Critically acclaimed Yukon folk singer-songwriter, Joey O'Neil, is bewitching audiences across Canada with hauntingly heartfelt anecdotes from a queer, woodland life.

Sure to make you laugh and cry simultaneously, her performance has been described as “gentle and intimate” by Exclaim! and “absolutely touching, even a little heartbreaking” by NEXT Magazine. Her third album, Phantom Vibes (2023), weaves poignantly personal storytelling with her signature fingerpicked guitar, her theremin's ethereal howls, and a mélange of folk-jazz instrumentation produced by Aaron Goldstein (Le Ren, Julianna Riolino). "In this collection of figurative ghost stories," O'Neil recounts, "I wanted to marry the modern world with the spirit realm, exploring presence in familiar forms." Going deeper, she touches on lyrical themes of maternal love, memory triggers, and mannerism mimicry, all the while wielding bittersweet wordplay and vulnerable vocals. Her clever sincerity has earned her regular spins on the CBC, as well as a place on !earshot's National Folk / Roots / Blues chart.

When taking a break from chopping wood and hauling water around her off-grid Klondike cabin, O'Neil has achieved long-haul status, playing over 200 concerts around the country while warming stages for Basia Bulat, Jennifer Castle, and Julie Doiron and collecting festival experience at Folk on the Rocks, Dawson City Music Festival, BreakOut West, Wintersong, Canadian Music Week, NXNE, and Contact East. After the release of her canine-centric album, Ever Ahead (2020), O'Neil and her road dog, Oblio, embarked on a Dog Park Tour of Canada, performing pandemic-friendly shows at 13 parks across five provinces.

Joey is grateful to live on the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in.