Seamus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player born in

County Sligo County Sligo ( , gle, Contae Shligigh) is a county in Ireland. It is located in the Border Region and is part of the province of Connacht. Sligo is the administrative capital and largest town in the county. Sligo County Council is the local ...

now residing in

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. In 1966, he won Sligo's prestigious "Fiddler of Dooney" competition. He is a founding member of Buttons and Bows (with Manus McGuire, Jackie Daly and Garry O'Briain), as well as The West Ocean String Quartet (with Niamh Crowley, Kenneth Rice, and Neil Martin). The quartet reflects his classical training and his love of exploring spaces where classical and traditional musics can meet. Like his younger brother

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 m ...

, another renowned fiddle player, he is a medical doctor.

Discography

* ''The Humours of Lissadell'' - with Manus McGuire, Folk Legacy (1980) * ''Carousel'' - with Manus McGuire & Daithi Sproule, Gael Linn (1984) * ''Buttons & Bows'' - by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet, 1984)Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows
Discogs 2016 * ''First month of Summer'' - by Buttons & Bows, Green Linnet (1987) * ''The Missing Reel'' - with John Lee, Gael Linn (990) * ''Grace Notes'' - by Buttons & Bows, Gael Linn (1991) * ''The Wishing Tree'' - Green Linnet (1995) * ''Unwrapping Dreams'' - by the West Ocean String Quartet, Wren Records (2004) * ''The Guiding Moon'' - by the West Ocean String Quartet with Matt Malloy, West Ocean Records (2006) * ''Ae Fond Kiss'' - by the West Ocean String Quartet with Maighread Ní Dhomhnaill, West Ocean Records (2010) * ''An Indigo Sky'' - by the West Ocean String Quartet (2013) * ''The Return of Spring'' - by Buttons & Bows (2015) * ''The Legacy of Stephen Grier'' - with flautist John Lee (2018) * ''Atlantic Edge'' - by The West Ocean String Quartet (2020) * ''An Irish Viola / Vióla Gaelach'' - with Steve Cooney (2021)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mcguire, Seamus Irish male fiddlers Musicians from County Sligo Living people 20th-century Irish fiddlers 21st-century Irish fiddlers Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from County Donegal 20th-century Irish male musicians 21st-century Irish male musicians