Drogheda Traditional Music Weekend is celebrating its 27thyear from Friday 24 November until Sunday 26 November 2023. It will encompass events throughout Drogheda including; venues, cafes, restaurants and bars, featuring some of Ireland’s most esteemed traditional singers and musicians as well as a collection of our best local talent.

Gerry O’Connor

Dundalk native Gerry O’Connor is one of Ireland’s foremost traditional musicians, having been taught music by his late mother Rose who was a major influence on traditional music in Dundalk town. He has travelled the world over the past 40 years in a solo capacity and with various groups including Skylark and Lá Lugh. He regularly appears at the festival both as a performer and a teacher.

Long known as Gerry ‘Fiddle’ O'Connor, this is one fiddler whose pulse is quickened by the sheer delight in the tunes. As a fourth-generation fiddle player, he knows the value of the shared tune.