Internationally renowned New York-born fiddler Brian Conway brings the Sligo style of traditional Irish music to Port Townsend this week.

The Friends Meeting House at 1841 Sheridan St. will be hosting the concert, which is slated to run from 7:30-10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9.

Winner of two All-Ireland junior titles in the early 1970s, and the All-Ireland senior championship in 1986, Conway studied under esteemed fiddlers such as Martin Wynne, who was born in Ireland’s County Sligo, and Andy McGann, whose parents immigrated from County Sligo.

Event spokesman Dave Lewicki traces Conway’s musical lineage directly to Sligo-born fiddler Michael Coleman.

With a career spanning five decades, Conway has recorded a number of albums, including “The Apple in Winter” with Tony DeMarco, “First Through the Gate” (which was Irish Echo’s Album of the Year for 2002), “A Tribute to Andy McGann” and “Consider the Source.”

Conway has collaborated with notable Irish musicians such as accordionist Joe Burke, pianist Felix Dolan, and flute and whistle player Joanie Madden, and has been deemed “certainly one of the finest Irish-American fiddlers” by Dirty Linen Magazine.

In 2025, Conway released the album “Wallace Avenue,” created with pianist Brendan Dolan, which pays tribute to the fiddler’s Bronx upbringing, and showcases more than 20 of his past and present students.

“It underlines his legacy as both a performer and a teacher,” Lewicki said. “His recently co-authored book, ‘The Brian Conway Fiddle Method,’ further cements his role as a guiding force in traditional Irish music education.”

Lewicki added, “Audiences can expect a night of dazzling fiddle music steeped in heritage, yet alive with Conway’s unmistakable artistry and passion.”