Mark O'Connor Retrospective CD

Retrospective contains 18 of Mark O'Connor's progressive and traditional bluegrass tunes from his first six albums on Rounder. O'Connor is one of the finest fiddle players of his era, and this collection contains the absolute best of his output during that period. The track selection features equal parts traditional material, "Dusty Miller," "Dreamer's Waltz," and "Wild Fiddler's Rag" mixed with O'Connor originals, "Floating Bridge of Dreams," "Pickin' in the Wind" and (the longest piece on the disc at six-and-a-half minutes) "Beserkeley." ~ Al Campbell

Recorded at Hound's Ear, Nashville, Tennessee in August, 1974; House Of Cash, Hendersonville, Tennessee in June, 1975; Arch Street Studios, Berkeley, California, in May 1978, August 1978, and from March to April 1979; Oak Valley Studio, Nashville, Tennessee in August, 1979; and Monarch Studios, Alpharetta, Georgia, from December 1981 to January 1982.

Engineers include: Claude Hill, Charlie Bragg, Bob Shumaker.

Personnel: Mark O'Connor (guitar, soprano guitar, 12 string guitar, mandolin, mandola, mandocello, dobro, violin, viola cello, organ, bass, fretless bass, drums, Indian clay pot, African split drum, tambourines, shakers, gong, au-go go bells, claves, triangles, wind chimes, bell tree); Norman Blake (mandolin, dobro); Sam Bush (mandolin); David Grisman (mandolin); Buck White (mandolin); John Hartford (banjo); Charlie Collins (guitar); Greg Morton (guitar); Tony Rice (guitar); Jerry Thomasson (tenor guitar); Robert Claire (flute); Bill Amatneek (bass); Roy Husky (bass); Glen Cronkite (hand percussion).

Producers: Tut Taylor, Mark O'Connor, Marty O'Connor.