On October 28, world-renowned Australian “fingerstyle” guitar
legend Tommy Emmanuel CGP will release a new album of holiday music,
Christmas Memories, showcasing new arrangements of Christmas favorites
such as “Jingle Bells,” “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It
Snow!,” and “White Christmas.” In addition, the album includes
three original tunes that are sure to become instant Christmas
classics, including “Christmas Time,” “Let’s Make a Christmas
Memory” and “Christmas Memories.” In support of the new album,
Emmanuel will embark on a U.S. Christmas tour in the fall of 2016.
“The Classic & Christmas Tour” will feature one solo set of some
of Emmanuel’s classic acoustic material, and one set of Christmas
favorites where he’ll be accompanied by long-time friend and
collaborator John Knowles CGP on guitar, Pat Bergeson on guitar and
harmonica, and Annie Sellick on vocals. “Making this new album was
such a joy for us,” said Emmanuel. “We had just finished our last
Christmas Tour, and we were ready to go in and play the songs LIVE in
the studio. Every performance is how it went down…no studio tricks
or fix-ups, just honest singing and playing. This brings a feeling to
the music that can't be manufactured. It sizzles with fun and
spontaneity. I hope the listener will get some of that. I also can’t
wait to take some of these new Christmas tunes to the stage.” Tommy
Emmanuel’s five-decade career has garnered millions of fans
worldwide, along with two GRAMMY nominations. 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
performance. Maintaining a tour schedule of nearly 250 shows a year,
Emmanuel has been voted Favorite Acoustic Guitarist in both Guitar
Player Magazine and Acoustic Guitar Magazine’s reader polls.
Emmanuel’s catalogue includes over twenty musical recordings of
solos, duets, ensembles, cover tunes, originals, utilizing both
electric and acoustic guitar. Tommy Emmanuel is an honorary Kentucky
Colonel, a CGP (Certified Guitar Player), an Order of Australia
Medalist (AM) and the holder of an honorary Master’s Degree (MA).
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