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Tony McManus
To find a unique voice on so ubiquitous an instrument as the acoustic guitar is quite an achievement: to do so within a centuries old idiom where the instrument has no real history is truly remarkable. In little over ten years as a professional musician Tony McManus has come to be recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music.
From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. In Tony’s hands the complex ornamentation normally associated with fiddles and pipes are accurately transferred to guitar in a way that preserves the integrity and emotional impact of the music.
Self taught from childhood, initially through listening to the family record collection, McManus abandoned academia in his twenties to pursue music full time. The session scene in Glasgow and Edinburgh provided the springboard for gigs around Scotland and a studio set for BBC Radio, frequently rebroadcast, began to spread the word.
In a relatively short time Tony’s music has come to define a new role for the guitar in Celtic music.
Tony McManus : Ceol More
Celtic Guitar (U.K.)
Ceol More resoundingly confirms McManus’s standing as one of today’s most gifted and groundbreaking instrumental artists. Establishing such a reputation is certainly an honour, yet poses itself as a challenge to live up to. With his latest recording, McManus executes this challenge with a humble grace and indisputable passion.
Tony McManus : Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar : DVD
DVD
In this DVD Tony talks about his influences and approach to guitar playing as well as performing a wide array of tunes from jigs to reels to pop and jazz classics. Tunes Include: Medley: Hector The Hero, The Girls at Martinfield Guitar Tuning: DADGAD capo Maids of Mitchelstown Guitar Tuning: DADGAD Medley: An Ciarraioch Mallaithe (The Accursed Kerryman), Muireann's Jig Guitar Tuning: DADGBE Medley: Seathan, Chloe's Passion Guitar Tuning: CGCGCD capo 2 Breton Wedding Marches and many more
Men of Steel : Four Way Mirror
Acoustic Guitar
Four of the most dynamic and powerful guitar artists in the world, each a master of the acoustic guitar, combine their talents into one amazing ensemble. Men of Steel is Beppe Gambetta (Italy), Dan Crary (US), Tony McManus (Scotland), and Don Ross (Canada). Four Way Mirror is their second release.