The Most Explosive Blues Violin Solo On Film - 'In the Cluster Blues' Mark O'Connor

[@BrianDefferding]

I did a search for violin blues, and man oh man did I find it.

[@johnnyzhang3654]

same

[@pinkmist6810]

Same

[@danielofthepeople3632]

Same

[@scooterjones5543]

Same omg

[@LeonardoVitor]

Same

[@danieltrickey9285]

The beauty of the blues is that you can play it as simple or complicated as you want.

[@ajm2303-n5h]

100% I can play a simple 12 bar progression on my keyboard and then go into a jazz improvisation and go back again without straying too far from the original melody. Best genre ever!!

[@patriciajrs46]

Your soul brought ypu here.

[@Robin18us]

All three of these guys are real masters of their instruments

[@otghgad]

I don't say this often... I'm a musician of some 50 years... and this is some of the finest musicianship I've heard in a very long time. All three of them. Simply superb.

[@colliedogboy]

Mark's fiddle sounds like the heart-cries from a tormented soul who cannot voice the pain felt within. He's got soul!

[@wandamundy1759]

It's not just Mark's playing that I love. Or that our childhoods were very similar. Or that I, too, used to suffer with migraines . . . I love his inclusiveness and how he spreads the Love around. Always showcasing other players, his wife (Maggie) - and including other folks' kids with the method for learning and playing he developed Not to mention documenting and journaling it all so that it becomes a part of Music History - a legacy for future generations of players And he's not a toad - he's a nice guy - with a sense of humour. I am just tickled by him (like an older sister) - and his playing and the endeavours I'm aware of - bring me an enormous sense of Joy. A Life well-lived - is the best "revenge" for those early years . . .

[@davevogt4918]

Creating and maintaining a mood through a piece is critical. These guys check all the boxes past shredding and I hope theyre proud of this!

[@docwallacemusic]

Around the time this was filmed, I saw MO'C's Hot Swing Trio play every night at the Iridium jazz club in NYC for a full week. Special guests included Chris Thile, Rushad Eggleston, and Jane Monheit. The sets were unreal! No two performances of "In the Cluster Blues" were alike; every violin solo was as fierce and inventive as this one. Mark's a genius; there's no other word for it!

[@luchadorito]

Wait THAT Rushad Eggleston? Chords on a cello while wearing nothing but a fairy hat Rushed Eggleston?

[@donaldLcady]

Mark is one of the very best musicians alive today...………...

[@musiclover9361]

This is as close to perfection as we're likely to ever hear.

[@herbsommerfeldt7927]

Probably one of the best performances I've ever seen. Tears of joy.

[@patriciajrs46]

That stand up bass is da' boss! The fiddle sounds so lonesome. He can make it cry. How cool is that?

[@MrShenLung]

Frank Vignola - one of the true great guitarists of our time! Awesome!

[@danieltrickey9285]

I've never heard the blues on guitar like that. Wow. I play guitar and wow. The violin is so simply beautiful.

[@addyn25]

i play both, and both for a while, and i've never heard the blues so differently played on the guitar. had a weird classical touch and a jazzy vibe

[@rdalin]

That's Frank Vignola, a great jazz guitarist.

[@patriciajrs46]

You need to listen again to Lucille! The guitar.

[@eddiethep]

Man being a blues guitar player I never really thought that the blues wouldn’t sound so great on violin. Boy was I really wrong. This dude sounds amazing!!!

[@Mikri90]

Yeah it can sound really good, and also you can hook it up to a guitar amp and do a sort of "pretend" guitar solo with some overdrive. It acts like a guitar that's being bowed rather than plucked.

[@markoconnor]

"Since I was a kid, 11 years-old. I played the blues all the time on my fiddle, and older folks would say, "how is that boy playing the blues! I'll be darned!""

[@drubydanoobie7476]

how bout that bow in a bag . . .

[@pchamney]

This was an eye-opener. Wonderful stuff!

