Paul Brock is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 button accordionist born in Athlone now residing in Ennis

Ennis

Ennis is the county town of Clare in Ireland. Situated on the River Fergus, it lies north of Limerick and south of Galway. Its name is a shortening of the original ....

. In May 1989, Brock co-founded the group Moving Cloud with fiddle player, Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player born in County Sligo now residing in County Clare. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious "Fiddler of Dooney" competition,at age 14.He is a founding member of "Buttons and Bows" "Moving Cloud" and The Brock McGuire Band....

. In 2001 he co-founded the new group The Brock McGuire Band

The Brock McGuire Band

The Brock McGuire Band is an Irish Folk group fronted by Paul Brock and Manus McGuire.In 2004, they released their self titled album "Brock McGuire Band"....

 also with Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire

Manus McGuire is an Irish fiddle player born in County Sligo now residing in County Clare. In 1970, he won Sligo's prestigious "Fiddler of Dooney" competition,at age 14.He is a founding member of "Buttons and Bows" "Moving Cloud" and The Brock McGuire Band....

. In 2004, Brock was voted Best Male Musician by the Irish American News. His recent album Humdinger with fellow band member Enda Scahill

Enda Scahill

Enda Scahill is an Irish banjo player from Corofin, County Galway.Enda is a four-time All-Ireland Champion and has performed with The Fureys, Frankie Gavin and The Chieftains....

 was voted Irish Music Album of The Year by the Irish Times and has been released by Compass Records

Compass Records

Compass Records is a Nashville-based independent record label founded in 1995 by musicians Garry West and Alison Brown. Currently home to nearly 100 folk, bluegrass, Celtic, jazz, and new acoustic artists, the label releases about 20 records a year...

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Discography

• Humdinger
• Brock McGuire Band
• Mo Chairdin
• Tribute to Joe Cooley (with Frankie Gavin
  Frankie Gavin
  Frankie Gavin, b.1956, Corrandulla, County Galway, is a fiddle player of traditional Irish music.Frankie Gavin is from a musical family; parents and siblings being players of the fiddle and accordion. As a child he played the tin whistle and, later, the flute. He received some formal training in...
  
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• Moving Cloud
• Fox Glove
• Hands Across The Water

External links

• Paul Brock & Enda Scahill