Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player.

Early life

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

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
  • 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
  1. The Living Tradition "Fiddlewings" Review
  2. Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners Sligo Town Branch CCÉ Homepage
  3. "Argos".
  4. Seamus McGuire: An Ocean of Music by Tim McCarrick Fiddler Magazine 2010-05-14
  5. Compass Records: Manus McGuire Bio and Discography
  6. Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows Discogs 2016
  7. Buttons & Bows: Home
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