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Saffron & Blue
Manus McGuire
Saffron & Blue
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
 
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Manus McGuire, who grew up in Sligo, has earned a reputation as one of Ireland's most tasteful fiddlers through his work with the groups Buttons and Bows and Moving Cloud. On Saffron and Blue, his solo debut, he steps away...  more »

     
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All Artists: Manus McGuire
Title: Saffron & Blue
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Green Linnet
Original Release Date: 7/11/2000
Release Date: 7/11/2000
Genres: Folk, International Music, Pop
Styles: Traditional Folk, British & Celtic Folk, Celtic, Europe, Britain & Ireland
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 048248120623

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Manus McGuire, who grew up in Sligo, has earned a reputation as one of Ireland's most tasteful fiddlers through his work with the groups Buttons and Bows and Moving Cloud. On Saffron and Blue, his solo debut, he steps away from the familiar band setting to play a collection of dance tunes accompanied by only a piano. The uncluttered backup recalls the classic 1920s recordings of fellow Sligo fiddlers Michael Coleman and James Morrison. McGuire cut his teeth playing for dances where he learned that the mark of a great fiddler was not how fast you played, but how many people you got up out of their chairs and onto the dance floor. He takes many of these jigs and reels at a slower tempo than a fiddler who learned in the competitive session scene might, but McGuire's gentler pace reveals the subtle beauty of the melodies that is obscured when they are played too fast. --Michael Simmons

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Fine Irish fiddle tunes
Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 08/08/2004
(4 out of 5 stars)

"A nice set of Irish fiddle instrumentals by this County Clare native. Perhaps a bit on the smooth side, though then again that might be nice for a change of pace. Not earthshaking, but certainly worth checking out."