The Emmanuel Brothers live in 1986

[@Laraine3]

I was lucky enough to see the Emmanuel Bros playing at my local pub for free… every week.

[@peterjongsma3221]

Me too. Listen to Tommy Play Initiation. Tommy says his Guitar is the White Man's Thunder Stick in Australia. And it is. Google Tommy's Initiation. Mind Blowing.

[@Laraine3]

@@peterjongsma3221 Thank you! 🙂 I’ve seen videos of both. 😍

[@Cobbmtngirl]

Jelly

[@bobbyboiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii1222]

YOOOOO ✧⁠\⁠(⁠>⁠o⁠

[@robertlee8042]

You lived in Australia?

[@mikaylaslays2447]

I remember in 2018 i saw the news that Phil Emmanuel had passed. I instantly called my dad going "DID YOU KNOW PHIL YOUR BESTMATE OF 40+ YEARS WAS FAMOUS?" I remember celebrating my 9th Birthday with him and he picked me up put me on his lap, he would hold his cords and streatched my iddy bitty fingers so I could play the guitar. He was such an amazing person. I miss him everyday ❤

[@thechod]

Wow this is what KZbin is good at. How else could anyone watch the emmanuel brothers circa 1986

[@hughmcinally907]

Saw them back in the 80's as The Emmanual Bros Whiz Band, with the Bull sisters singing. Also saw Tommy a heap of times with The Bushwackers. Legends both.

[@vanessasheridan4263]

This is simply magical. It's better than music: it's just plain inspiration. Tommy Emmanuel is the greatest guitarist on earth today, and yet he plays rhythm guitar for Phil. Those two possess talent beyond description. Phil's loss is incalculable, although Tommy is carrying the legacy on today. What amazing stuff. Simply wonderful.

[@Dream-Academy]

It's just a joke, part of the show, here in 1986, that Tommy is just a rhythm guitarist. At the time and prior to this, Tommy was well known as one of the top, if not the top, electric guitar session and lead players in Australia. For example, here he is playing lead live @ the Sydney Opera House in 1979 with a band that he wrote and played the iconic solo on an Aussie cover hit of the old Spinner's song I'll Be Around. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C7nJ6nZcpsY6c Phil also regularly played dual acoustic guitars with Tommy live since they were young boys and, around the late 70s onwards, would often play "Mediterranean Sundance" is the third track on Elegant Gypsy (1977), the second album by Al Di Meola together live, trading solos note for note as per Al's record s exemplified @ 29:38 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mH3bgnaZbcqEjpI

[@pamelahay6242]

Appreciate your history update snd link referrals. The EB’s “ Story” is an important one in Aussie music history and videos & other documentations of times past, a real joy to look back on, enjoy and remininsce upon. 💖

[@johngibson9463]

The Emmanuel's are/ were arguably far more technically proficient guitarists than, say, Mark Knopfler, but nowhere close in their respective careers from a commercial success point of view. Knopfler is a songwriter/composer/ player who fronted one of the most globally watched bands over a sustained period. Tommy Emmanuel, who I have met and watched live, appeals to a comparatively narrow sector of the musical market. We all want to play like him, but not necessarily the material he performs in his solo acoustic shows.

[@donseward4589]

If it wasn't for You tube today so much of this would be lost!

[@1alb]

Two bodies - Two guitars - One heart 🎶🎸❤️ Brilliant!

[@tmnl8037]

The best guitar duo the world ever had. Phil Emanuel almost made the guitar speak and was an incredible lead guitarist and his younger brother Tommy played beautiful rhythm guitar, but together they were absolutely sensational.

[@ozbluesman]

This is like mannah from heaven for me. As an avowed fan , I used to go and see the guys at every opportunity through these years . In retrospect I am convinced that Tommy and Phil were world class guitarists --as Tommy has shown . Their symbiotic playing is extraordinary, something that siblings have. It's like they have the one brain. Sadly Phil never got the recognition he deserved. They are as good as ANY of the lauded guitarists out there. And better than many famous ones. Thank you for this slice of brilliance.

[@GrahameGould]

Indeed. Both first class.

[@robertlee8042]

Phil did not want the recognition or the career. He was very different from his brother. Look at them on stage. Tommy shows off. Phil is a cleaner and as fast a flat picker as Tommy. But he doesn’t ape or even walk forward. Tommy is a showman. That is not who Phil was. My brother and I play. We don’t see each other for a couple of years. Yet we can sit down and play together just like we had been doing it everyday. These guys, like my brother and me, played their first notes together.

[@docwill184]

ozbluesman; Wow, you got to see these guys. All players, bands, like the Dead and Little Feat, strive for this connection and these guys seemed to have it for the asking. And the love they exude...blessed just to see it.

[@3troubles]

I am convinced that they were any Tommy now is the best guitarist the world has ever seen. By far

[@ozbluesman]

@@docwill184 I am a lucky guy to witnessed this brilliance close up. Loved them both. Good human beings as well as incredibly talented.

