
4. Увядание листьев (4:13) (Йейтс, пер. Г. Кружкова)
5. Листья под дождем (2:59) (инструментал)
6. Гимн деревьям (3:56) (Дж. Р. Киплинг, пер. Г.Усовой)
7. Королевна (5:25) (Хелависа)
8. Королевская охота (4:20) (Хелависа)
9. Дракула-рил (2:10) (инструментал)
10. Маргарита (2:48) (Н. Гумилёв)
11. Гретхен за прялкой (3:46) (И. В. Гёте, пер. Б. Пастернака)
12. Сонет IX (E-moll) (3:10) (Ф.Петрарка, пер. Е. Солоновича)
13. Сонет XVII (G-dur) (1:52) (Ф. Петрарка, пер. Е. Солоновича)
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
), vocalist and leader of the bands "Melnitsa
Melnitsa
Melnitsa - is a Russian folk rock band. It was founded in 1999 by Natalia "Hellawes" O'Shea and Alexey "Chus" Sapkov around the remnants of a local folk band 'Till Eulenspiegel'.-Style:...
" (folk-rock), "Clann Lir" (traditional Celtic folk) and "Romanesque" (folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
). Earlier she took part in the "Till Eulenspiegel" project (folk
Folk music
Folk music is an English term encompassing both traditional folk music and contemporary folk music. The term originated in the 19th century. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers....
), for which she was a vocalist and co-author of many songs.
Biography
O'Shea is a linguist, and expert in Indo-European languagesIndo-European languages
The Indo-European languages are a family of several hundred related languages and dialects, including most major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau, and South Asia and also historically predominant in Anatolia...
especially Celtic languages
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages are descended from Proto-Celtic, or "Common Celtic"; a branch of the greater Indo-European language family...
. She is also a PhD of philological science and instructor in Lomonosov Moscow State University. Earlier she worked in Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
in Dublin (Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
). Natalia has been living and working in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
(Dublin) and in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
(Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
) since 2004, but periodically she returns in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
to take part in concerts of "Melnitsa
Melnitsa
Melnitsa - is a Russian folk rock band. It was founded in 1999 by Natalia "Hellawes" O'Shea and Alexey "Chus" Sapkov around the remnants of a local folk band 'Till Eulenspiegel'.-Style:...
", "Clann Lir" or in solo concerts.
O'Shea has been appearing on the stage since 1998. She is one of the most popular folk-rock singers on the Russian scene and cult author-performer in the youth (and especially in student) midst of Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other cities. Also she is a very popular singer for the players of role-playing game movement.
The Hellawes's songs have spread through the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and have won recognition of listeners long ago in many cities of Russia and outside.
Personal life
Nikolayeva married James Cornelius O'Shea, an IrishIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
citizen, who was a member of staff at the Irish Embassy in Moscow on the 21st of August 2004, and on 22 July 2008 Natalia O'Shea gave birth to a daughter, Nina Caitríona O'Shea, in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
(Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
). 15 April 2011 she gave birth to their second daughter, Úna Tamar.
Hellawes
- Running to Paradise (Melanar, 1996)
- Beren’s Song (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- The Song of Beren and Luthien (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Nimrodel (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Galadriel’s Song (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Legolas' Song (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- The Lullaby (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Rolling Down the Hole (J.R.R.Tolkien)
- The Hosting of the Sidhe (W.B.Yeats)
- He mourns for the Change that has come upon him and his Beloved, and longs for the End of the World (W.B.Yeats)
- The Song of Wandering Aengus (W.B.Yeats)
- The Unappeasable Host (W.B.Yeats)
- The Host of the Air (W.B.Yeats)
- The Black Tower (W.B.Yeats)
- September 1913 (W.B.Yeats)
- «I am of Ireland» (W.B.Yeats)
- Under the Moon (W.B.Yeats)
- The Withering of the Boughs (W.B.Yeats)
- Running to Paradise (W.B.Yeats)
- Дорога сна (The Road of Dream) 1996
- Змей (Nikolay GumilyovNikolay GumilyovNikolay Stepanovich Gumilev was an influential Russian poet who founded the acmeism movement.-Early life and poems:Nikolai was born in the town of Kronstadt on Kotlin Island, into the family of Stepan Yakovlevich Gumilev , a naval physician, and Anna Ivanovna L'vova . His childhood nickname was...
) - Дорога сна (The Road of Dream, Hellawes)
- Воин вереска (Nathfroech, Hellawes)
- Увядание листьев (The Withering of the Boughs, W.B.Yeats)
- Чёрная башня (The Black Tower, W.B.Yeats)
- Неукротимое племя (The Unappeasable Host, W.B.Yeats)
- Блюз апельсиновых корок
- Лунный день (The Lunar Day) (Melanar, 1996)
- Песня Гаэтана (Alexander BlokAlexander BlokAlexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet.-Life and career:Blok was born in Saint Petersburg, into a sophisticated and intellectual family. Some of his relatives were literary men, his father being a law professor in Warsaw, and his maternal grandfather the rector of Saint Petersburg...
