Paul Brock is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

button

accordionist Accordions (from 19th-century German ''Akkordeon'', from ''Akkord''—"musical chord, concord of sounds") are a family of box-shaped musical instruments of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone type (producing sound as air flows past a reed ...

born in Athlone now residing in Ennis. In May 1989, Brock co-founded the group Moving Cloud with fiddle player,

Manus McGuire Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player. Early life He was born in Tullamore, and grew up in County Sligo. He resides in County Clare. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious Fiddler of Dooney competition, at age 14. Career He is a founding ...

. In 2001 he co-founded the new group

The Brock McGuire Band The Brock McGuire Band is an Irish Folk group fronted by Paul Brock and Manus McGuire. Residing in County Clare, button accordionist and melodeonist Paul Brock and fiddler Manus McGuire are two of Ireland’s most celebrated traditional musici ...

also with Manus McGuire. In 2004, Brock was voted Best Male Musician by the ''Irish American News''. His recent album ''Humdinger'' with fellow band member

Enda Scahill Enda Scahill is an Irish banjo player from Corofin, County Galway. He is a four-time All-Ireland Champion and has performed with The Fureys, Frankie Gavin and The Chieftains. He is an ex-member of The Brock McGuire Band. In 2006 he released th ...

was voted Irish Music Album of The Year by the ''

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'' and has been released by

Compass Records Compass Records is an independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown that specializes in folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and acoustic music. In 2006, Compass purchased the Green Linnet and Xenophile catalogs ...

Discography

*''Green Grass Blue Grass'' *''Humdinger'' *''Brock McGuire Band'' *''Mo Chairdin'' *''Tribute to Joe Cooley'' (with Frankie Gavin) *''Moving Cloud'' *''Foxglove'' *''Hands Across The Water''

References

Corofin Trad Festival bioThe Irish Music Magazine Charts

External links

Paul Brock & Enda Scahill
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