The Return of Tommy Emmanuel
The other day, I posted the video of a virtuoso performance by remarkable guitarist Tommy Emmanuel. This came about because my friend Greg VanBuskirk had mentioned hearing him several years ago on A Prairie Home Companion, and being so blown away that whenever the Australian musician came to the Bay Area, Greg would go see him perform.
(I listened to that performance online at the PHC archive, and it was indeed tremendous. So much so, that host Garrison Keillor quipped afterwards that it was probably discouraging to novice guitarists. Emmanuel replied that he hoped it was encouraging...)
You can be the judge. I tracked down a video of the same number from one of his concerts. (This is not from A Prairie Home Companion.) It's a medley of the song "Windy and Warm" and "Classical Gas," written and initially performed by Mason Williams.
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