Finally managed to see Tommy Emmanuel live last night at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds last night. What a night.
Tommy is everything people say. His fingerstyle playing is just ridiculous. Melody, bass and harmony all flowing together with ease, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Molly Tuttle opened, and later joined Tommy on stage for a duet. Absolutely brilliant. This was the first I had heard of her, as I’m not much of a country music listener, but she manages to bring real virtuosity to a genre which so often becomes syrupy and predictable.
It’s now the next day, and already I’ve played my acoustic more than I have in months. Good times!
