Tony McManus

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Conjuring a unique yet universal language of the most ubiquitous of instruments, the acoustic guitar, Tony McManus has stretched and transcended the parameters of contemporary Celtic music. Ranked alongside the all-time greats of the guitar world, his devilishly dexterous and dazzlingly original playing draws on traditions from across the Celtic diaspora (Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Galicia, Asturias, Cape Breton, Quebec). and even more. -Various flavors, such as jazz and Eastern European music.

Long applauded for his uncanny ability to transpose the delicate and complex ornamentation characteristic of traditional bagpipe or fiddle melodies, even the phrasing of a Gaelic song, onto his own six strings, McManus is increasingly being recognized as a pioneering figure. in uniting the kingdoms of music. Celtic music and other guitar genres.