[@AstroWrLd44]

I only just discovered Phil after watching Tommy play ( KZbin algorithm) so I started watching some KZbin vids of Phil’s performances. I am a huge guitarist fan with the likes of David Gilmore, Mark Knopfler, Lindsey Buckingham, Prince, Eric Clapton, Hendrix ,Santana. I have to say Phil is right up there and I mean somewhere near the top. That chariots of fire version is mesmerising! The way he makes that guitar sing/cry/shout is unbelievable. RIP mate, sad I’ll never get to witness your greatness live on stage.

[@MrSadsack56]

i so agree with you on that chariots version Phil does. its incredible!!

[@diylithiumguy]

I've only discovered Phil today, and I don't understand why! haha Been listening to Tommy for years.

[@petertoluzzi2487]

​@@diylithiumguy Phil used to play with Gillian Eastoe and King Dog, every Sunday night in The Rocks area of Sydney... early 80's... He would play Santana and Al DiMeola and Allan Holdsworth stuff, while his brother was playing lead with Johnny Farnham's pop band. So different - yet such brothers...

[@blackz06]

@@petertoluzzi2487 thanks for the info!

[@puppetlady1]

At 46 minute mark, Mr. Bojangles then a Blue Moon, Sultans of Swing. Wow topped off with Phil saying to crowd, "see you tomorrow, you mongrels.". This is entertainment. Thank you for the post.

[@peterjongsma2779]

When Ozzie Pubs had Great Music, Great Humour, and Cheap Tickets . Ah , The Good Old Days. Shout out To Phil and Tommy's Mother and Father who let the Family travel, play , learn and grow. Ozzie Treasures. Incidentally, The Shadows were the best band to learn the Guitar from . I had many of their Instrumentals down flat on my Guitar. Then I went Classical and learned to read Music. Tommy and Phil never bothered to Read Music. But when Tommy played in Wollongong, where I grew up, he played The Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo. By Ear. Blown away, I was. The Emmanuel Brother's Parent's Travelled Australia like Mozart's Family travelled Europe. God Bless Mom's and Dad's Feet. Btw.This performance by Phil And Tom is A Medley. A Medley of Melody. Chariots of Fire.

[@LindaFerrari-qy6lv]

31:30 31first time I saw Tommy playing Iwas breathless. Absolutely the best in mlne opinion:32

[@jasondalton-earls9972]

So thankful for this post. I saw em when they were doing this lot of tours but I was too stoned back then to remember it clearly lol

[@carmelohernandez8745]

❤😎 fantastic, really great fantastic, thankfully for to putting this on KZbin ❤❤❤❤

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Wow how young they was there. Tommys brother was a true lead guitarist. It seems. I'm getting up in,age my self. ,those were good days back then. ,,saying hello to Australia. From the USA. Thanks for sharing. These two fine artist with us.

[@gwb2012]

I was lucky to be working with my oldest friends at this and other times thru life RIP Wiz

[@alanmarston8612]

Thank You. I heard most of the music That they played. Wonderful.

[@darrellstyner0001]

Jeez, I've been a Tommy fan for years and didn't know about Phil. They're both amazing!

[@chucknichols7208]

What I was just thinking lol

[@davidthayer6969]

I can tell you from personal experience that tommy is one of the nicest musicians on the planet as well.

[@warrenbartlett6405]

What an amazing duo they were. And what a tough audience at the beginning. Their sheer talent an ability to entertain really shone through. RIP Phil.😀

[@BestBassTab]

This is amazing for so many reasons. The absolute BEST!! Thanks for sharing. R.I.P Phil.

[@Alabama424]

Wow...Tommy's brother was an incredible guitarist, too! Thanks so much for putting this on KZbin!

[@СергейЛебедев-д3я]

🎶💓 привет из Улан-Удэ Россия 🎸

[@kirillprilepko394]

Unfortunately Phil Emmanuel died in 2018...

[@neil2550]

@@kirillprilepko394 met him once ,lovely bloke

[@ballantine58]

I agree !! He reminds me of Eric Johnson. Wow he is good.

[@stratmad]

Phil was arguably the better electric guitarist but both of them are phenomenal.

[@bobbressler231]

Dayum , I'm almost in tears , I only got hep to Tommy four years ago, knew he had a brother , but didn't know what had happened , I'm absolutely blown away . Tommy , you quickly became one of my favorite guitarist / entertainer, wish I could have seen you two together , I realize , only now , what I've missed, I will keep this one , keep it up Tommy , you're the bomb, you guys were a ton of fun together, and you're still an act to behold

[@eckybro]

Hi, saw Tommy live in Edinburgh along with Martin Taylor about 4 years ago and was totally blown away by the incredible manual dexterity of his fingers.Probably the best gig I will ever have been at. Rock on Tommy. Alex Downes ( Eck )

[@reeeges]

Had the pleasure to see the brothers emmanuel a couple of times in the eighties playing in pubs across australia, unbelievably talented. RIP Phil such a good bloke and such a songsmith, so sad that we'll never see these two geniuses play together again

[@donseward4589]

They were so in tune with each other , don't know how to describe it, just pure music and feeling !

