Join Manus McGuire and Adam Ogle live at the Hotel Nicholas Beechworth, 7th of March 2024 for a unforgettable night of Celtic music, blending traditional Irish tunes with modern twists!

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Artist Information:
Manus McGuire is an acclaimed Irish fiddle player whose exceptional musical gift became widely recognised
in 1970 when he won the prestigious Fiddler of Dooney, Irish national fiddle competition at age 14.
On his solo album Saffron and Blue,(2000), Bill Margeson, Music critic with The Irish American News commented “ when the buyer purchases this album, he or she is getting in on not only a wonderful piece of work, but a musician at the peak of his powers”.
McGuire is honoured to have been voted “Male Irish Traditional Musician of the Year in the U.S” in 2006 by the Irish American News in Chicago, and to have received the Bravo Award from Trad Magazine in France in 2007
McGuire’s recordings with Buttons and Bows were celebrated in Ireland and in the U.S. and from one of these albums, The First Month of Summer, the piece “ Inisheer” was used as a soundtrack for the movie, “The Good Mother”, starring Diane Keaton and Liam Neeson. His 2015 recording with Buttons and Bows, The Return of Spring, was awarded traditional album of the year by the Irish Times.

Adam Ogle is an Auckland based multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, mandolin and bodhrán and a well-
respected singer. With an Irish musician for a mother, there was no option but to be immersed in the culture.
of the Celtic music scene from a young age. Going from a teenager, playing tunes in the local bars in Auckland to playing main stage at the Auckland Folk Festival, Adam has picked up a trick or two along his travels.
From playing the lead role in the Auckland season of “Once - the Musical” based on the 2007 film with music written by Glen Hansard, to touring the world as the musician for “Indian Ink Theatre Company” Adam has acquired a taste for varying styles of music that keep his ears perked and his foot tapping. With a general love of all musical genres, you can expect a rhythmic guitar style with some intricate picking, thrown in for good measure, resulting in a cluster of music that is sure to keep you on your toes, while hopefully getting you up on your feet too!
He performs these days with the group Rough Town who are rapidly amassing a cult following and invoking a possessive and patriotic pride within the NZ trad scene. He performed with them and with Manus McGuire at the 50th Auckland Folk Festival in January this year.