Tony McManus (musician)
| Tony McManus | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1965 Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
| Genres | Celtic, folk, bluegrass, classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Labels | Greentrax, Culburnie, Compass, Borealis |
| Website | www |
Tony McManus (born 1965) is Celtic music guitarist from Paisley, Scotland.
In 1988, McManus substituted for guitarist Soig Siberil in the supergroup Celtic Fiddle Festival, which consisted of fiddlers Johnny Cunningham, Kevin Burke, and Christian Lemaitre. He has worked as accompanist for Catriona MacDonald and for singer, guitarist, and fiddler Brian McNeill. McManus's album Return to Kintail was a duet with Scottish fiddler Alasdair Fraser.
In addition to traditional Celtic music, McManus explored classical music when he performed Erik Satie for a movie by Neal Jordan. Mandolinist Mike Marshall prodded him to learn Bach's E Major Prelude.He performed compositions by J.S. Bach at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City with jazz fusion guitarist John McLaughlin.
His first self-titled album was released in 1996 on Greentrax Recordings. His second album, Pourquoi Quebec?, was recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on the same label in January. His third album, Ceol More, was released in 2002 and achieved widespread critical acclaim. It includes a version of Charles Mingus's "Goodbye Porkpie Hat". He recorded an album with bassist Alain Genty, titled Singing Sands.
In 2011, PRS Guitars created a McManus signature model guitar, a distinction he shares with jazz guitarist Al Di Meola, folk guitarist Martin Simpson, and rock guitarists Carlos Santana, Ted Nugent, and Orianthi Panagaris. The custom model, designed by Paul Reed Smith, went into development after McManus visited bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs in Nashville, Tennessee while on tour in America.
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