Andrew James O’Brien – Newfoundland Herald

Fortunate Ones – That Was You and Me

Posted on June 24, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Hope, healing and truths of place and purpose are at the heart of the emotional third studio album of award-winning duo Fortunate Ones
Who are we? What is our purpose? What do we do when that purpose is gone?
Those were looming questions Catherine Allan and Andrew James O’Brien –

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Fortunate Ones Return with New Album ‘That Was You And Me’

Posted on May 27, 2022
By Dillon Collins
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Award-winning folk duo Fortunate Ones – affectionally comprised of Andrew James O’Brien and Catherine Allan – have weathered personal and professional uncertainties to return with perhaps their most honest and realized effort yet in the form of their third studio album That Was You And Me.
Composed in a time

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CONCERTS | Fortunate Ones Announce Eastern Canadian Holiday Tour

Posted on October 26, 2021
By Dillon Collins
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Juno award-nominated Newfoundland and Labrador folk duo Fortunate Ones are hitting the road this November-December for a holiday tour with the one-and-only Matt Andersen and guest Reeny Smith.
“It’s true, it’s really happening. We’re hitting the road this December for some holidays shows with Matt Andersen and Reeny Smith in

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