Liam O'Connor

Liam O'Connor is a multi-instrumentalist musician, once referred to as "the Jimi Hendrix of the accordion". Early life Liam O'Connor was born in Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland, to a musical family. At the age of 10 he joined his family's band, The O'Connor Family. The band was composed of O'Connor, his three brothers and his three sisters. They travelled the country playing with Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. He now lives in Killarney, County Kerry. Music career O'Connor signed a contract with MCA Universal Music in 1993 and released his debut album The Awakening with vocalist Lisa Aherne.