Martin Taylor Talks with Tony McManus - Fingerstyle & Celtic Guitar Lessons

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13 жыл бұрын

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Jazz guitarist and online guitar teacher Martin Taylor talks with celtic and folk guitarist Tony McManus. A great guitar discussion on different tunings and stylistic approaches.
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3 жыл бұрын

I first saw Tony play in Edinburgh in the mid 80's. Totally blew me away

@Vocela 3 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe, but I've only discovered Tony McManus today. So I'll remember this moment! What a stunning player. And a beautiful man.

@dwebster50 12 жыл бұрын

It is so wonderfull to see & hear Martin interviewing and playing on You Tube.... He is such a wonderfull man & muscian... Incredible to see & hear Tony ....his playing is inspirational to say the least.. I lean towards alternate capos... My thoughts are, to retune , alternates the stress on the instrument and upsets the balance. I look forward to more vids from Martin ...Love to see him in Alberta some day ...You are definitely on my bucket list ...Cheers from Alberta Dave W

@BernieHollandMusic 10 жыл бұрын

This is just wonderful - and credit to martin for being so open hearted - in the end there is just music - I love this - thank you so much !

@dwebster50 8 жыл бұрын

Looking in at my Favourite players ...Cheers Martin and Tony

@globalnomad4074 3 жыл бұрын

2 of my fave guitarists ,,, wow ,, I have their albums on constant play in my car..

@staffansvahn 12 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it very much. Thank you for this pearl. Best wishes Staffan

@starglasses76 13 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview!

@ippusor 12 жыл бұрын

Its called Donal Og, and it is featured on his album The Maker's Mark!

@globalnomad4074 3 жыл бұрын

both these genius musical marvels,, have their own MODEL guitars

@Glenechocreek 12 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@passionfruit617 11 жыл бұрын

fantastic

@samuelmunro2 13 жыл бұрын

great stuff

@charlieross-BRM 5 жыл бұрын

Up to a month ago, I lived within a half hour of Elora for 6 years. It's a very nice place to spend a sunny day on the streets and in the shops and bistros. Then in June 2019 I move almost 4 hours away, but still in Ontario, discover this "Tony McManus" fellow while browsing, and he's playing only 20 minutes from here. Hmmm, bike parts or concert tickets ....

@danielibnz 8 жыл бұрын

Good to hear Tony gives credit to Dave Graham and Pierre Bensusan who, among others, explored these alternate tunings over the several previous decades. I believe they all contributed to create a new sound for the Celtic guitar and expand the fingerpicking techniques and capabilities.

@neurofire 7 жыл бұрын

Totally agree Daniel. I used to patronize the Troubador in '63 (Old Brompton Road) where Davey Graham was a regular performer. I had no money was well underdrinkingage but was bought a few occasional beers and felt right at home in a crowded room full of strangers listening to DG. I never knew Davey was playing altered tuning which explains why I couldn't find the pathway into his playing. Morocco was a big influence on him at the time - as was some dubious other stuff. But he never ever disappointed.

@51MontyPython 8 жыл бұрын

That guitar is literally unbelievable. Just of this world. The perfect tone I've always searched for yet didn't even think was possible.

@JoshuaConnorMusic 8 жыл бұрын

+51MontyPython It's also unbelievably expensive. Greenfields are fantastic guitars, but one like Tony has in this vid will run you anywhere up to $20 000.

@tedpeterson1156 8 жыл бұрын

+JimJamBanx So, there's nothing wrong with the video or my computer screen? The neck on that thing looks like a funhouse mirror. I was concerned, ha ha

@JoshuaConnorMusic 8 жыл бұрын

Ted Peterson That's called a fanned fret guitar, or multiscale guitar. Each string has it's own scale length, meaning you can get the most appropriate tension and physical movement of the strings, resulting in different tonal characteristics. So this means you can get tight, powerful, and clear low end, whilst retaining warm, bell like treble, (kind of like getting the best of both a strat and a les paul). And the frets are fanned out accordingly so their intervals are in the proper location. Think of a piano, the strings for the lower notes are incredibly long, while the high notes have really short strings, it's the same idea here.

@51MontyPython 8 жыл бұрын

***** I have to admire the ingenuity that went into such a concept. Whoever designed it must have really known their stuff.

@JoshuaConnorMusic 8 жыл бұрын

51MontyPython Fanned fret instruments have been around for hundreds of years in one way or another, it's just in recent years that it's surged in popularity with electric and steel string acoustic makers. Michael Greenfield has become of one of the "fan fret guys", with nearly half of his orders being fanned fret.

