Tá Liam O’Connor, aitheanta go forleathan mar dhuine de na fidléirí is cumasaí dá ghlúin. Ainmníodh a chéad albam aonair mar Albam Ceoil Thraidisiúnta na Bliana de chuid an Irish Times. Mar Stiúrthóir ar Thaisce Cheol Dúchais Éireann, tá forbairt shuntasach déanta aige ar acmhainní agus ar thionchar na hinstitiúide. Tá coimisiúnú déanta aige ar bhreis is 150 ceoltóir gach bliain agus tá tionscadail curtha ar bun a chruthaíonn nasc idir ceoltóirí agus ábhar cartlainne. Tá O’Connor tar éis seinm agus taifead a dhéanamh le laochra móra an cheoil thraidisiúnta, ar nós Liam O’Flynn, Noel Hill, agus Tony MacMahon, agus tá sé tar éis ceolchoirmeacha a chur le chéile i gCeoláras Náisiúnta na hÉireann. Ní ar an taibhiú amháin a dhíríonn a chuid oibre ar an gceol traidisiúnta, áfach. Tá sé tar éis cur le taighde acadúil, cláir theilifíse agus tionscadail raidió a dhéanann taifead agus ceiliúradh ar oidhreacht cheoil na hÉireann.

Liam O’Connor, widely regarded as one of the most accomplished fiddle players of his generation, was awarded the Irish Times Traditional Music Album of the Year for his debut solo album. As the Director of the Irish Traditional Music Archive, he has significantly expanded the institution’s reach and resources, commissioning over 150 artists annually and spearheading projects that connect musicians with archival material. O’Connor has performed and recorded with legends of Irish music, including Liam O’Flynn, Noel Hill, and Tony MacMahon, and has curated concerts at the National Concert Hall. His work in traditional music extends beyond performance, as he has contributed to academic research, television, and radio projects that document and celebrate Irish musical heritage.