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Michael Hogue - mhogue@unuphilly.com (717) 304-9823
Fiona Zwieb - fiona@fionazwieb.com (917) 683-2750
Maggie O’Connor - maggieoconnorviolin@gmail.com
Mark O’Connor - mark@markoconnor.com
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2017 Grammy Award-Winning Mark O’Connor Band
2nd album; Mark O’Connor Band Live! Released June 7, 2017
Available digitally at iTunes: apple.co/2sckpZ1
The Grammy Award-winning Mark O’Connor Band, featuring seven-time CMA Award-winning fiddler/violinist Mark O’Connor, released their first live album on June 7, 2017 via OMAC Records, the first record the band has released since their full-length debut, Coming Home, which won a Grammy Award for “Best Bluegrass Album”.
"Restless" (written by Carl Perkins) was a hit for Mark O'Connor in 1991, winning 2 Grammys for his "New Nashville Cats". Audio and Video from Zac Brown Band, Southern Ground and ZBB Management.
The band features three of Mark’s family members - his wife Maggie (violin/vocals), son Forrest (mandolin/vocals), and daughter-in-law Kate (violin/vocals). Critics throughout the industry have praised the Mark O’Connor Band’s virtuosity, compelling songwriting, intricate arrangements, and dynamic and charismatic live performances, and the band has quickly risen to become one of the foremost groups in the Americana/bluegrass scene.
After winning their first Grammy Award, the band was signed by premier booking agency New Frontier Touring and invited to open for the Zac Brown Band. Members of Zac Brown Band, Chris Fryar on drums and Danie De Los Reyes on hand percussion join in this performance as well as singer-songwriter great Darrell Scott.
“The Mark O’Connor Band is almost too good to describe,” says producer Tony Brown (George Strait, Vince Gill, Reba McEntire), who has been working with the band in recent months. “They have excellent musicianship, stylistic vocals, and showmanship beyond compare. If we entered them in a battle of the bands, they would definitely win!”
After debuting in fall 2015, it didn’t take long for the MOB to achieve a world-class level of artistry, tightness, and energy, which are featured in full force on their new live album.
“A 14-track live album, featuring the most exciting music from our concerts this year, was an absolute ‘must’ for us to release, because many fans have seen how special this group is on stage,” says Mark O’Connor. The “no-holds-barred, jam-band energy recording,” as he calls it, took place in a single engagement at the historical Sellersville Theater in Pennsylvania.
The MOB tours at major concert halls around the country, including the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and the University of Washington’s Meany Hall as well as a number of major summer festivals, among them them Bristol Rhythm and Roots Festival, RockyGrass, Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, and IBMA’s Wide Open Bluegrass.
The group looks forward to teaching at the O’Connor Method String Camp each year in Charlotte, NC as well as their annual "An Appalachian Christmas" tour each December. They have been in the studio with Zac Brown as producer and new material has been released including "In My Blood."
2017 Grammy Premiere Ceremony Performance by O’Connor Band: bit.ly/2ovycnB
2016 Music Video of O’Connor Band’s “Coming Home”: bit.ly/2bTTzxj
2016 Music Video of O’Connor Band’s “Always Do”: bit.ly/2q7OhFd
Read reviews by No Depression Magazine, Music Row Magazine, Music City Roots, PopMatters, Country Standard Time, and Elmore Magazine: bit.ly/2bCNoNy
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