When John Renbourn calls you "the best Celtic guitarist in the world" and Guitar Player Magazine lists you among the 50 Transcendent Acoustic Guitarists, you've earned your reputation.
Tony McManus has more than earned his.
Born in Scotland, now based in Canada, McManus possesses an almost supernatural ability to transpose the intricate ornamentation of traditional bagpipe and fiddle tunes onto six steel strings. His playing draws from across the Celtic diaspora—Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Galicia, Cape Breton, Quebec—while weaving in jazz, classical, and Eastern European influences.
Self-taught from childhood, he abandoned a mathematics PhD halfway through when he realised he was a better guitarist than he'd ever be a mathematician. Smart choice. That decision launched a career that's taken him from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York to guitar festivals worldwide.
Whether playing a haunting Gaelic air, a fiery jig, or Charlie Mingus's "Goodbye Porkpie Hat," McManus's fiendishly dexterous, dazzlingly original playing is nothing short of masterful.
A must-see for guitar lovers and music fans alike.
www.tonymcmanus.com
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