Mark O'Connor

American fiddle player

Born: 5 August 1961
Seattle
Country: United States
Active: 1974–
Record labels: Rounder Records
Discography: 29 albums

Biography

Mark O'Connor is a jazz musician who plays violin, mandolin and fiddle. Mark O'Connor was born on 5 August 1961 in Seattle. The music is usually filed under classical music, country music and traditional folk music. Record labels: Rounder Records. The discography here lists 29 albums, from “Pickin' in the Wind” (1976) to “Markology II” (2021).

Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards and was a member of three influential musical ensembles: the David Grisman Quintet, The Dregs, and Strength in Numbers. O'Connor has released 45 albums, of mostly original music, over a 45-year career. He has recorded and performed mostly his original American Classical music for decades. An expert at traditionally-based fiddle and bluegrass music, he also plays other instruments proficiently, including the violin, guitar and mandolin. He has appeared on 450 albums, composed nine concertos and has put together groundbreaking ensembles.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Pickin' in the Wind 1976 · Rounder Markology 1979 · Rounder On the Rampage 1980 · Rounder Soppin' the Gravy 1981 · Rounder False Dawn 1983 · Rounder Meanings Of 1986 · Warner Bros. Records Stone From Which The Arch Was Made 1987 · Warner Bros. Records Elysian Forest 1988 · Warner Bros. Records On the Mark 1989 · Warner Bros. Records The New Nashville Cats 1991 · Warner Bros. Records Heroes 1993 · Warner Bros. Records The Fiddle Concerto 1995 · Warner Bros. Records Liberty! 1997 · Sony Classical Midnight on the Water 1998 · Sony Classical

Hot Swing! 2001 · Live

The American Seasons 2001 · Sony Classical

Thirty-Year Retrospective 2003 · Live

Folk Mass 2006 · [no label] Double Violin Concerto 2008 · OMAC Records Mark O'Connor's Americana Symphony 2009 · OMAC Records Jam Session 2010 · OMAC Records An Appalachian Christmas 2011 · OMAC Records

The Improvised Violin Concerto 2013 · Live

MOC4 2014 · OMAC Records Duo 2015 · OMAC Records Coming Home 2016 · Rounder Markology II 2021 · OMAC Records String Quartets No.'s 2 & 3 · OMAC Records The Championship Years 1975-1984

Also plays on

Albums where Mark O'Connor is credited as a sideman

1980	Quintet '80 — David Grisman	violin, guitar
1981	Live — Stéphane Grappelli & David Grisman	guitar
1981	Mondo Mando — David Grisman	fiddle
1982	Natural Bridge — Béla Fleck	fiddle, guitar, viola, 12 string guitar
1984	Double Time — Béla Fleck	fiddle
1985	Stay Tuned — Chet Atkins	fiddle, violin
1988	Don't Try This at Home — Michael Brecker	violin
1988	Drive — Bela Fleck	fiddle
1988	Home Is Where the Heart Is — David Grisman	fiddle
1990	Neck and Neck — Chet Atkins & Mark Knopfler	fiddle
1990	Dawg '90 — David Grisman	fiddle
1999	Dawg Duos — David Grisman	violin