One of the great fiddle players of his generation, Gerry O’Connor is from Dundalk County, Louth, where he grew up in a family of musicians, dancers and singers, all taught by his mother, Rose. From an early age Gerry was involved in Irish music, winning numerous All Ireland awards in a range of duets, trios and céilí band titles. Gerry is a four time winner of the Fiddler of Oriel competition, and in 2018 Gerry was awarded the “Ceannródaí” the prestigious Bardic Award by Comhalt as for his valued contribution to the Trad Arts. He also launched his second solo album “Last Nights Joy” and published “The Rose in the Gap”- Dance Music of Oriel From The Donnellan Collection, music not heard for a hundred years.

Gerry has performed and recorded with his bands Lá Lúgh, Skylark, and Oirialla, and toured and recorded with members of Boys of the Lough, The Chieftains, Bothy Band, and more. Lá Lugh’s album Brighid’s Kiss was voted Album of the Year in by readers of Irish Music magazine, and Gerry’s solo CD, Journeyman was rated in the top five albums of 2004 by The Irish Times. This critically acclaimed recording was heralded as a milestone in the recorded music of the Oriel region of South Ulster. Unanimously considered a master fiddler by his peers, Gerry tours the world teaching and performing solo at festivals, in halls, and universities.

Gerry will perform with guitarist Don Penzien.

“Anyone with a love of traditional Irish music and for vibrant expressive fiddle playing will

indeed find this album a joy” - Bright Young Folk

"This is one fiddler whose pulse is quickened by the sheer delight in the tunes, rather than in

the accolades that might accompany them” - The Irish Times

"His most recent solo album “Last Night's Joy“ has been hailed as “Stunning” by the music press ” - The Journal of Music