Gerry O'Connor - 2nd Saturday Community Concert - St Patrick's

One of the great fiddle players of his generation. Gerry O'Connor https://gerryoconnor.net/ grew up in the town of Dundalk, County Louth, in a family of musicians, dancers, and singers. His mother, Rose (née O'Brien), taught Gerry and his siblings the fiddle at home, and she continued to teach them for the next 40 years. Students travelling from Armagh and Dublin, as well as those closer to home, to learn from the doyenne of fiddle teachers. His father, Peter, was a singer whose seven uncles all played music.

From an early age, Gerry was involved in Irish music and dance, winning numerous All-Ireland titles between 1967 and 1973 in a range of formations, including duet, trio, and four Ceili Band titles.

Playing with Michael Coleman's contemporary John Joe Gardiner in the 1970s formed Gerry's style of music, focusing on the fluid and ornamented lyrical fiddle playing of the great Sligo masters. His background in step dancing translates into vibrant pulsating dance music for which he is noted; today, he is regarded as one of the great fiddle players of his generation.

And a special guest rhythm player will be on tour with Gerry!

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Category: Live Music | Concert Artist: Gerry O'Connor