Conor Connolly

Conor Connolly is a button accordion, piano player, and singer from Clarinbridge and was awarded TG4 Young Musician of the Year for 2019. Coming from an area steeped in Irish music, Conor was always destined to play the accordion, with players like Joe Cooley from the locality and the great Joe Burke, from whom he took lessons. Conor has given workshops at many of the Traditional Music festivals at home and abroad such as Scoil Samhradh Willie Clancy, Rencontres Musicales Irlandaises De Tocane in France, Feakle International Music Festival, Cooley-Collins Traditional Music Festival in Gort amongst others.

IMPORTANT: Workshop attendees must be, at minimum, intermediate level. Please contact us if you are unsure about your level.