Manus McGuire - Gaelic Roots Lunchtime Series, Boston College
Channel: Burns Library Irish Music Archives, Boston College
Date: 2020-10-22

Gaelic Roots Lunchtime Series: virtual event with fiddle player Manus McGuire

Event premiere: Oct. 22, 2020, 12:00 noon EDT (see tune list below)

The first installment in Boston College’s Gaelic Roots Lunchtime Series features Manus McGuire in a performance and lecture on Irish regional fiddle styles. Manus McGuire is an acclaimed Irish fiddle player who continues to support the links that exist between Irish music and its historical journey into the United States. 

Virtual events in the series are pre-recorded, set to premiere simultaneously on the Gaelic Roots Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/gaelicroots/ (including a Q&A session) and Burns Library’s Irish Music Archives YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/BurnsLibraryIMC.  

Presented by Irish Studies at Boston College, this virtual event is produced in collaboration with the John J. Burns Library Irish Music Archives and Boston College Libraries. The Gaelic Roots Music, Song, Dance, Workshop, and Lecture Series is directed by Sheila Falls.

Duration: approximately 50 minutes

List of musical selections:

1.  (Jigs) Humours of Lisheen / Hag at the Churn / Paddy Taylor's
2.  (Hornpipes) The Tailor's Twist / Cronin's / Sherwood Rangers
3.  (Air) Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile (Pádraig Ó Mileadha, 1877-1947) 
4.  (Jigs) Have a Drink with Me / The Girls of Banbridge / The Boys of the Town / The Tar Road to Sligo
5.  (Air) Küsnacht (Johnny McCarthy)
6.  (Reels) Bonnie Kate / The Hare's Paw / The Old Copperplate / The New Copperplate / Mason's Apron
7.  (Barndances) Chaffpool Post / Belle of the Ball 
8.  (Air) Úrchnoc Chéin Mhic Cáinte (Peadar Ó Doirnín, 18th century)
9. (Reels) Martin Wynne's No. 3 / The Pinch of Snuff / Music in the Glen

Performer website: https://www.manusmcguiremusic.ie