Fiddle, Tenor Banjo, Mandolin, and Vocals.
Chris learned to play violin and viola in school orchestras. She went on to play old-time, folk, and Irish music with three-time all-Ireland Champion David James. After a fifteen year absence from the music scene, she has returned to focus on traditional Irish music.
Chris works in art restoration; she also finds
and restores antiques and collectables..She is an avid, accomplished gardener,
but just for the joy of taking care of flowers that have no other place to
go.
Chris O'Brien in period costume
at Johnny Appleseed Festival 2004