Máirtín O'Connor is an

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button accordionist from

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, who began playing at the age of nine, and whose career has seen him as a member of many traditional music groups that include

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, Midnight Well,

De Dannan De Dannan (originally ''Dé Danann'') is an Irish folk music group. It was formed 1975 by Frankie Gavin ( fiddle), Alec Finn (guitar, bouzouki), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhrán) and Charlie Piggott ( banjo) as a result of sessions in Hughe ...

, and

The Boys of the Lough The Boys of the Lough is a Scottish-Irish Celtic music band active since the 1970s. Early years Their first album, called ''Boys of the Lough'' (1972) consisted of Aly Bain (fiddle), Cathal McConnell (flute), Dick Gaughan (vocals and guitar) and ...

. A traditional Irish musician, O'Connor was one of the major forces of the music in the world-renowned ''

Riverdance ''Riverdance'' is a theatrical show that consists mainly of traditional Irish music and dance. With a score composed by Bill Whelan, it originated as an interval act during the Eurovision Song Contest 1994, featuring Irish dancing champions Jean ...

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

Discography

Solo work

* ''The Connachtman's Rambles'' (1979) * ''Perpetual Motion'' (1990) * ''Chatterbox'' (1993) * ''The Road West'' (2001) * ''Rain of Light'' (2003)

With others

* ''

EastWind ''EastWind'' is an album by Andy Irvine and Davy Spillane, showcasing a fusion of Irish folk music with traditional Bulgarian and Macedonian music. Produced by Irvine and Bill Whelan, who also contributed keyboards and piano, it was widely reg ...

'' (1992) * ''Crossroads'' with Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd (2008) * ''Going Places'' with Cathal Hayden and Seamie O'Dowd, as Máirtín O'Connor Band (2011) * ''Zoë Conway,

Dónal Lunny Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays left-handed guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozai ...

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Session work

* ''

A Stór Is A Stóirín ''A Stór Is A Stóirín'' (or ''A Stór Is A Stóirín: Songs For All Ages'') is a studio album by Irish singer Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin with Garry Ó Briain. The album spawned various television and radio appearances for Ní Uallacháin in ...

'' (1994) * '' Riverdance: Music from the Show'' (1995) * '' When I Was Young'' (1997) * ''Fis Carolan's Dream'' (Garry O'Briain) (1998)

References

External links

Máirtín O'Connor Facebook site
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Irish folk musicians Irish accordionists Irish session musicians The Boys of the Lough members De Dannan members People from County Galway 21st-century accordionists Claddagh Records artists {{Ireland-musician-stub