Manus McGuire
Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player.
Early life[edit]
He was born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo. He resides in County Clare.[1] In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition, at age 14.[2]
Career[edit]
He is a founding member (with older brother Seamus, Jackie Daly and Garry O'Briain) of "Buttons & Bows", "Moving Cloud" (with Paul Brock, Maeve Donnelly, Kevin Crawford and Carl Hession), and The Brock McGuire Band (with Paul Brock, Enda Scahill and Denis Carey; Fergal Scahill and Dennis Morrison[3] also played with the band). Both brothers were medical doctors; Seamus lives in Donegal.[4][5]
Manus performs mainly as a solo artist, and with Canadian singer/songwriter Emily Flack.
Discography[edit]
- The Humours of Lissadell (with Seamus McGuire, Folk Legacy, 1980)
- Carousel (with Seamus McGuire & Daithi Sproule, Gael Linn, 1984)
- Buttons & Bows (by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet, 1984)[6]
- The First Month of Summer (by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet, 1987)
- Grace Notes (by Buttons & Bows, Gael Linn, 1991)
- Moving Cloud (by Moving Cloud, Green Linnet, 1995)
- Foxglove (by Moving Cloud, Green Linnet, 1998)
- Saffron & Blue (Green Linnet, 2000)
- Brock McGuire Band (Ferndale, 2004)
- Fiddlewings (2006)
- Green Grass Blue Grass (with Ricky Skaggs et al, 2011)
- The Return of Spring (by Buttons & Bows, own label, 2015)[7]
References[edit]
- ^ The Living Tradition "Fiddlewings" Review
- ^ Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners Sligo Town Branch CCÉ Homepage
- ^ "Argos".
- ^ Seamus McGuire: An Ocean of Music by Tim McCarrick Fiddler Magazine 2010-05-14
- ^ Compass Records: Manus McGuire Bio and Discography
- ^ Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows Discogs 2016
- ^ Buttons & Bows: Home
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