[@SugahShy]

Give us instruments and we will play what is in us to play. ;)

[@Jeremy-yr8yg]

SugahShy Amen!

[@ericconnor8251]

Mark O'Connor You are a god of music walking amongst mere mortal men. I bow to you, sir! We're not worthy!

[@julesviolin]

Very nice to see very olde fiddle and doublebass instruments being played. Great gig 🎶🎻🎶🎻🎶🎻🎶🎻🎶

[@ChristinaEarlymorn]

Since 24 years now I play metal guitar. This was EPIC!!!!

[@gep2771]

Listen to Mark play guitar, when he was a young teen he could shred an acoustic like no other, this man is a prodigy on any instrument.

[@deja75m]

I had the opportunity to interview him..1983?....a genius talent...and he embarrassed me so much..I went to Salt Lake and became the most hated luthier multi instrumentalist in Kanada..but Mark is a landmark in musician creators..thank GOD.

[@trimntim]

It's not very often that musically, I get a "What the heck have I been missing out on moment", But this was one of those times indeed! I swear I thought you were gonna saw that fiddle in half! :) Amazing! Thank you, just for being you.

[@chipperP]

This, children, is what you call TRUE art.

[@billtucker1957]

It just never ever, ever, gets old! Lord have mercy! In the deep south there's a saying which applies here, Mark just puts his foot in it!!

[@sebastianstarr1960]

All I can add is, " Wow.....Wow".... an absolutely incredible trio performing an amazing piece of music. I can listen to this all day long.

[@ZacharyRedFulton]

When you’re playin’ the blues, you still call it the fiddle!!!

[@jandw95]

Feel that in my soul. Beautiful.

[@musiclover9361]

This is jaw-dropping virtuosity from all three.

[@joegee1000]

Good god, man! That solo is unspeakable! You just blew the blues dictionary out the door! You laid down an encyclopedia of blues language never before heard on a violin! Incredible.....

[@thebenjiguy]

Now there's a man truly possessed by the music.

[@jayo-e2thel908]

That violin was totally abused, and it loved every second of it! Amazingly spectacular job to all three of you!

[@charlesarthurhultz8615]

You can always tell when those who have dedicated their entire lives and beings to absolutely perfect what they do best: make instruments sound as they did on this performance. Been following Mr. O' Conner since first seeing Strength in Numbers on Austin City Limits over 20 years ago. Pure Magic! God, how envious I am of them; Larry King always said "Talent will out." He was 100% correct. The quality always comes to a fore ans makes itself known. Thank you for sharing. Bless.

[@GuitarSaloon]

It all makes perfect sense once you read his explanation - I did not know this story of his life and childhood. The intensity of emotion that pours from him during this can only come from true feeling - it can not be faked or performed as "showmanship". Thank you Mark for being so open and honest with your fans and thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

[@jorgemurilodefensordecastr2749]

Blues on a classical way. So good!

[@tomsolinger611]

All three are great musicians. The violin solo is an explosion of dramatic blues beauty!

[@keldanthony6877]

It’s wonderful when three great musicians with a lot of humor find together like here. Wow.

[@howlinsg1968]

This should have at least 10 million views by now. Mark O'Connor - you are a bloody legend. Great stuff!

[@kellycoleman715]

Mark could have played the other two instruments just as brilliantly.

[@donaldleroy6502]

My God,I've only been you tubing for about 6months now and have been so impressed and grateful for finding all these gems after all these years

[@TheLouise24]

I love the Blues and I love this performance. It makes me feel as If I'm walking down a dusty road in my native North Carolina and I'm swaying from side to side.

[@danieltrickey9285]

I am going back to my room to practice.

[@daymi7300]

Daniel Trickey you better

[@K131399]

the beauty of youtube is when you think you're really doing it on another level there's these monsters to politely explain that in fact you are not lol

[@Alex-is8hk]

Daniel Trickey better get your 40 hours a day in.

[@qwargy]

One of the the best musicians on the planet! A genius’ genius.