@JBIZET89 4 жыл бұрын

C'est super 👍 pour les joueurs de guitare 🎸 bravo 👏

@uteanatinny 12 жыл бұрын

'Great interview... for whatever style you're playing in! :-R

@chadfengel 12 жыл бұрын

please bring him on again, and have him play several full length tunes... please!!

@sayno2BIGgovernment 11 жыл бұрын

It's a new model from Michael Greenfield (Canadian) called the G1.2 2 year wait list and starts @ around $8,000-10,000 US. Only difference between the G1 and the G1.2 is the fanned frets. Hope this helped

@dwebster50 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Martin..... It also helps your sound when you play a well crafted instrument. I myself prefer Not to change the stresses on my guitar by altering the tuning. I like to just add a capo that does Not cover all strings ....just a thought :)

@six6to8eight 9 жыл бұрын

@mcmanustony Could you let us know what tune you're playing a bit of starting at 8m50s? Sounds beautiful... Thank you!

@jackhawkpiper97 10 жыл бұрын

Beautiful rendition of gs mclennan's inveran

@beng.3459 9 жыл бұрын

I loved this, thank you. Gotta dig Tony McManus. BUT, ocd me wants to straighten the capo at the end.

@mrlaa1 9 жыл бұрын

It appears as such because he's playing a fanned-fret guitar, I think.

@medium60guage63 6 жыл бұрын

Lots of guys run the capo closer to the fret toward the bass. Cleans up the sound.

@gybx4094 4 жыл бұрын

With a name like "Martin Taylor" you're born to play acoustic guitars.

@phyfts 7 жыл бұрын

Does he anchor his right hand?

@ZebMacahan 12 жыл бұрын

Oh, my god that song at 5.40 is beautiful but what does he says it's called?

@MrWallerand 13 жыл бұрын

@mcmanustony Thanks, I tried all kind of different spellings on google :). Great playin btw, I'm just starting with celtic guitar :)

@ljpfahey 12 жыл бұрын

What is the name of the piece he plays at 5:36? I can't speak Gaelic - I can't even spell what he said haha. Is it something like Doan a loag(h)?

@mcmanustony 13 жыл бұрын

@MrWallerand Gaughan. Scottish singer and guitarist.

@ippusor 12 жыл бұрын

What does he say that the song is called? :)

@johntwomey7279 8 жыл бұрын

Does anyone know what the name of the piece he mentions at 4:17 is? I can't make out what he's saying (switch on the subtitles, I think they may have also misheard)

@DiogoJordan 8 жыл бұрын

Concierto de Aranjuez de Rodrigo.

@johntwomey7279 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks man

@DiogoJordan 8 жыл бұрын

John Twomey No problem! It's hard to make it out if you don't speak spanish! The most famous movement is the 2nd one, I think lots of people know that melody.

@Glenechocreek 12 жыл бұрын

What he plays at 8:54 is incredible. What was THAT?

@Trunchisholm 4 жыл бұрын

That's Dick Gaughan's version of Robert Burns' Now Westlin Winds. Its in his Handful of Earth album.

@tathagatachakraborty7455 6 жыл бұрын

What is the tune he plays at 8:51.. Please anyone?

@giuliagraglia 5 жыл бұрын

Now westlin winds - Dick Gaughan

@DaBbLeMoN88 11 жыл бұрын

WHat kind of guitar is that?

@ippusor 12 жыл бұрын

At 6:03

@brtmont 10 жыл бұрын

what guitar is Tony playing in this vid?

@benjaminkesmaecker7858 10 жыл бұрын

A Greenfield i think :)

@markrogerd.garguena3633 10 жыл бұрын

thats a green field guitar... andy mckee also have one of those

@jmboogie3 12 жыл бұрын

Greenfield Guitars and he has a model form PRS named for himself

@robertnewell5057 4 жыл бұрын

For playing DADGAD in a wide range of styles, including improvising on jazz standards, it's hard to do better than Sandy Shalk, who also has a couple of DADGAD teaching DVDs in Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop series. Sandy is also a lovely person to correspond with and his warmth shines through in his playing.

@ColdFormedSteel3D 12 жыл бұрын

Dat Greenfield.

@alextrendler 6 жыл бұрын

a guy named after a two guitars hosts a guitar show with two guitarists and compares hearing great guitar music to JFK: illuminati confirmed!

@fishbrehth 8 жыл бұрын

his guitar has crooked frets

@Wizzywig2009 8 жыл бұрын

+Bónne B Fan fretted :)

@MilanorTSW200 7 жыл бұрын

And costs over 15 thousand US dollars because of that.

@undergroundbasement 11 жыл бұрын

Ha ! Whats the chance of that , being a known guitarist and your first name is a brand of guitar as well as your last name is also another brand of guitar , lol !!!