I'm a Rita fan too. I heard somewhere that she doesn't like touring too much, which may be one reason we haven't heard more of her.
Incidentally, "Lizzie Finn" was written by Sebastian Barry (words) and Shaun Davey (music). Rita's "Valparaiso" is:
VALPARAISO (Words & music by Rita Connolly)
He was singing about Valparaiso Singing as though in a dream White sandy beaches And warm gentle breeze Palm trees that reach to the blue southern seas
And he sang Valparaiso, Valparaiso When will the wind blow me down there again? Valparaiso, Valparaiso Softened the heart of a hard-hearted man
He was singing of days on the ocean Of trade winds and rounding the Horn Fair winds and foul winds Of hard work and ease Friends found and lost on the great southern seas
Chorus
We all sat in that hushed smoky tavern As winter winds raged 'round the door Ears keen and listening and eyes far away Wishing that we could all go there someday