[@K131399]

almost incomprehensible this mans talent

[@narutomaki7604]

oh wow just the way how those strings resonate with one another is just beautiful

[@michaelharvey5138]

Totally mind blowing blues from a master!!!.

[@raoufdjema]

i've been listening to this since i picked up a guitar, 10 years ago. this piece of joyful blues still is on my side

[@muggabooga]

Incredible playing by one of my heroes, Mark O'Connor. Love Frank Vignola on guitar, too- and the bassist- sorry I don't recognize. But I've seen Mark and Frank both, just not together, and this is a treat!

[@DocMarshall]

What can I say? A sterling performance by three of the most fantastic musicians I have ever heard. Wonderful!

[@MrPHart]

I saw Mr. O'Connor some years back in Santa Fe, NM. I play a 5-string viola…or maybe… if Mark play the violin then I just hold my viola under my chin…"a wishing" I could learn to play, Lordy that man excites the air inside his fiddle. ℗.

[@fredericklouisspecht3704]

A shoutout fro Frank Vignola on the guitar, another genius on his instrument.

[@foggydew9428]

I really didn't enjoy his performance tbh. I didn't like that guitar solo at all around 3 minutes in

[@graemewebster1214]

It was a privilege to watch and listen to this video.

[@timthomson9376]

Totally Killed It!!! You can make that fiddle squeal!!! Best I've heard!!! Ever!

[@IanRob2011]

Thank you for all the wonderful music!!

[@marisaalanis8145]

Awesome! A great legend O'Connor.

[@Robin18us]

Three great musicians here and they don't get better. Amazing is the word.

[@JimPlattes]

Yeah it's good all right. There is so much to take in here.

[@carolgates5297]

Music for the soul, thanks for all you do Mark.

[@michaelgawne4363]

With passion. Feeling. The way it is supposed to be. This man is a jem

[@SunnyNLisa1]

There is only ONE Mark O'Connor.

[@georgehicks843]

I can feel the message in the music. Wish I could produce tunes that were from the depths of the human soul like this.

[@mikey123422]

Majical Mark O,connor ---- such creative melody in everything he does.

[@KarenClancy]

So you post this on Facebook and I come right in. Thanks Mark! Music is definitely Salvation. I have a hard leaving the piano to go do anything else! Always sang...the piano is my new Joy.

[@americandevil]

So good! Mark makes me emote like I do with stephane grapelli's shredding... also, Jon Burr's tone is the best

[@jaymahnken4543]

SMILES and Tears of JOY!!! Dang that's AWESOME!!!!

[@11hoosier11]

Great! The quality of the sound......perfect. Jon's notes are so clear.

[@randalbladel2817]

Jon? Assuming that’s the bass player? Who is it, please?

[@eastonpeter1242]

@@randalbladel2817 Jon Burr

[@saidgrasshopper1110]

beautiful, now part of my morning mix.

[@robyngilmore5035]

takes me to a glorious place , my dad on accordion and mouth organ ( harmonica). sittin in the dairy, wow , mr oconnor, molten music drips emotion around my memories.

[@kermitf9303]

Simply WOW!!! Thanks Mark and Band

[@trimntim]

The Devil may have gone down to Georgia, but when he saw this, he decided to just stay out of the way!

[@ckh57]

This is what you call master craft soul touching music.

[@TrailinSmoke]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful talent with all of us.

[@allthingsgood4u]

Enjoyed immensely your performance in Billings Montana a number of years ago. Your cd is a favorite in my collecction

[@paulhickey6896]

Unbelieveable! Says a lot for the quality of the strings that he didn't break one!

[@davidchamberlain8910]

Great sounding trio.

[@WhiteDragon689]

Brilliant guys just brilliant.

[@ralphhough4231]

Beyond words... been a fan for since forever!

[@pharmocist13]

I was very fortunate to watch and hear Mark O'Connor (Fiddle), Tony Rice (Flatpicking the Martin Guitar) , Bella Fleck (on the 5-string Banjo) , "The" Jerry Douglas (on the Dobro), and Sam Bush on the Mandolin). They played at a Bluegrass festival (Horsepens 40) back when they first got together. The only way to describe these guys is "Magic".....

