McManus, Louis
(*1956)> FOLK-ROCK INSTRUMENTALIST OF IRISH DESCENT
McManus, LouisMcManus, LouisLouis McManus (* Paisley, Scotland, Apr. 1956) folk-rock instrumentalist of Irish descent. The son of a fiddle player who taught him many traditional Irish tunes, he played mandolin from the age of four and took violin lessons for eight years. His family came to Australia when he was nine, and in his teens he played in Irish clubs. With his father he formed the Ramblers; the band toured Ireland (1975), and after it disbanded he and his father toured pubs and…