The O’Neill Brothers
Inducted 2019
Tim and Ryan O’Neill are a top-selling instrumental piano duo from New Prague, Minnesota. They are multi-million selling recording artists who have released over 40 CD albums of piano music in their relaxing signature style. The O’Neill Brothers have performed for several Minnesota Governors, US Presidents, and toured with pop superstar Debbie Gibson as well as Katie McMahon, the original voice of Riverdance. The O’Neill Brothers began piano lessons at age five and attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, finding the appeal of two brothers playing pianos before deciding to pursue a career together. In 1997 they started their own independent label, Shamrock-N-Roll, Inc. The duo found success selling their music on television station QVC, in addition to making appearances on TV networks such as NBC, CBS, ESPN, PBS and HBO. Their PBS concert special Piano for Someone You Love was nominated for an Emmy Award and several of their CD’s have topped the Billboard independent charts multiple times. Publications such as The Los Angeles Times, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, Southern Bride, and Parenting magazine agree, describing their music as “reflective, soothing, soulful and stimulating”. Publications rave about their “keyboard artistry” and love the “enthusiasm and charming character” of the two brothers in concert. Fans nationwide have made successes of the O’Neill Brothers albums, which include collections of holiday favorites, Irish songs, classic and original love songs, lullabies, movie and Broadway songs, patriotic music, familiar inspirational songs, and wedding music. Their wedding CD album A Day to Remember is the number-one selling wedding CD in the USA.
