Sean mc guire at home ( his last recording)
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conor we must be related distantly, im his first cousin rose maguires granddaughter
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Sean McGuire plowed a difficult furrow ..he was obviously way ahead of other trad players as regards technique because of his classical training. Some admired this , but not everybody. I remember hearing him playing Shon Rosmarin in Longford in 1960 ...he was that sort of man I think ..he did not just play the fidlde he played the music. He proved that you could combine classical and Irish tradition...it's a matter of overall musicianship which few have .
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that first tune nearly brought tears to my eyes
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Never be another!! :-/
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Would u copy them tapes and post them. I'll pay. I was Sean's friend he wrote me 2 letters.
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I grew up in London. My Dad tried to make us learn the fiddle. We tried but weren't very good.
Sean McGuire was a musical colossus in our house, and when his records were played we all stopped and listened.
When we visited Ireland we were stunned to find him playing in a tiny pub to a handful of people! We expected him to be mega famous!
Another genius not fully appreciated when he was alive.
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Connor are we related? Maureen is my aunt..? Sean was my Uncle and i feel his loss everyday. He encouraged me to take up violin x
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mi dad used to play the guitar with sean for donkeys years hey .. rip sean
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Conor you must be so proud, Seán was exceptional but was denied the honour of an adoring public. I met your mother at her Uncle Jims in Morecambe please give her my best, hope youre all doing well - Auriel
Hi Conor,Would it be possible to get your mum to get in contact with me?
I have a great collection of Sean's music and other videos i am sure Stella would love to hear and see.Thank you
patmcginleys 1 year ago
sean mcguire was my grandad ...i saw this clip and it is so weird to see him in his house like that...great to look back on...im conor (stellas son - stella is his daughter - joespehine keegan is her mother)
conormaguireofficial 2 years ago
Ah hello Connor, your grandad spoke of you all passionatelyHe even composed tunes with your names. Check out one of his later cd's ( The Dancing Bow)
patmcginleys 2 years ago
Again i thank you Mike for this great piece of music,Sean was my idol
patmcginleys 3 years ago