Mark O&rsquo\;Connor Band&rsquo\;s very first performance took place at the legendary Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield\, Kansas in 2015 - less than a year and a half later &ndash\; the new band took home the GRAMMY Award for Best Bluegrass Album for their debut recording\, Coming Home.
\n\nThe new band is the product of Mark O&rsquo\;Connor&rsquo\;s imagination &ndash\; one that has served him well over the course of his four-decade professional career. Well-known for his own successful projects\, Mark has won 3 GRAMMYs and 7 CMA Awards\, appeared on 450 country albums\, collaborated with the likes of Johnny Cash\, Wynton Marsalis\, John Williams\, Dolly Parton\, and Yo-Yo Ma\, and performed everything from original violin concertos at Carnegie Hall to swing at Jazz at Lincoln Center.
\n\nTheir recently released Mark O&rsquo\;Connor Band Live!\, is a stunning showcase of their most exciting concert and festival material to date. Recorded live in concert\, the album captures the band on the heels of a packed first couple of years on the road\, during which they had honed their sound and risen to an even higher level of cohesion and expressiveness.
\n\n&ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s been one of the most surprising and rewarding experiences to perform with my family members on stage\,&rdquo\; says Mark. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s really exciting to bend these American genres in new ways\, combining accessibility with audiences with our own musicianship and writing.&rdquo\;
\n\nPresented by Woodstock Opera House
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