Manus McGuire facts for kids

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. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition, at age 14.

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 also played with the band). Both brothers were medical doctors; Seamus lives in Donegal.

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)
• 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)