Patrick Ourceau

St. Paul, MN
Patrick was born and raised in France, settled in New York City in 1989 and is now based in Toronto, Canada. Although he is mostly self-taught, Patrick’s fiddle playing has been greatly influenced and shaped by the music of the great Co. Clare and East Co. Galway musicians he has been in contact with over the years—from his many visits to Ireland and frequent meetings with fiddle players Paddy Canny and Peter O’Loughlin, but also from the great musicians living in New York City, particularly flute player Jack Coen from Woodford in Co. Galway. Patrick has been performing across the U.S., Canada, and Europe since the early nineties, has been featured on a host of recordings, and is in demand as a teacher at festivals and summer schools across North America and Ireland.

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