Butchart's Summer Festival: Pierre Schryer & Tony McManus

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Monday, July 14th, 2014
8:00 PM

The Butchart Gardens' summer festival presents world-class fiddler Pierre Schryer and acoustic guitarist Tony McManus.

This open-air concert takes place on the Concert Lawn stage. Come sit on a bench, or bring a blanket and sit on the lawn.

The summer entertainment program is part of your general admission ticket.

About Pierre Schryer

Pierre is one of Canada's leading traditional fiddlers. JUNO nominee,
Canadian Folk Music nominee, and celebrated performer and producer, Pierre
has established himself as a gem on the music scene among fans and fellow
musicians. He was immersed from an early age in the Franco-Ontarian
traditions of his heritage, through multiple fiddle competitions along with
his triplet brothers. The Schryer Triplets recorded 2 albums and appeared
several times on the "Tommy Hunter Show."

As a solo performer Pierre has received numerous titles and awards including
Canadian Open Fiddle Champion, Canadian Grand Masters Fiddle Champion,
Violoneux Championnat, and North American Irish Fiddle Champion. Over the
last decade, Pierre has released six solo recordings on his own label, New
Canadian Records, of which "Blue Drag" was honoured with a nomination at the
2004 JUNO Awards for best Roots and Traditional Album of the Year, and
"M�lange" was nominated at the 2008 Canadian Folk Music Awards for
Instrumental Solo Album of the Year. http://pierreschryer.shawwebspace.ca/

Tony McManus

Tony McManus has come to be recognised throughout the world as the leading guitarist in Celtic Music. From early childhood his twin obsessions of traditional music and acoustic guitar have worked together to produce a startlingly original approach to this ancient art. In Tony�s hands the complex ornamentation normally associated with fiddles and pipes are accurately transferred to guitar in a way that preserves the integrity and emotional impact of the music.

Tony�s work has come to represent Celtic music in the guitar world, making regular appearances at guitar specific events where just a few years ago jigs and reels would be unheard of. He is invited annually to the Chet Atkins Festival in Nashville, has appeared at Guitar Festivals in Soave and Pescantina, Sarzana and Francacorta Italy; Frankston, Australia; Issoudun and Bordeaux France; Kirkmichael, Scotland; Bath and Kent, England; Bochum and Osnabruck, Germany. In 2004 he appeared at the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville in the �All Star Guitar Night� featuring Steve Morse, Bryan Sutton, Muriel Anderson, B�la Fleck and Victor Wooten and headlined by the legendary Les Paul. http://www.tonymcmanus.com