Mark and Maggie O'Connor have released a second video from their upcoming Duo CD, Mark's arrangement of the classic Bill Monroe tune, Jerusalem Ridge. This is one that bluegrass fans know well, though Mark refers to it in his notes as Jerusalem’s
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F.C.’s Jig video from Mark and Maggie O’Connor
Mark & Maggie O'Connor have released a music video for one of the tunes on the upcoming album, Duos. It's a jig Mark composed and performs with his new bride, Maggie, which he call's F.C.'s Jig, an adaptation from O'Connor's Fiddle
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Treetop Angel from Wisewater
Here's a brand new Christmas song, written by Jim Shirey of the acoustic trio Wisewater. Jim plays guitar with the group, which also features Mark O'Connor's son Forrest on mandolin and vocals, and Kate Lee on fiddle and vocals. The song is
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Fiddlers 20 from Fiddler magazine
Fiddler magazine has come up with a unique way to celebrate their 20th year of publishing. They have released a retrospective CD/book package called Fiddlers 20 which includes transcriptions and recordings by 20 artists featured in the magazine over that same
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Berklee and Mark O’Conner Summer String Program
The Berklee College of Music in Boston has announced a new Summer String Program to be held next year with Mark O'Connor. It will be held June 27 through July 1, 2011 immediately following the Mark O'Connor String Camp on
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Mark O’Connor at Berklee – and with a new jazz trio
We've written previously about the new American Roots Music Program at The Berklee College of Music in Boston, which got its official kickoff earlier this month. Mark O'Connor spent a week on campus conducting workshops, master classes and interacting with
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Mark O'Connor video from The New Yorker
Fiddle virtuoso Mark O'Connor has been showing up everywhere of late. He is on the cover of the September 2009 issue of Strings Magazine, and received a profile in the September 7 edition of The New Yorker's Talk Of The Town
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John Hartford compilation from Rounder
Rounder is preparing to release a compilation project of John Hartford's music on September 22. Entitled, Good'le Days: Essential Recordings, the new CD is part of Rounder's budget-minded Perfect 10 Series, each of which includes ten tracks from an important Rounder
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Strings profiles Mark O'Connor
Strings magazine has just released a nice profile piece on fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor. The article only briefly covers O'Connor's past, with the bulk of the content focused on his current and future projects. Among these are his continued involvement with music
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Bela Fleck & Mark O’Connor to play Obama Inauguration event
The gala events surrounding the inauguration of our new president are about to get underway, and I've just learned that banjoist Bela Fleck and fiddler/violinist Mark O'Connor will take part. Bela and O'Connor have accepted an invitation to perform with Wynton