Aussie guitar god Tommy Emmanuel has been named ‘Best Acoustic Guitarist’ by readers of the respected US ‘Guitar Player Magazine’. This is the second year in a row that Tommy has been recognised by the magazine.
The issue also named Brad Paisley ‘Best Country Guitarist’ and Smokin’ Joe Robinson, who Tommy has helped mentor, as ‘Best New Talent’.
The award is a testament to Emmanuel’s increasing popularity around the world. Although he lives in Nashville, Tommy spends most of the year on the road, playing to packed houses in all corners of the globe, communicating his music through what he calls the ‘universal language’ of the guitar.
2010 will see him tour Italy, Canada, America, Sweden, Finland, Germany, Russia, Poland and the UK, before coming home to Australia in December for a special 50th Anniversary reunion tour with his brother and fellow-guitarist, Phil. This tour will also feature Tommy’s hand-picked All-Star band and will be the first time the Emmanuel Brothers have toured together since 2004.
Tommy recently recorded an electrifying take on John Williamson’s classic ‘Old Man Emu’ for John’s brand new tribute album ’40 Years True Blue’, which also features contributions from Kasey Chambers, The Waifs and James Reyne.
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