Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor
Mark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz and country violinist, fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition. As a teenager he won national string instrument championships for his virtuoso playing of the guitar and mandolin as well as the fiddle. His mentors include Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson who taught O'Connor to fiddle as a teenager, French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli with whom O'Connor toured as a teenager, and guitarist Chet...
ProfessionViolinist
Date of Birth5 August 1961
bluegrass country creative music
He was one of the greatest, most creative fiddlers in country and bluegrass music history.
forward looking looks music
I think that's been part of my success, that my music looks forward while looking backward.
audiences music swing
This music is really addictive. I can get into the swing and never want to leave. I think audiences will feel something similar.