Máirtín O'Connor

Máirtín O'Connor

Máirtín O'Connor is an Irish button accordionist who began playing the accordion at the age of nine, and his career has seen him as a member of many traditional music groups including, Midnight Well, De Dannan, The Boys of the Lough, and Skylark.

His first solo album 'A Connachtman's Rambles' established him as a solo musician and proved a major critical success. Máirtín has released three very successful albums since; 'Perpetual Motion', released in 1990, 'Chatterbox', released in 1993, and 'The Road West', released in 2005.

Discography

  • The Connachtman's Rambles (1979)
  • Perpetual Motion (1990)
  • Chatterbox (1993)
  • The Road West (2005)

With other lead players:

Session recordings:

  • Riverdance (various artists) (1995)
  • Fis Carolan's Dream (Garry O'Briain) (1998)



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