Esteemed Guitarist Tommy Emmanuel Announces New 'Live! At The Ryman' Album
By: Caryn Robbins Apr. 17, 2017
Esteemed and acclaimed Grammy Award-winning guitarist TOMMY EMMANUEL today (4/17) announced the May 19 release date of LIVE! AT THE RYMAN (via CPG Sounds). Filled with his complex fingerstyle technique and energetic performances, the album captures a special night of music in Nashville, TN on February 27, 2016 at the historic Ryman Auditorium.
GuitarWorld.com has premiered the performance video of that special moment--the only time all three living CGPs shared the stage. You can click here to watch.
"It was an unforgettable experience playing my first solo show at the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville," says TOMMY EMMANUEL. "I have grown up listening to the music and artists that made those walls famous throughout the world and it was an honor to play on that stage. The night was a lifetime goal of mine and it was made that much more special with the appearance of my two good friends and fellow 'CGPs,' Steve Wariner and John Knowles. I'm so thrilled that we filmed and recorded the show, as John, Steve and I had never collaborated together before and this made the night even more special. The sold-out crowd just about lifted the roof off the hall and we all gave it our best! The spirit of Chet Atkins surrounded us three with love, peace and mojo! I hope those who hear this recording will be uplifted and feel the love we felt for the people who poured their joy into the Ryman Auditorium that February night!"
TOMMY EMMANUEL will be touring across North America starting May 4 in Lafayette, LA for a sold-out headlining performance at the Acadiana Center for the Arts, followed by shows 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 Medly > 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 | |
| Thu | 5/4 | Lafayette, LA | Acadiana Center for the Arts |
| Fri | 5/5 | Montgomery, AL | Montgomery Performing Arts Centre |
| Sat | 5/6 | Macon, GA | Cox Capitol Theatre |
| Sun | 5/7 | Chattanooga, TN | Songbird Guitar Museum |
| Thu | 5/11 | Toronto, ON | St. Lawrence Center for the Arts |
| Fri | 5/12 | Toronto, ON | St. Lawrence Center for the Arts |
| Sat | 5/13 | Quebec City, QC | Palais Montcalm |
| Mon | 5/15 | Winnipeg, MB | West End Cultural Centre |
| Wed | 5/17 | Edmonton, AB | Myer Horowitz Theatre |
| Thu | 5/18 | Calgary, AB | Bella Concert Hall |
| Sat | 5/20 | Malibu, CA | Malibu Guitar Festival |
| Sat | 6/3 | Lexington, KY | Lexington Opera House |
| Fri | 6/16 | Boothbay, ME | The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor |
| Sat | 6/17 | Greenwich, RI | Greenwich Odeum |
| Sun | 6/18 | Croton-On-Hudson, NY | Clearwater Festival |
| Sun | 6/25 | Vancouver, BC | Vancouver International Jazz Festival |
| Tue | 6/27 | Victoria, BC | TD Victoria International JazzFest |
| Wed | 6/28 | Saskatchewan, SK | Saskatchewan Jazz Festival |
| Sat | 7/15 | Grass Valley, CA | California WorldFest |
| Tue | 7/18 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | The Coach House |
| Wed | 7/19 | San Juan Capistrano, CA | The Coach House |
| Thu | 7/20 | Bakersfield, CA | Buck Owens' Crystal Palace |
| Fri | 7/21 | Modesto, CA | State Theatre of Modesto |
| Sat | 7/22 | Santa Barbara, CA | Marjorie Luke Theatre |
| Mon 7/24-Fri 7/28 | Carmel, CA | Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Camp | |
| Tue | 8/1 | Annapolis, MD | Rams Head On Stage |
| Wed | 8/2 | Annapolis, MD | Rams Head On Stage |
| Thu | 10/5 | Honolulu, HI | Blue Note Hawaii |
| Fri | 10/6 | Honolulu, HI | Blue Note Hawaii |
| Sat | 10/7 | Honolulu, HI | Blue Note Hawaii |
| Sun | 10/8 | Honolulu, HI | Blue Note Hawaii |
| Mon | 10/9 | Kahului, Maui, HI | Castle Theater |
| Fri | 11/3 | Kansas City, MO | Arvest Bank Theatre |
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.
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