Tommy Emmanuel

Odysseus on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 11:31 am

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I had the great fortune of seeing Tommy Emmanuel for the first time out at the West Hampton Beach Performing Arts Center on eastern Long Island.

The drive out east was therapeutic in its self. I was fried. Pretty town with plenty of parking near the theater.

The opening act was another artist from Australia - Rick Price. Wonderful singer, songwriter, acoustic guitar player and story teller.

Rick Price sang a song about his mother "Love Never Dies" that passed away when she was 47 & I was a basket case.

Okay Tommy comes out, standing playing, sitting and playing, plucking, picking, pinching, pounding, bending both strings & the neck, and exploiting the harmonics of his guitar with one hand at times.

He did things with the acoustic guitar that I didn't think were humanly possible. Notes flying so fast, the brain barley has enough time to digest them all.

I first heard of Tommy some 30 years ago from Jorma. Just never had the chance to see him live. A very gifted man that never took a guitar lesson.

His Beatles Medley> Classical Gas had him multitasking like 40 piece band.

Tommy brought out Rick Price for a triple encore of Roy Orbison's Dream Baby & The Everly Brother's Wake Up Little Suzie, and solo instrumental Eva Waits.

Very special night that I will never forget.

Tommy is touring with David Grisman this fall.

http://tommyemmanuel.com/tours/

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Bart on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 11:39 am

Never miss a Tommy show

Glad you had fun, He is one special guitar player. Plus he is a super nice guy.

Nice review

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Thom2 on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 11:44 am

"The drive out east was

"The drive out east was therapeutic in its self."

Just returned from a long weekend at my sister-in-laws' in Montauk. I wouldn't call the drive out therapeutic (even on Thursday it took 4 hours from the Verrazano Bridge) but once you get there it's pretty damn relaxing. I told my brother-in-law that it was if there was valium in the air.

Nice review, thanks.

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China-Rider on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 12:33 pm

Yes, he was my contribution

Yes, he was my contribution to the "Guitarists That Are Better Than Jimi Hendrix" thread.

I need to see if he is playing anywhere nearby.

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Odysseus on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 02:20 pm

Thanks, Bart, Thom, and CR.

Bart, I got that Ty-Dye for you that I promised. I need your address so I can mail it out.

Send me an email to [email protected]

Thanks

Joe

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Thumbkinetic

(Bluestnote) on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 08:03 pm

Amazing, but I don't know

Amazing, but I don't know about never missing a show.

I feel like I'm good for a few more years. Not sure how much he mixes it up tour to tour.

Unless he was likely to play with another mutant...

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Disco Stu on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 08:18 pm

Thanks for the review! I see

Thanks for the review! I see from his tour schedule the guy keeps pretty busy; bookings through January all over the USA, Japan, New Zealand & Taiwan.

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China-Rider on Monday, August 7, 2017 – 10:51 pm