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# Mark O'Connor

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Mark O'Connor is an American fiddle player, composer, guitarist, and mandolinist whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards and was a member of three influential musical ensembles

##  Quotes by Mark O'Connor

> [Musicians coming together at a time of need is one of the great traditions in this country. It's like people taking charge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-connor/musicians-coming-together-at-a-time-of-need-is-one-of-the-great/)

[Mark O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-connor/)

[Coming together](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coming-together/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbc/mark-o-connor-85448_coming-together_musicians-coming-together-at-a-time-of-n_542935.png)

> [I have no doubt that most people who listen to Alison Krauss and say they like bluegrass have never heard real bluegrass…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-connor/i-have-no-doubt-that-most-people-who-listen-to-alison-krauss-and-say/)

[Mark O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-connor/)

[Bills](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bills/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/285/mark-o-connor-85448_bills_i-have-no-doubt-that-most-people-who-lis_1234097.png)

> [Knowledge is after all a non-rivalrous good](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-o-connor/knowledge-is-after-all-a-non-rivalrous-good/)

[Mark O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-o-connor/)

[Funny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/funny/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3f/mark-o-connor-85448_funny_knowledge-is-after-all-a-non-rivalrous-g_2126824.png)

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