Enda chats with tenor banjo legend Gerry O'Connor

[@jakekelly2436]

Such a humble man, seems like a really sound bloke, great conversation and a pleasure to listen to.

[@jdsmusic233]

I'd very much like to see a second chat with Gerry O'Connor. This was just all sorts of goodness!

[@robbiekennedy1029]

Jesus I'd love hav a pint wit Gerry hes great crack.....bloody brilliant interview enda tanks.....

[@johnb4871]

Enda, your "quarantine interviews" will remain classics long after this pandemic passes. Thanks for doing them; they are smashingly good!

[@Arrayarr]

Holy cow, what a great interview! Thanks!

[@johntait491]

A great, entertaining and interesting conversation. The Dubliners were a big influence to me. 👍

[@wiggsan]

The King of the banjo!

[@robbiekennedy1029]

Actually to kings alex..... Enda is Ireland's finest

[@DiminishedChords]

​@@robbiekennedy1029 Might be the finest, but not to be confused with the king.

[@turkeyhollow1104]

Saw Gerry for the first time at Milwaukee Irish Fest in 2012 and he also taught at the Irish Fest Summer School so met him then. Made sure to see the Dublin Legends during Trad Fest a few yeas ago. Had a chat with Gerry afterwards and heard the story about how the tours with Joe Bonamassa came about. I have the DVD of the show in Vienna and and highly recommend it. The 2012 Irish Fest - Gerry O'Connor and We Banjo 3 - a momentous year!

[@johncotter1382]

Great interview. I'm surprised De Danann weren't mentioned.

[@parkerbuckley1735]

What an awesome interview! This whole series is such a valuable contribution to Irish music culture and history. Especially the contributions of the banjo players!

[@turkeyhollow1104]

Happy Birthday Gerry!

[@Gronock]

60 ! there's a painting in the attic.... Thanks so much for this really enjoyed.

[@brianhaitz]

Brilliant! Thanks a lot. Audio downloads / podcast format would be wicked.

[@OShaughnessyC]

Delightful interview. Thanks to both!

[@aranos6269]

Great interview, many thanks 👍😊. On the side note, i really liked banjo3 when you had 3 banjos! To me it sounded grest

[@ecarneylaw]

So cool.

[@banjotracks1]

Great interview - 'the banjo is a rebellious instrument'

[@fergalwoods1817]

Saw both of you playing at the Johnny Keenan Banjo Festival many moons ago - Jerry Douglas said on stage that Gerry "Whipped my Ass" - praise indeed. Great interview

[@paulking4325]

Great interview. Bought both yere albums "Pick it up", Time to Time, Myriad in 2000 2001 and still listening to this day

[@brianoconnor4526]

Great interview could listen to Gerry talk and play all day!

[@MarinieT100]

Wow, what a great interview, unreal.

[@Radaep1]

Well that was just great, what an interview !!, loved every moment of it, so many fasinating stories, loved it !!

[@madhousetoobah]

What a great interview!

[@adambecherer3804]

Wonderful interview! I see some Gerry O'Connor albums in my near future.

[@jelee5240]

'Modicum of talent'!!!!!! He's got more talent than can be measured, in my opinion.

[@TimmyMayMusic]

I've been a Gerry fan for some time now. I enjoyed this conversation and it sent me to some other recordings that are well worth my time. I would have loved to hear commentary on how different tenor banjo players do triplets. Gerry's style is clean and precise and definitely distinct from the "crunchy" triplet style favored by many Irish trad banjo players. There are many "crunchy" players. One that comes to mind is Brona Graham. Look her up on youtube and notice the difference in her triplets from the Gerry type of triplets. I'm more of a non-crunchy player myself, so I have wondered what crunchy players think when they hear Gerry's playing. I feel like my own non-crunchy style is descendant from my Americana musical roots, and the crunchy style is very Irish that seems to be only accessible to the musicians born into the tradition. But Gerry is from Ireland, so he's kind of an anomaly in this respect.

[@Radaep1]

Listen to Gerry O'Connors "Cam a' lochaigh (The curve of the lake)", great tune for driving !

[@gregduff1458]

Gerry O Connors banjo school. When's it starting?

[@mickeysoltys6960]

Wasn’t Sean O’Driscoll the banjo player in Stocktons Wing? I think I saw him with Paddy O’Brien at McGurks’ in St Louis years ago.

[@mauricehayden8835]

That’s a young seamie O’Dowd on guitar

[@davidjackson4232]

Gerry 60? Whatever he is on can you get it in a bottle?