Manus McGuire
Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player born in County Sligo now residing in County Clare.[1] In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious "Fiddler of Dooney" competition, at age 14.[2] He is a founding member (with older brother Seamus, Jackie Daly and Garry O'Briain) of "Buttons and 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 have also played with the band). Both brothers are medical doctors; Seamus lives and works in Donegal.[3][4]
Discography
- 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)[5]
- 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, 2015)[6]
References
- ↑ The Living Tradition "Fiddlewings" Review
- ↑ Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners Sligo Town Branch CCÉ Homepage
- ↑ 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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