“If you like guitar playing, it simply doesn’t get any better than
Tommy.” – Jason Isbell Tommy Emmanuel has achieved enough musical
milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. Or at least they would if he
was the kind of artist who was ever satisfied. At the age of six, he
was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a
rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he
became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his
idol, music icon Chet Atkins. Today, he plays hundreds of sold-out
shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. All the while,
Tommy has hungered for what’s next. When you’re widely
acknowledged as the international master of the solo acoustic guitar,
what’s next is Accomplice One, an album of collaborations with some
of the finest singers, songwriters and, yes, guitarists alive today
– a list including Jason Isbell, Mark Knopfler, Rodney Crowell,
Jerry Douglas, Amanda Shires, Ricky Skaggs, J.D. Simo, David Grisman,
Bryan Sutton, Suzy Bogguss and many more. Since he and his brother
Phil taught themselves to play as toddlers, the guitar has been
Tommy’s real first language-and he’s more articulate on his
signature Melbourne-made Maton acoustics than most people are with
words. Influenced by the Merle Travis/Chet Atkins fingerstyle of
guitar picking, Tommy developed a style of solo guitar playing that
encompasses the range of a whole band- covering drums, bass, rhythm
and lead guitar and a vocal melody simultaneously. No loop pedals, no
overdubs, just one man and ten fingers. While some artists take
ten-piece bands on the road and still fill out the sound with backing
tracks, Tommy builds a complete sonic world entirely on his own.
Tickets: $27 – $47 Tickets are available NOW! Get yours at the
Miller Theater Box Office, online HERE, or by phone at 706 842 4080.
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