Mark O’Connor’s An Appalachian Christmas, Featuring Maggie O’Connor

Mark O’Connor performs Christmas and American repertoire on fiddle, guitar, mandolin and mandocello, joined by his wife Maggie O’Connor who will sing Christmas classics and play the fiddle. The Grammy-winning musical couple will be featuring songs from Mark’s perennial album; “An Appalachian Christmas” and songs from their latest Christmas album “A Christmas Duo.”

Mark O’Connor began his creative journey at the feet of American fiddling legend Benny Thomasson, and the iconic French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli. Now, at age 55, he has melded these influences into a new American classical music, and is perpetuating his vision of an American School of String Playing. Mr. O’Connor has won three Grammys, seven CMA awards as well as several national fiddle, guitar and mandolin champion titles. His distinguished career includes representing the United States Information Agency in cultural diplomacy to six continents and performing in front of several U.S. presidents including being invited to the White House by President Ronald Reagan to perform as a teen.

Maggie O’Connor, violinist and American fiddler and singer is a Grammy Award winning musician. With a unique background in both traditional classical violin training and American musical styles, Maggie continues her mission to show that violinists can and should participate in everything the instrument has to offer, performing on some of the world’s most coveted stages.