Excelling at everything from bluegrass to classical, composer and virtuoso Mark O’Connor defies pigeonholing. Jim Gilchrist finds out why ...

Since childhood, Mark O’Connor has immersed himself in the many traditions of American music, from classical and jazz to country, folk and bluegrass. Inspired by the fiddle tunes he first learned as a ...

Mark O’Connor grew up steeped in American fiddle traditions - bluegrass, folk, and classical violin. In his Fiddle Concerto, he brings those worlds together, turning the sound of the American fiddle ...

In the American melting pot of music, Mark O'Connor serves as the caldron. He studied Benny Thomasson, who's credited with framing the modern age of American fiddling in the 1940s. O'Connor also ...

Mark O’Connorplays The Egg Saturday (March 11) as part of his Crossing Bridges tour marking the release of his memoir of the same name.Chet Atkins called Mark O’Connor the greatest fiddler that ever ...