Tony McManus
About
Conjuring a unique but universal language from that most ubiquitous of instruments, the acousticguitar, Tony McManus has both extended and transcended the parameters of contemporary Celtic
music. Ranked by peers and predecessors alike alongside the guitar world’s all-time greats, his
fiendishly dexterous, dazzlingly original playing draws on traditions from the entire Celtic diaspora –
Scotland, Ireland, Brittany, Galicia, Asturias, Cape Breton, Quebec – along with still further-ranging
flavours, such as jazz and east European music. Long applauded for his uncanny ability to transpose
the delicate, complex ornamentation characteristic of traditional bagpipe or fiddle tunes – even the
phrasing of a Gaelic song – onto his own six strings, McManus is increasingly being acknowledged
also as a pioneering figure in bridging the realms of Celtic music and other guitar genres.
Location
The Lomond Hotel
225, Nicolson Street, Brunswick East VIC 3057
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Tony McManus
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