Mark O'Connor - Child Prodigy - Guitar and Fiddle Master

Mark was 13 when this, his second LP, was recorded. He grew into a man, a great performer and an excellent studio musician. My wife bought this album at the Winfield Kansas Flatpick Championship in 1977. She was barely my wife then, but thirty one years later she still has great taste in music and now she knows how to cook, too. A win win, if I ever I heard one, for me, haha. This song is called Pickin' in the Wind.

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[daviddcurtison]

folks dont even know the truth,gezz ask if wish accurate info.

[GeorgieWise]

@daviddcurtison Mark O'Connor's people notified me that he was thirteen years old when this was recorded. I had erroneously written that he was fourteen. The mistake was totally mine. I hope I am forgiven.

[dragknuckle]

These pictures must have been taken during the severe razor shortage of the 70's.

[andyinoregon]

Wonderful history lesson. Seeing Mark play brings back fond musical memories of his many performances on TNN's "The American Music Shop."

[jwp2b]

@Seattlecarnut this album has comforted over the years, ,,march of the pharoahs is one of my all time feel good songs

[MGSRaiden1232]

I loved Winfield KS Bluegrass/Flatpicking Festival. I saw Mark perform there along with Norman Blake, Tut Taylor, Alison Krauss, and a host of others in 1974 and 1975. I've lived far away from the Midwest a long time, but I still follow Bluegrass. Mark O'Connor came and performed in a local high school's beautiful new Arts Theatre building in Ipswich, Massachusetts near where I live now. He has got to be one of the most sincere and unaffected stars I've ever met.

[oldschoolrodder]

I bought the same album the same year at Winfield. Still have it; one of my favorites

[dudehorner]

Thanks for uploading, George.

Do you have any more songs off this excellent album you could share with us?

[mparsons]

Does anyone have a tab of Mark's guitar part?

[Seattlecarnut]

I'm listening to Mark O'Connor right now. My favourite album/cd is called On The Mark. It features "March of the Pharoahs", "Bowtie" and "Pacific Expectations", my favourite music pieces by Mark O'Connor.

[SteveGaines]

I have this album too..Great musician..