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| | Gerry O'Connor's early musical influences stem from the music of Kerry and Tipperary, through the music of both his parents and grandparents. From an early age he won national awards for his virtuoso playing. In 1981 he joined "The Wild Geese" and toured Euprope extensively, performing at all major international festivals. The years from 1985 to 1989 saw Gerry perform and tour with bands such as "The Furious Colour", "The Wilf Brothers", "Moonshine" and "The Rocking Chairs". In 1990 Gerry recorded his first solo album entitled "Time to Time" which shot straight to number 1 in the Irish roots music charts and was voted folk album of the year by BBC Scotland. Following from the success of that album Gerry guested on Luka Bloom's highly acclaimed album "The Accoustic Motorbike". He was invited to play at Marry Black's prestigious National Stadium concerts in Ireland and was also requested to play at "The Shetland Folk Festival" by the inimitable Aly Bain. Gerry also performed at the premiere of Lord of the Dance debuted at Prince's Trust. Further appearences on US, European and Australian tours with Irish bands "Arcady" and album of the year winners Four Men And A Dog are evidence of his immense popularity and demand.
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