Jerry O'Sullivan is an American musician. O'Sullivan was born in

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. As a youngster he learned

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s. Following a visit to his cousins in

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he took up

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. He became a member of

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in the 1980s, rubbing shoulders with

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and

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. He has appeared on over 90 albums, including

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's '' Heartsongs: Live from Home'',

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's ''Bones'', and two albums by Eileen Ivers – ''Wild Blue'' (1996) and ''Crossing the Bridge'' (1999). He has recorded five solo albums, including ''The Invasion'' in 1987, ''The Gift'' in 1998, and ''O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell'' in 2005. ''O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell: Volume II'' was recorded in February 2008 in

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, with baroque cellist Audrey Sabattier-Cienniwa and harpsichordist Paul Cienniwa playing

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. It was released in July 2010. O'Sullivan in 2018 self-released ''The Killasser Flute / An Fheadóg Mhór Chill Lasrach,'' a collection of flute music he recorded after receiving two flutes as gifts from Killasser-based flutemaker Michael Cronnolly.

Discography

As leader

* ''The Invasion'' (1987) * ''The Gift'' (1998) * ''O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell'' (2005) * ''O'Sullivan Meets O'Farrell: Volume II'' (2010) * ''The Killasser Flute / An Fheadóg Mhór Chill Lasrach'' (2018)

As sideman

* ''Live in America'' by

(1989) * ''Four Marys'' by

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(1999) * ''Crossing the Bridge'' by

(1999) * ''Celtic Solstice'' by

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* ''The Border of Heaven'' by

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(2000) * '' Copper: Original Soundtrack'' by

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(2013)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Jerry American male musicians American flautists Great Highland bagpipe players Irish uilleann pipers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Green Linnet Records artists American people of Irish descent