Maggie O'Connor is a

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winning American violinist and singer. She is married to

Mark O'Connor Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Mu ...

. She graduated from the

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in 2014. As a member of the O'Connor Band, she performed for the 59th Grammy Awards in 2017.

Awards and honors

She won a Grammy in 2017 for her performance on the

Coming Home (O'Connor Band album) ''Coming Home'' is the debut album by the O'Connor Band. The album was produced by Gregg Field, Mark O'Connor, and Forrest O'Connor, and it was released by Rounder Records in August 2016. It debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Top Bluegrass Al ...

along with her spouse and family in the O'Connor Band.

Discography

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