terry o’neill fiddle pages
I am a fiddler living in Northern Maryland. Over a lifetime of music, I have met and performed with many talented people.
After teaching instrumental music in Maryland Public Schools for over 20 years, I have returned to my first love, Irish Traditional Music. I am once again leading and attending sessions and performing at concerts and festivals, often with my group Gallagher’s Frolics.
- Left to right: Terry O’Neill, fiddle
- Eric “Seamus” Sloan, flute and whistle
- Drew Vervan, guitar and vocals
- Norm Myers, bodhran and bones
Upcoming performances
- Saturday May 3: Sheep and Wool Festival, Howard County Fairgrounds
- Wednesday, May 7: Common Ground First Wednesday Jam, Carroll Arts Center
- Saturday, May 24: Gallagher’s Frolics at Artscape “Echoes of the City”
- Wednesday , June 4: Common Ground First Wednesday Jam, Carroll Arts Center
- Saturday, June 7: Gallagher’s Frolics, Art in the Park, Westminster
- Saturday, June 14: Gallagher’s Frolics and Tir Na nOg Dance Troupe, Carroll County Celtic Festival
- July 14-18: Traditions Week 3, Common Ground on the Hill, McDaniel College
Gallagher’s Frolics are coming to ARTSCAPE this Saturday
GF at Manor Mill in Monkton
Artscape Performance
Saturday May 24 at ARTSCAPE was a great time. Gallagher’s Frolics entertained an enthusiastic crowd with their 35-minute set. Thanks to Morgan and all the kind people who helped us present our music.
ARTSCAPE 2025
Many thanks to Morgan and all the hardworking ARTSCAPE Staff for helping us share our music!
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Common Ground Celtic Week
Imagine spending a whole week with laid-back, friendly folks who share songs and tunes in classroom settings as well as informal jams and even concerts! Sounds good, right? I just did that at Common Ground On The Hill’s Celtic Week at nearby McDaniel College. I had a blast! It was great playing with Kevin Elam, Emily Martin, Bill Troxler, Sharon Knowles, and Catherine Brice, taking classes with Bruce Molsky and Ellen Gira, and hanging out with my O’Lordan’s session buddies Tom and Dorothy Scanlan, Erich Marschner, Mike Henry and Ruthy Berney. Will I be asked back next year? I hope so. ;-)
Many thanks to my wife Muriel for recording video of my time onstage. Somehow my time onstage turned into the “big finale” as I was joined by many of my fellow teachers plus a couple of good friends. Here are our selections.
Terry O'Neill's Music 