Mark O’Connor
Best known for
Fiddle
Mark O'Connor is a Seattle-area-bred fiddler and composer whose four National Old-Time Fiddle Championships, Grammy-winning crossover album "Appalachian Journey" (with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer), and roughly 450 album credits as a Nashville session player make him one of the most musically wide-ranging string players of his generation.
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- Born August 5, 1961 in the Seattle area; raised in Mountlake Terrace, Washington.
- Won the National Old-Time Fiddle Champion title at age 13; later a four-time National Old-Time Fiddle Champion.
- Three-time Grammy winner (1991, 2000, 2016) and six-time CMA Musician of the Year (1991–1996).
- Member of the David Grisman Quintet, The Dregs, and Strength in Numbers.
- Released the landmark crossover trio album "Appalachia Waltz" (1996) with Yo-Yo Ma and Edgar Meyer, followed by "Appalachian Journey" (2000).
- Prolific Nashville session musician, credited on roughly 450 albums.
- Inducted into the National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Composer of nine concertos blending bluegrass, country, jazz, and classical idioms.
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Doc WatsonPlayed on recordings with Doc Watson
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Emmylou HarrisPlayed on recordings with Emmylou Harris
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Mark O’ConnorPlayed on recordings with Mark O’Connor
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Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou HarrisPlayed on recordings with Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris
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Byron Berline, Sam Bush and Mark O’ConnorPlayed on recording with Byron Berline, Sam Bush and Mark O’Connor
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John HartfordPlayed on recording with John Hartford
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Mark O’Connor BandPlayed on recording with Mark O’Connor Band
