Nora O’Connor (born April 2, 1968) is an American, Chicago-based musician.

[2] O'Connor plays bass and sings back-up for Kelly Hogan (supporting Hogan's release "I Like To Keep Myself In Pain" on ANTI- Records)[3] and in 2010, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy enlisted O'Connor and Hogan as primary vocalists on gospel legend Mavis Staples’ Grammy Award-winning album You Are Not Alone.

[2] In the studio and on the stage, O'Connor has backed (among others) Neko Case,[4] Jakob Dylan,[5] The New Pornographers,[5] The Decemberists,[6] Archer Prewitt,[5] John Wesley Harding,[5] Hushdrops,[7] Justin Roberts[8] and Robbie Fulks.

NOTE: In 2022 Nora announced: "My new album 'My Heart' comes out October 7, 2022 on Pravda Records."

In the mid-1990s, she formed the Nora O'Connor Band, with herself on lead vocals and guitar, Lisa Wertman Crowe on bass and vocals, Tony Ventura on guitar and Mark Cameron on drums.