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. Mark O’Connor will turn 60 this August and not far behind, the 50th anniversary of his arrival on the roots music scene. A musical prodigy if ever there was one, O’Connor was making such a stir on the fiddle contest circuit by age 12 that Rounder Records signed him to a deal. By 16, he’d released three albums, including his daring bluegrass guitar opus Markology. Now, 44 years later, there’s a sequel, and it’s a wild story. The world came to know O’Connor as perhaps the most complete and innovative fiddler/violinist in American history. But his first instrument was actually the guitar. Not folk or bluegrass guitar, but classical and flamenco, starting about age six, because his mother loved the styles, and Andres Segovia was a favorite artist. But once he got into fiddling and involved in contests, he won trophies and attracted some legendary figures to mentor and teach him. ....