Master Fiddler Visits CCE Boston Music School
CCE Boston Music School invites you to attend a Fiddle Workshop on Thursday evening, May 22nd, 2025, with Master Fiddler Gerry O’Connor from Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. The workshops are free to all current Music School students and discounted for CCE Members and are open to all levels of fiddle players from beginner to advanced levels.
The workshops are our first attempt to bring live Irish Traditional music instructions to you in the community. We particularly encourage those who are new to Irish fiddle playing, or who have been attending our online classes to come & to improve your skills by participating.
The CCE Boston Music school was forced to transition to online classes during the pandemic. Many of our students have enjoyed the convenience of learning an instrument remotely since that time but we realize it is now time to gradually transition back to some in-person tuition. This workshop will be the first in a series of workshops designed to cater to various levels of students and musicians in the greater Boston area.
The Details
The workshops happen on Thursday, May 22nd, at the Canadian American Club, 202 Arlington St, Watertown, MA 02472.
Workshops For All Levels
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- Beginner & Intermediate 6PM to 7:15PM
- Advanced 7:30PM to 9PM
Fee Schedule
- $65 Non-Members
- $30 CCÉ Members
- Free CCÉ Boston Irish Music School Students
About Your Instructor
“I try to teach so that the fiddle player learns how to approach the learning of the instrument with a focus on making the bowing enhance the melodies learned.”
Gerry O’Connor is from Dundalk, Co. Louth, where he grew up in a family of musicians, dancers and singers, all taught at home by his mother, Rose. His father Peter was himself a singer whose seven uncles all played music. Rose, passed her skill on to hundreds of others over the next four decades, students traveling from Armagh and Dublin as well as counties Meath and Louth, to learn from the doyenne of fiddle teachers.
Gerry was involved in Irish music from an early age, winning numerous All Ireland awards in various duets, trios and céilí band titles. Playing with Michael Coleman’s contemporary John Joe Gardiner in the 1970s shaped Gerry’s style in the form of the fluid, lyrical fiddle-playing of the great Sligo masters. He was a step-dancer too, a grounding which complements his music, imbuing it with vibrancy, a pulsating rhythm for which he is noted, marking him today as one of the great fiddle players of his generation.
Become A Member:
Join our CCÉ branch of Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Individual memberships are only $25 and entitle you to discounts on admissions to Comhaltas events, including this event, among other benefits.
Register For The Workshop
Register for the workshop here!