Awards & Winners

Mark O'Connor

Date of Birth 05-August-1961
Place of Birth Seattle
(King County, United States of America, Washington, Area code 206, Salish Sea Marine Sanctuary)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Mark O Conner, Mike O'Conner, Mark O'Conner, Mark O' Connor, O'Connor, Mark
Profession Singer, Composer, Fiddler, Musician, Music Teacher, Violinist
Mark O'Connor is an American classical, bluegrass, jazz and country violinist, fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging and critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition. As a teenager he won national string instrument championships for his virtuoso playing of the guitar and mandolin as well as the fiddle. His mentors include Texas old-time fiddler Benny Thomasson who taught O'Connor to fiddle as a teenager, French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli with whom O'Connor toured as a teenager, and guitarist Chet Atkins. O'Connor currently resides in New York City.

Awards by Mark O'Connor

Check all the awards nominated and won by Mark O'Connor.

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Bowtie

2000


Academy of Country Music Fiddle Player of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album
Honored for : Appalachian Journey

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy of Country Music Fiddle Player of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album Appalachian Journey

1996


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Academy of Country Music Fiddle Player of the Year

1995


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1995 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1994


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1994 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year The Devil Comes Back to Georgia
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1993


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1993 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Fiddlin' Around
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance Gold Rush

1992


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1991


Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year
Honored for : Restless
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance
Honored for : The New Nashville Cats

Nominations 1991 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Vocal Event of the Year Restless
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year
Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance The New Nashville Cats

1990


Nominations 1990 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1989


Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Musician of the Year

1987


Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Country Music Association Award for Instrumentalist of the Year