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Mark O'Connor

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American fiddle player

Person · Open Library

Born
1945
Works
17

Top works

  • Two centuries of Australian poetry
  • Overloading Australia
  • Pilbara
  • Poetry of the mountains
  • The eating tree

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1961-08-05
bluegrasscountryfolk

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
44,383
Total plays
312,087

Tags

bluegrassviolinfiddlecountryjazz

There are two artists known as Mark O'Connor 1. Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961 in Seattle, Washington) is an American bluegrass, country and classical fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he 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 on the fiddle. <a href="https://www.last.fm/musi

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Mark
Family name
Q2043296
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Seattle
Occupation
songwriter
Instrument
fiddle
Record label
Rounder Records
Official website
www.markoconnor.com
Image
Mark O'Connor, bluegrass musician on stage at Cambridge Folk Festival, 1985.jpg
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date of birth
1961-08-05
start of work period
1974-00-00
Commons category
Mark O'Connor (musician)
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