Aidan O'Rourke (musician)

O'Rourke in 2019, photographed by Genevieve Stevenson

Aidan O'Rourke (born 1975)[1] is a Scottish contemporary folk music fiddle player and composer. He was named the 2014 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards Musician of the Year[2] and the Scots Trad Music Awards 2011 Composer of the Year.[3] In addition to his solo career, O'Rourke also plays in the award-winning folk trio Lau alongside Kris Drever and Martin Green. He was one of 20 musicians commissioned for New Music 20x12 by PRS for Music Foundation to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4] O'Rourke has worked with Eddi Reader, Andy Sheppard, Alyth, Roddy Woomble and appears on more than eighty recordings. Previously, he was a member of Blazin' Fiddles, The Unusual Suspects and Tabache.

  1. ^ Wilson, Eleanor (3 January 2012). "'Aidan O'Rourke". NMC Recordings.
  2. ^ "BBC Radio 2 - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, 2014 - Winners". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Scots Trad Music Awards – 2011 winners". M Magazine. PRS for Music. 5 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Olympic Music Commissions". The Guardian. 10 December 2010.