Tommy Emmanuel

  • Muswellbrook, New South Wales, Australia
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About Tommy Emmanuel


Tommy Emmanuel, four-time winner of Australia's Best Guitarist award, has helped bring the art of rock guitar down under to a higher awareness over his two-decade-long career by bringing a sense of jazz improvisation into a mix that also includes blues, country, rock, classical, and Spanish music. After years as a popular sideman and ace songwriter, the two-time ARIA (Aussie Grammys equivalent) award winner launched his solo career in 1988 with Up from Down Under. Several releases have followed, most notably 1993's critically acclaimed The Journey, which hit high on Gavin and Radio & Records NAC airplay charts. He has shown a mastery and affinity for both electric and acoustic axes and has been singled out by the likes of notable musicians such as Chet Atkins -- with whom he recorded The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World in 1997 -- and Todd Rundgren, who considers him an innovator on the instrument. Only appeared in 2001, followed by 2002's Endless Road (it was finally released in the U.S. three years later), 2005's Live One, and 2006's Happy Hour (with Jim Nichols) and Mystery.

Although Emmanuel took a brief hiatus from the music industry at the end of 2007 for health reasons, that October he recorded all three nights of a residency at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, California. These recordings would make up the acclaimed double-CD live set that was released as Center Stage in April 2008. Equally well-received was 2010’s Little by Little, a comeback of sorts in the form of a double-studio album which featured a tasteful rendition of Carole King's "Tapestry." 2011’s All I Want for Christmas nodded in places to John Fahey's classic festive recordings, while 2013’s The Colonel & The Governor saw him team up with the equally talented English guitarist Martin Taylor. ~ Jonathan Widran & James Wilkinson, Rovi

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Tour Dates

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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Centre for the Performing Arts
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  • May 24 Friday
    Moncton, NB, Canada Capitol Theatre
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  • May 25 Saturday
    Halifax, NS, Canada Dalhousie Arts Centre
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  • May 26 Sunday
    Moncton, NB, Canada Delta Beausejour
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  • May 27 Monday
    Fredericton, NB, Canada Playhouse Theatre
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  • May 29 Wednesday
    Portland, ME, US State Theatre
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    Norfolk, VA, US Harrison Opera House
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Durham, NC, US Carolina Theatre
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  • Jun 14 Friday
    Charleston, SC, US Charleston Music Hall
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  • Jun 16 Sunday
    Alexandria, VA, US Birchmere
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  • Jun 17 Monday
    Alexandria, VA, US Birchmere
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  • Jun 19 Wednesday
    Norfolk, CT, US Infinity Hall
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  • Jun 20 Thursday
    Boston, MA, US Wilbur Theatre
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  • Jun 23 Sunday
    Westhampton Beach, NY, US Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    New York, NY, US B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
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  • Jun 29 Saturday
    New York, NY, US B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    Berlin, Germany Rathaushof Kopenick
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  • Sep 27 Friday
    Kansas City, MO, US Midland Theatre
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Discography

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  • All I Want for Christmas (2011)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    All I Want for Christmas (2011)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Little By Little (2010)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Little By Little (2010)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Center Stage (2008)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Center Stage (2008)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Emmanuel Labor (2008)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Emmanuel Labor (2008)
    Mel Bay Records
  • Happy Hour (2006)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Happy Hour (2006)
    Original Works
  • The Mystery (2006)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    The Mystery (2006)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Endless Road (2005)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Endless Road (2005)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Live One (2005)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Live One (2005)
    Original Works
  • Only (2001)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Only (2001)
    Favored Nations Records
  • Midnight Drive (1997)
    Tommy Emmanuel
    Midnight Drive (1997)
    Higher Octave
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