Person Open DS/UK/15072 O'Connor; Mairtin (fl 1979-); Irish button accordionist O'Connor Mairtin fl 1979- Irish button accordionist Male Máirtín O'Connor Galway, Ireland (born)

Musician; Accordion Máirtín O'Connor is an Irish button accordionist from Galway, Ireland, who began playing at the age of nine, and whose career has seen him as a member of many traditional music groups that include Skylark, Midnight Well, De Dannan, and The Boys of the Lough. A traditional Irish musician, O'Connor was one of the major forces of the music in the world-renowned Riverdance. His first solo album A Connachtman's Rambles established him as a solo musician and proved a major critical success. O'Connor has released three albums since; Perpetual Motion, released in 1990, Chatterbox, released in 1993, and The Road West, released in 2005. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1irt%C3%ADn_O%27Connor (May 2019) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHhbaulcombe 4/11/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 8799e612-1138-4ea5-93a8-f1eae39aaa12