Fiddler Adam alias Cormac Duffin began playing the fiddle at the age of nine, he was taught by a gentleman by the name of Hugh Surgeoner, from Cullybackey, Northern Ireland.  Cormac was a keen and skilled student and learnt many different styles of fiddle playing from Mr Surgeoner.

From this solid foundation, Cormac practiced and delved deeper into music of different arrangements, from Irish Traditional to Pop and then into the American Bluegrass and Cajun, which he has mastered and brings to life on stages throughout Ireland and the UK. 

As well as being a polished musician, Cormac is also an accomplished vocalist and although he has his own distinctive original style of singing, his voice has been compared to that of Josef Locke, Johnny Cash and Elvis.

Cormac is a well loved and much respected cabaret artist, having been on the ‘Cabaret Scene’ for a few years.  He has performed with many other high profile artists in Ireland and the UK, once sharing a stage with David Essex.  Cormac is a very versatile artist and can work with any type of band having played with Brass Bands, Orchestras, Show bands and Country Bands. 

He has grown in confidence and popularity to the extent of being classed as an exceptional and very unique artist.  He has a powerful personality, which lures the audience into his performance, spins them around with the act and leaves them utterly enthralled and crying out for more.

Cormac has always been a very creative musician; he is always setting new goals and targets for himself.  He often introduces new material to his repertoire, some of which he has composed himself.  As an example of this he produced his debut album ‘This Heart of Mine’ in 1997, consisting of many of his favourite songs and instrumental pieces and included three songs, which he penned himself. 

After a chance meeting with Gerry Kelly of Ulster TV fame, he was invited to perform live on The Kelly Show.  He appeared on this chat show with the likes of Matthew Kelly, Clive Mendel and Ruth Maddock.  His appearance opened the show and jammed the switchboards of the UTV studio with calls wanting to know where to buy his album.

This was to be the first step on the ladder for Fiddler Adam as his popularity grew with a huge fan base in Northern Ireland.  Not long after his first TV appearance he was asked to perform on the Northern Ireland ‘Children In Need’ Programme, also broadcast live from Belfast.  He followed this with numerous Radio Interviews in Ireland and resulted in a short tour in Northern England and Scotland and then another TV appearance for BBC Northern Ireland in a local programme called ‘Town Challenge’.

Fiddler Adam continued to grow and radio interviews kept him very much in the public eye.  In Summer 2000 Fiddler Adam joined other famous Country Stars when he performed in the Grand Opera House in Belfast for a series of Country shows filmed by the BBC.  Following the success of this TV appearance Cormac decided to record another album ‘Going All The Way’ which was launched in April 2001.  He received critical acclaim not only from his peers but also many of the media pundits in Northern Ireland.

Due to the success of these TV Country Shows, there were requests from all over Ireland to bring these shows to local theatres to allow the fans to see their favourites artists.  This tight schedule of Country Shows is nearing an end and Cormac is in the midst of recording his third album (as yet untitled), which is dedicated to his favourite Country artists. 

Cormac has recently taken his music to an audience on a global scale, his love of music and sailing have now united to see him become a very popular Cabaret artist on Cruise Liners, he has travelled with many Shipping Companies to all parts of the world.  Now his love of music can be shared by so many more people. 

To sum up Fiddler Adam, there is so much to say that words cannot describe and his albums only go a short way to giving the listener a taste of a live performance. 

As described in a local vintners magazine “Fiddler Adam’s cabaret act lasts about three quarters of an hour, but its forty five minutes few will ever forget!”