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O'Connor Band's An Appalachian Christmas featuring Mark O'Connor
The Seasons Performance Hall
Yakima, WA
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O'Connor Band's An Appalachian Christmas featuring Mark O'Connor
The OConnor Bands very first performance took place at the legendary Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas in 2015. In 2017  less than a year and a half later  they took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Bluegrass Album for their debut recording, Coming Home.

In a whirlwind 18 months, the band has also performed at the GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony, received standing ovations at the Grand Ole Opry, reached the No. 1 spot on Billboards Top Bluegrass Albums chart, and partnered with powerhouse booking agency William Morris Endeavor Entertainment (WME). They have put together a show unlike any other, one that blends country and pop sensibilities with Americana rawness, bluegrass drive, and chamber music sophistication, one that has begun winning over audiences at festivals (AmericanaFest, GreyFox, IBMA, RockyGrass), clubs (Jazz Alley, Dakota Jazz Club), and the worlds premier theaters (Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center).

The OConnor Band is the product of Mark OConnors imagination  one that has served him well over the course of his four-decade professional career. A former child prodigy and national champion on the fiddle, guitar, and mandolin, Mark has won numerous GRAMMYs and CMA Awards, appeared on hundreds of commercial country albums, collaborated with the likes of Johnny Cash, Wynton Marsalis, Dolly Parton, and Yo-Yo Ma, and performed everything from original violin concertos to swing and jazz. But until recently, he had not worked on a project quite like this.

The band is rounded out by Joe Smart (national flatpick champion on guitar) and Geoff Saunders (bassist/banjoist extraordinaire and recent graduate of the University of Miamis DMA program).

All six band members possess charisma that, when combined onstage, ensnares audiences from start to finish. All are masters of their instruments, all improvise as readily as they play parts in counterpoint, all can sing, and all move about the stage in a free but gripping choreography. Kates beautiful and powerful voice belies her age. Forrests songwriting is at once poetic and accessible. Maggies violin playing blends effortlessly with her husbands, so much so that, at times, the two sound like one player. Joe rips solos on the acoustic guitar as though he were playing electric. Geoff arcos high as commandingly as he grooves low. And Mark, of course, does things on the fiddle that has Paganini turning in his grave.

If the bands first year was a flash flood, their second will be a calculated, steady rise. They are touring throughout summer and fall 2017 in support of OConnor Band Live!, performing an array of original songs, classics, and barnburners that require versatility and a depth of musical knowledge that most bands on the scene today  on any scene, for that matter  simply dont have.

Location

The Seasons Performance Hall (View)
101 N Naches Ave
Yakima, WA 98901
United States

Categories

Arts > Performance
Music > All Ages
Music > Americana
Music > Bluegrass
Music > Classical
Music > Country
Music > Folk
Music > Spiritual
Other > Holiday

Kid Friendly: Yes!
Dog Friendly: No
Non-Smoking: Yes!
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes!

Contact

Owner: The Seasons Performance Hall
On BPT Since: Apr 18, 2015
 
The Seasons
theseasonsyakima.com


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