[@Hapax007]

I was fortunate to have seen ( and heard ) Bella Fleck playing with The Georgia Symphony a few years back. What a masterful performance that was !!

[@suki0venkat]

Mark O'Connor plays violin with his bow, and suddenly turns it into a sword to break the chains like a true artist, still keeping the act like a pro.

[@hiliberate]

put a big smile on my face ... brilliant stuff ... cheers

[@abelalencar3528]

show de bola!!! Magnifico!!! Muita sabedoria e conhecimento.... Congratulations!!!

[@40MileDesertRat]

What is the melting point on a violin string? You must have been right on the edge. Outstanding !!

[@MrPHart]

Na its air cooled, maybe a little help with sweat cooled also. He might think about Arm Wrestling for a little extra $$'s as a sideline.

[@ryanvetos3609]

I played a bar in Plentywood, Montana called the Blue Moon back in the early nineties and the owners were sure proud of Mark!

[@jviolin]

One of my other favorite solo's out there!! Thanks again Mark!

[@froggiechar]

Wow! That was an inspirational and amazing performance! Thank you for sharing your great gift of instrumental and composing talents! God bless, Bro. Charlie

[@davewomack2216]

Got to hear Mark in Lake Jackson Texas. I had no idea he was on the bill with the singer-wow! My wife and I really enjoyed the concert Mark-outstanding-thank you!

[@johnwilbur]

Incredible! Thank you so much for recording and sharing this!!!

[@judykasper6314]

Your. Music is so precious. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

[@abz124816]

I am going to get a box of tissues. But how can I reach reach my crying heart. WOW tasteful and perfect pitch bending.

[@TheWinwil]

Classy outfit...... all 3 of them inspirational and Mark the king of the fiddle giving all other fiddlers something to inspire us with, look up to, enjoy and take us further. Great to see ability not clinically used but to truly say something musically very well.

[@U4YaMix1]

Simply Magic.

[@catswithfirecrackers734]

I niece God gives every one their gifts and talents. Some get an extra dose of a gift to cope with trauma of pain. He found a Saving Grace, in music to escape the inner turmoil and the outer chaos. Listen to these cats make some sultry music.

[@stevenlester2606]

Enough to bring the Devil to tears for what could have been but never was!

[@MandoMarkinIndy]

At 4:57 Mark's fiddle sounds like Bessie Smith....totally off the chain! Three masters at work!

[@51516]

You gotta be kiddin' me! That was one of the most amazing things i've ever heard!

[@birdsadventuresinwoodandmusic]

I play several instruments and got a fiddle a while back to see if I could learn it. At 72 it hasn't been as easy as it would have when I was younger because it is much more physical. But I instantly realized that I wished I'd been playing it all my life. It is the closest to the human voice as far as control goes that I have found. I have often wondered why there wasn't more blues played on it. It lends itself to the idiom perfectly. I'll keep working on it lol! Oh, and this guy? Unreal! And if you have any socksx on after this, check his Orange Blossom Special with the Boston Pops. He'll blow them off too!

[@Harutyunian]

Beautiful! Bravo Mark! Bravi tutti!

[@tomlettman]

Superb O'Connor as always!!!!!!!!!!

[@kennnuthatch5724]

SRV would have Loved to jam with these guys! FMeToTears that was incredible!!!!!

[@pottymouthed]

Mark. I've been rewriting this comment for a while. That out of body experience when you look at what you are playing and think..."Is it me ...or is it you"... fucking love it.

[@nickmarble7226]

HUH?

[@sallyoliver7280]

Fantastic - just learned (introduced) to fiddlin' - and this bit of blues wails and really speaks.yes!

[@michaelbeeson8723]

Wow! Hottest fiddle I ever heard!

[@jeffreysiegel9125]

Really great jam!!! Thank you for putting it up!

[@leftypick4854]

Just plain talent. Thanks for posting.