Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius with Seamie O’Dowd & Dermot Byrne
Multi-Grammy award winner Tim O'Brien joins forces with some old friends to present an evening of acoustic roots music as part of Celtic Connections 2025!
About Tim O’Brien & Jan Fabricius with Seamie O’Dowd & Dermot Byrne
An accomplished singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, O’Brien has travelled the world for the past 50 years performing his own mix of American folk, bluegrass, and Celtic sounds. Here, he’s accompanied by his partner, Jan Fabricius (Mandolin and Vocals), and celebrated Irish musicians, Seamie O’Dowd (Guitar, Fiddle, Bouzouki, Vocals) and Dermot Byrne (Accordion).
O’Dowd, from Sligo, and Byrne, from Donegal, grew up in musical families and went on to renown in the trad world thanks to their collaborations with Dervish (O’Dowd) and Altan (Byrne).
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