Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player.

Early life

He was born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo. He now resides in Dungarvan, Waterford. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

He is a founding member of Buttons & Bows, Moving Cloud, Brock McGuire Band, Full Tilt and East West Fiddles

Manus performs mainly these days as a solo artist.

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) ^[3]
• 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) ^[4]
• Copperplate Sessions (2018)
• Full Tilt Live (2020)
• East West Fiddles (2023)

References

1. The Living Tradition "Fiddlewings" Review
2. Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners Archived 12 June 2022 at the Wayback Machine Sligo Town Branch CCÉ Homepage
3. Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows Discogs 2016
4. Buttons & Bows: Home