Has anyone heard of Damien Rice? If you have what do you think of his music?
Damien Rice is an Irish singer/songwriter who plays folk type of music, but you'd really have to listen to his album to realise what wonderful music he makes. His debut album is entitled "O" and was released in Ireland in 2002. 2003, in USA I think.
To find some more information about Damien Rice, check out this site:
Eskimo Friends. and
if you would like to listen to some of his music online (no download required, it also has the full song and not just a sample) from the album "O" go to this
web page 
The female singer you hear on some of the songs is Lisa Hannigan, who does not have an album of her own but provides vocals for some artists such as Damien Rice.