Tony McManus

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Tony McManus (born 1965, Paisley, Scotland) is an acoustic Celtic folk guitarist. Tony is highly regarded for his exceptional skill and expressive playing. English guitarist John Renbourn described McManus as "the best Celtic guitarist in the world". His first self-titled album was released in 1996 on Greentrax Recordings. His second album, entitled Pourquoi Quebec?, was recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on the same label in January 1998. His third album, "Ceol More", was released in 2002 and achieved widespread critical accliam. Ceol More exhibits not only McManus's proficiency as a guitarist, but also as an arranger, including a version of Charles Mingus's Goodbye Porkpie Hat. He has recorded duets with noted Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser, and recently released an album with French bassist Alain Genty, entitled Singing Sands.