Monday Music Appreciation #56: Tommy Emmanuel

I worked four nights out of five at the Francis Winspear Centre for Music last week, all excellent shows. But the one that really blew me away was the concert by Tommy Emmanuel, a 69-year-old Australian guitar miracle-man. I've never heard so much sound out of a single instrument! He joked that he's saving money on the band that doesn't have to travel with him, as in this video of Blue Moon (click here). 

It was almost too much to take in at times, and I had the feeling that he could play mash-ups of any guitar music you care to name. Below is a mixture of Beatles tunes and Classical Gas, a guitar piece that has always amazed me. There are many more of his videos online if you want to hear more. My thanks to the person who posted this video. Enjoy!

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Talent

Seems to me that kids today possess more talent than my friends and I had at the same age. Or maybe because they've been raised in a world with social media, they're less shy about sharing that talent? Whatever the case, I delight in their creative efforts, and hope to share more of their talent here in my moodlings.

The young guitarist featured in the video below teamed up with a vocalist from Scotland, and what you see is a pretty cool international collaboration that features some lovely images of Edmonton, too. Well done, Don and Scott. Love those harmonies!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI12MmJPUj4