Gerry O'Connor - 2nd Saturday Community Concert

Saturday, March 14, 2026 

7:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Organizer: Irish PDX

Artist: Gerry O'Connor

One of the great fiddle players of his generation. Gerry O'Connor grew up in the town of Dundalk, County Louth, in a family of musicians, dancers, and singers. His mother, Rose (née O'Brien), taught Gerry and his siblings the fiddle at home, and she continued to teach them for the next 40 years. Students travelling from Armagh and Dublin, as well as those closer to home, to learn from the doyenne of fiddle teachers. His father, Peter, was a singer whose seven uncles all played music.

From an early age, Gerry was involved in Irish music and dance, winning numerous All-Ireland titles between 1967 and 1973 in a range of formations, including duet, trio, and four Cili Band titles.

Playing with Michael Coleman's contemporary John Joe Gardiner in the 1970s formed Gerry's style of music, focusing on the fluid and ornamented lyrical fiddle playing of the great Sligo masters. His background in step dancing translates into vibrant pulsating dance music for which he is noted; today, he is regarded as one of the great fiddle players of his generation.

And a special guest rhythm player will be on tour with Gerry!

Tickets: 

$30 — General Admission Online

$35 — General Admission Door 

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$15 — 15 & Younger Online

$20 — 15 & Younger Door

Online ticket prices rise to the door price at 2 pm, Friday, March 13, 2026. 

Online ticket sales end at 2 pm, Saturday, March 14, 2026.

All ages.

Tickets are non-refundable.

Winona Grange is not accessible by wheelchair.

Free on-site and street parking is available near Winona Grange.