Gerry O'Connor
Sparkling" " Immaculate" and with "Dazzling Ability" were words used recently by the national Press to describe the music of Gerry O'Connor, one of Ireland's most outstanding fiddle players. His family has played fiddle for at least four generations and Gerry is able to draw on this wealth of music learned from his mother Rose O'Connor and also from hand-written manuscripts passed down through the family.
Later he came under the influence of Joe Gardiner the great Sligo fiddle player, who lived in Dundalk for many years. Gerry breathes new life and intensity into many long forgotten tunes from his home area in the North East of Ireland. His unique personal style and splendidly fluid bow-hand combined with technical virtuosity have brought him to concert stages throughout the world and have earned him international renown.
Over the years Gerry has brought his vibrant fiddle music to Siberia, Denmark, Sweden, Italy Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Norway, Brittany and Spain. Some of this was with "Lá Lugh" but other projects included working with various musicians including Donal Lunny, Breton guitarist Gilles le Bigot, and Italian pianist Antonio Breschi. Gerry was also a founder member of the now legendary Skylark
RealVideo Clip of Gerry and Donal O'Connor on the BBC..
Listen to Gerry play Yellow Wattle/Pat McKenna's/Christy Barry's (jigs)
Visit Gerry's O'Connor's homepage
