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Tommy Emmanuel at Keswick Theatre
Courtesy of Ryan Megna | Posted on November 30, 2015
Where
Keswick Theatre
Easton Road And Keswick Avenue
Glenside, PA
Map
215-572-7650
When
Fri, February 12, 2016
8:00 pm
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Musicians
Tommy Emmanuel
trumpetAbout
Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected musicians. The legendary guitarist has a professional career that spans five decades and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style – he calls it simply “finger style” – is akin to playing guitar the way a pianist plays piano, using all ten fingers. Rather than using a whole band for melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts, Tommy plays all that – and more – on one guitar. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to try this “fingerpicker” style as a child. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans....