Sunday November 1st, 2009: Tony McManus - Celtic guitar sensation

$20/18

Self taught from childhood, initially through listening to the family record collection, McManus abandoned academia in his twenties to pursue music full time. The session scene in Glasgow and Edinburgh provided the springboard for gigs around Scotland and a studio set for BBC Radio, frequently rebroadcast, began to spread the word. Today his live work ranges from intimate solo performance through various duos with friends Alain Genty, Bruce Molsky, and Alasdair Fraser to the quartet Men of Steel with fellow guitarists Dan Crary, Beppe Gambetta and Don Ross. In addition to five solo albums Tony has worked on over 60 collaborations. Tony McManus has come to be recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music.

website : www.tonymcmanus.com