) - Кэр-Ис (Kêr-IsYsYs , also spelled Is or Kêr-Is in Breton, and Ker-Ys in French , is a mythical city that was built on the coast of Brittany and later swallowed by the ocean...
, Alexander BlokAlexander BlokAlexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet.-Life and career:Blok was born in Saint Petersburg, into a sophisticated and intellectual family. Some of his relatives were literary men, his father being a law professor in Warsaw, and his maternal grandfather the rector of Saint Petersburg...
) - Песня Алискана (Alexander BlokAlexander BlokAlexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet.-Life and career:Blok was born in Saint Petersburg, into a sophisticated and intellectual family. Some of his relatives were literary men, his father being a law professor in Warsaw, and his maternal grandfather the rector of Saint Petersburg...
) - Рапунцель (RapunzelRapunzel"Rapunzel" is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children's and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers' story is an adaptation of the fairy tale Persinette by Charlotte-Rose de Caumont de La Force originally published in 1698...
, Т.Лаврова) - Лорд Рэндал (Lord RandallLord Randall"Lord Randall", or "Lord Randal", is an Anglo-Scottish border ballad, a traditional ballad consisting of dialogue. The different versions follow the same general lines: the primary character is poisoned, usually by his sweetheart; this is revealed through a conversation where he reports on the...
) - Ирландская мелодия (Irish Melodies#1, T. Moore)
- Горец (Highlander, R. Burns)
- Лорд Грегори (Lorg Gregory, R.Burns)
- Сонет XVII (Sonnet XVII, F.Petrarca)
- Сонет IX (Sonnet IX, F.Petrarca)
- Гретхен за прялкой (Gretchen am Spinnrade, J.W.Goethe)
- Маргарита (MargaretGoethe's FaustJohann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust is a tragic play in two parts: and . Although written as a closet drama, it is the play with the largest audience numbers on German-language stages...
, Nikolay GumilyovNikolay GumilyovNikolay Stepanovich Gumilev was an influential Russian poet who founded the acmeism movement.-Early life and poems:Nikolai was born in the town of Kronstadt on Kotlin Island, into the family of Stepan Yakovlevich Gumilev , a naval physician, and Anna Ivanovna L'vova . His childhood nickname was...
) - Приворотное зелье (Т.Гузова)
- Песня Галадриэль (Galadriel’s Song, J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Баллада о Берене и Лютиен («The Song of Beren and Luthien», J.R.R.Tolkien)
- Дайолен — Даэрону (Элхэ Ниэннах)
- Гимн Деревьям («Oak, Ash and Thorn», J.R.Kipling)
- Сольные записи (The Solo Album) 1999
- Мора (Mara)
- Оборотень (Werewolf)
- Зима (Winter)
- На Север (To The North/O Thuaidh)
- Неукротимое Племя (The Unappeasable Host)
- Увядание Листьев (The Withering of the Boughs)
- Дуб, Терновник и Ясень (Oak, Ash and Thorn)
- Сонный Рыцарь
- Дорога Сна (The Road of Dream)
- Королевская Охота
- Воин Вереска (Nathfroech)
- Зов Крови (Call of Blood)
- Княже (Prince)
- Прялка (Wheel)
- Королевна (Queen)
* Леопард в городе (2009)
1. Бродяга (Хелависа)
2. Леопард в городе (3:37) (инструментал)
3. Под луной (3:28) (Йейтс, вольный пер. Хелависа)
4. Увядание листьев (4:13) (Йейтс, пер. Г. Кружкова)
5. Листья под дождем (2:59) (инструментал)
6. Гимн деревьям (3:56) (Дж. Р. Киплинг, пер. Г.Усовой)
7. Королевна (5:25) (Хелависа)
8. Королевская охота (4:20) (Хелависа)
9. Дракула-рил (2:10) (инструментал)
10. Маргарита (2:48) (Н. Гумилёв)
11. Гретхен за прялкой (3:46) (И. В. Гёте, пер. Б. Пастернака)
12. Сонет IX (E-moll) (3:10) (Ф.Петрарка, пер. Е. Солоновича)
13. Сонет XVII (G-dur) (1:52) (Ф. Петрарка, пер. Е. Солоновича)
- Other songs
- Бродяга
- Контрабанда (Contrabando)
- А если бы он вернулся опять (Maurice Maeterlinck, Quinze Chansons, II)
- Тебя Ждала (tune of Tri Martolod, «Начало Века» feat Hellawes)
Melnitsa discography
- «Дорога сна» (2003)
- «Master of the Mill» (2004)
- «Перевал» (2005)
- «Зов крови» (2006)
- «The Best» (2007)
- «Дикие травы» (2009)