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DT: MAY15, 2017
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MIKE GOWEN/BARI LIEBERMAN
MSO PR (LOS ANGELES)
LYNDIE WENNER
MSO PR (NASHVILLE)
TOMMY EMMANUEL
–ESTEEMED GUITARIST–
PARTNERS WITH ROLLING STONE COUNTRY
TO PREMIERE “TALL FIDDLER” VIDEO
FROM NEW ALBUM
‘LIVE! AT THE RYMAN’
OUT FRIDAY, MAY 19
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR UNDERWAY
 Above: album art for TOMMY EMMANUEL’S ‘LIVE! AT THE RYMAN’ “…Emmanuel gives a typically dazzling performance of ‘Tall Fiddler,’ the opening track from his new album Live! At the Ryman…what begins as an impressive display of his picking mastery – neatly articulated arpeggios with some funky, percussive strums and that quickly loping melody – transforms into something mind-boggling as Emmanuel speeds up the tune by double and does it all again.”
Esteemed Grammy Award-winning guitarist TOMMY EMMANUEL today (5/15) has partnered with Rolling Stone Country to premiere the performance video of “Tall Fiddler” from his upcoming LIVE! AT THE RYMAN album, out this Friday, May 19 via CPG Sounds. Click here to watch the video. Filled with his complex fingerstyle technique and energetic performances, the new album by the acclaimed artist captures a special night of music in Nashville, TN on February 27, 2016 at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Fans can pre-order the album now via iTunes here.
LIVE! AT THE RYMAN highlights EMMANUEL’S fervor as a master guitarist and also encapsulates a landmark moment for the musician as he is joined on stage by Steve Wariner and John Knowles, the only other two living CGPs (Certified Guitar Players: the honor and moniker Chet Atkins assigned not only to himself but four other guitarists he admired and felt contributed to the legacy of guitar playing) for a performance of “San Antonio Stroll.” Last month, GuitarWorld.com premiered the performance video of that special moment–the only time all three living CGPs shared the stage. You can click here to watch.
TOMMY EMMANUEL is currently touring across North America filling out his itinerary through the fall. Mixed in between his own shows, EMMANUEL will also be performing at various festivals including the Malibu Guitar Festival, Vancouver International Jazz Festival, TD Victoria International JazzFest and California WorldFest, among others. See full list of tour dates below.
Track listing for LIVE! AT THE RYMAN:
Tall Fiddler
The Mystery
Windy & Warm
Deep River Blues > Doc’s Guitar > Blue Smoke > Cannon Ball Rag
Saturday Night Shuffle > Nine Pound Hammer
Angelina
Blood Brother
Beatles Medley > Classical Gas
Sails (featuring Steve Wariner)
San Antonio Stroll (featuring John Knowles & Steve Wariner)
Guitar Boogie
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
I Still Can’t Say Goodbye
Workin’ Man Blues (featuring Steve Wariner)
Eva Waits
Catch TOMMY EMMANUEL on tour throughout North America in the following cities:
DATE CITY VENUE
ABOUT TOMMY EMMANUEL:
Give a listen to “Old Photographs,” the closing track on TOMMY EMMANUEL’s It’s Never Too Late, and you’ll hear the distinctive squeak of finger noise as he runs his hands across the frets of his Maton Signature TE guitar. Many musicians would edit those imperfections out, but to EMMANUEL, those imperfections are perfect. A master technician, EMMANUEL started professionally at age 6, rising through the ranks as a studio player and member of several Australian rock bands before he set off on a solo career. One of only five musicians handpicked by his mentor, Chet Atkins, as a Certified Guitar Player (CGP), he’s piled up numerous accolades, including two Grammy nominations, two ARIA Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association (the Aussie equivalent of the Recording Academy) and repeated honors in the Guitar Player magazine reader’s poll. A noted fingerstyle guitarist, EMMANUEL frequently threads three different parts simultaneously into his material, operating as a one-man band who handles the melody, the supporting chords and the bass all at once. His talents, which translate in any language, carry him to the far corners of the globe, but EMMANUEL never plays the same show twice, and he improvises big chunks of every date. That leaves him open to those technical imperfections, though they also provide some of the humanity to an other-worldly talent.
 For more information on TOMMY EMMANUEL, visit: For press inquiries regarding TOMMY EMMANUEL, contact:
MSO PR
818.380.0400
(Los Angeles)
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@msopr.com
Mike Gowen // mgowen@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour press) // blieberman@msopr.com
(Nashville)
Lyndie Wenner // lwenner@msopr.com
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