Hi all
I saw Tommy Emmanuel last night at the Robin 2 in Bilston (a small town to the South-west of the twin cities of Bloxwich and Great Wyrley).
If you've never seen Tommy live you must - watching him play, you are convinced that he is not of this Earth - he even makes Ecca look like a normal human being
Never have I seen such constant abuse of a guitar sound so great - all of his guitars look like something found on a scrap heap but that is no wonder when you see how he plays. It was great to watch and hear him play that YouTube hit "Guitar Boogie" as well as Classical Gas. A lot of the audience called for "Initiation" which I had never heard before. Have a look at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x346VoDX3pA - gobsmacking - he said that it was a "work-in-progress" and I can confirm that last night's effort was even more atmospheric than the YouTube performance.
He's at the Shepherds Bush Empire tonight (Thu 3 Dec) followed by Southhampton (Fri) and Bristol (Sat) before he jets off to Israel.
I believe that he's back in the UK around April next year.