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One of the great fiddle players of his generation, Gerry O'Connor grew up in the town of Dundalk, County Louth, in a family of musicians, dancers, and singers.

Tickets $30 advance/$35 at the door. Youth tickets (age 15 & younger) $15 advance/$30 door.

His mother, Rose (née O'Brien), taught Gerry and his siblings the fiddle at home, and she continued to teach them for the next 40 years. Students travelling from Armagh and Dublin, as well as those closer to home, to learn from the doyenne of fiddle teachers. His father, Peter, was a singer whose seven uncles all played music.

And a special guest rhythm player will be on tour with Gerry! Don Penzien has long been a top-flight performer of Irish traditional music.

Don is widely recognized for his reserved backing style, and his dexterous work on DADGAD-tuned guitar provides solid, driving rhythms to traditional tunes as well as perceptive and sensitive accompaniments to songs and airs.