Tony McManus - The Maids of Mitchelstown

[liam8984]

i got to play that exact guitar when i played with tony last year

[900watttruck]

What are the scales on this one? Guessing 25.5-27.5"

[thejackal280]

that one dislike must be one big dipshit!

[ronkopald]

@thejackal280

Indeed! How the F&%K can you "dislike" Tony McManus? Holy God he's talented.

[Flauterfiddle]

What cujimmy92 said. Marvellous.

[Jophanprime]

This was the first of Tony's I heard and it's still a favorite. Something about it reminds me of certain Richard Thompson pieces. Clearly they're coming from common roots. I wonder if they know each other; I'd love to see them jamming!

[MoGiMaL]

There are a few things in Greenfields I aim to put in my guitars when I start building, mainly the wonderfully fat treble notes. I just wish Mr. Greenfield would tell me his secrets on how to get those fat tones...

[Nuada9]

AMAZING ^^

[chainoad]

Great music. Great musician. Great instrument. Almost 7 thou... Ouch...

[crunkykong]

@chainoad 7 thousand for a Greenfield? I WISH!

[cujimmy92]

The Bothy Band in a box.

[UisceBeatha100]

I heard Tony play this tune recently at the Edmonton Folk music Festival. He played a solo set and a set with Irish banjo player Gerry O'Connor and Quebec fiddler Olivier Demers - both shows were superb.

[netterstyl]

I'm thinking that guitar he's playing on the Greenfield website ain't too shabby live, either. It's flawless - pick your parameter, and it's there. Clarity, transparency, crispness, balance, blah, blah - the whole nine yards. The stupidest junk in the world played on that guitar (and of course this one here), and you'd *still* be drawn in like a magnet by the alluring tone. I've never heard more pleasant-sounding new guitars then these that Greenfield cranks out.

[netterstyl]

Of course the one he's playing on the LauraMSpence channel is being miked in the crummiest of fashions, and thus the crummy result. But that guitar I'm sure is to die for.

You GOTTA listen to Tony playing 'An Ceriaoch Malithe' on the Greenfield website. Now in that instance, I'm not sure there *is* anyone out there who can articulate like that. But again, what really does it is the guitar - my personal favorite recording of any new guitar I've ever heard...ever.

[netterstyl]

It's mostly the guitar, and the fact that it's quality miked (only). There are plenty of strokers out there who could play this, but it wouldn't be on *this* guitar, mostly because they couldn't afford the damn thing.

McManus' fingernails and their dynamics and his choice of string gauges certainly come into play, but *mostly* it's the guitar. Don't believe me? Sure you don't. -Listen to him messing around on a Greenfield on the LauraMSpence channel - the thing sounds like shit there.

[johnmacward]

If there's any song I want to learn in my entire life it's this one.

[johnmacward]

The new album shown on YouTube - there is an actual God. Has to be my favourite Tony song.

[ThumbAndFingers]

Listening to it all day

Very very good

[Qpidon]

cant get tired of his play..just phenomenal all the way...

[Rael0505]

Gorgeous guitar, great playing! Thanks for sharing.