[@gissirob]

I guess you'd call me a Tommy and Phil groupie. Wherever they played in Sydney in the 70's and 80's I'd be there. I first saw Phil play in Gillian Eastoe and King Dog at the Rocks in Sydney. They did a version of Sultans of Swing probably better than the one here. There was even a band they were both in where Tommy played drums (I don't remember the name). And Phil took over from Guy Dickerson in Goldrush and took them to a whole new level. But it was the times they played together that I remember the most. Small pub gigs where there might have been only a hundred or so patrons. They had such an infectious joy about everything they did. Such a huge part of my life. RIP Phil.

[@Chris-rw2be]

Playing Sultans Of Swing at the end. At the end of Dire Straits Brothers In Arms tour in April 1986, the band and crew held a farewell party at Luna Park, and Phil and Tommy were the musical entertainment.

[@WesW3187]

Back in the early 80’s I saw them at one of the pubs in Toowoomba. I was pretty wrecked and was sitting up the front, about 3 feet from them. They told this revolting joke, so I thought I might throw up, and told them so. I have this mental image of them both staring down at me with huge grins on their faces. I didn’t throw up, and the music was great.

[@AVportau]

7:09 the look on Phil's face after the ol' vhs/beta/u-matic tape had a moment... he's like "what?" seen the guys at The Terminus Hotel in Geelong about this time 86/87. Tommy and Phil came out and had a few drinks and chat with the crowd.... one of the best nights out ever... all thanks to a guitar mate who said "you've gotta catch this gig"... so a few of us did... we saw legends in real life. thanks for the upload.

[@WadysawSzablinski]

Emmanuel z bratem są niezastąpieni w grze na gitarze ,super Mistrzowie ,pozdrowienia z Polski Władysław💥💥💯👌👌👋👋👍👍🥀🥀🌹🌹🌷

[@Grandpa_Moses]

Even though they were "screwing around" the Ghost Riders in the Sky is killer...thank you kindly for sharing this Lennox Prod.

[@johnhunt1805]

Phil makes this look so easy, but Tommy makes it look so hard. Tommy understands the spotlight. I absolutely loved Phil's sense of humor; ever ready to destroy the pretentious, but also ready to praise his heroes. 65 is too young.

[@DarylBark]

Oh the TONE! Still coming through after all these years. Thanks guys. RIP Phil.

[@56WagonWheel]

I had a beer with Phil in the Don hotel in Darwin in the early 90’s, he was playing to about 3 people but he gave it everything.

[@agusdhukun4283]

Watching from Indonesia ... Amazing this duet ... very nice ... I can't play music as good as like it ... ♥️🏋️‍♂️

[@renewgroup]

BIG smile on my face (and my ears if they could smile too), thanks!

[@derekfromtauranga6012]

They were both great at ripping up the fretboard.The both of them playing rhythm and lead was all that was needed without drums or bass. I saw Tommy years ago in Whangarei NZ and was blown away.

[@silverbullet1960]

I just saw Tommy last night here in Dublin and he spoke of the loss of Phil and then his sister a short while later. He dedicated a beautiful tune to them.❤

[@laurahastings3140]

That is so Amazing,the best ,THANKS. BBBF Best,🎵Best🎵 +Brothers Forever..🥰loved the Star wars ???Solo 🌠..I THINK it was OUT OF THIS WORLD🚀

[@fabrezz1]

This is awesome. I love the internet sometimes.

[@vietnguyen4312]

Thanks for sharing. I remember watching Phil and Tommy at the Corner Hotel in Richmond in 1987. Great musicianship and also great entertainment and fun. RIP Phil

[@JimRYoung]

Oh thanks so much for putting this up..It is just amazing', and, on the very day today that my lifelong UK. buddy guitar player Tony Alton ''we been closest of buddies since 1963 when we met when that spark. Keot us together..Today he passed away in Taiwan after a 5 week battle with Covid picked up on flight from UK to be with Son and Friends....Tony been stsying with us for all 2020 and endless jamming in studio keeping us sane...and then this on after flying from UK on 17th Dec.2020 ... Life just not fair is it, as you well know....But watching this concert of the two of you has lifted my Wife and Me to the point of euphoria with the talent you both show..So how wonderful it is recorded and must never be lost...Thanks again Jim'n'Sue Young

[@davidyoung800]

Great piece of Australian history right there. You can't learn this stuff.

[@CaptainGreyboots]

I saw them every time they were at the Armadale back in the 80's, no doubt I would have been at this gig. Thanks for the memories!

[@cocolossal69]

I just watched Tommy's set at the Grey Fox Music Festival from 2019. Freaking awesome! It's amazing to see how far he's come. He's a natural entertainer who knows exactly how to get a crowd hanging on every note and (imo) has absolutely eclipsed every other guitar player on the planet. I'll bet he'd give it all back to be able to play with Phil again 💗 they were perfection playing together.

[@colerainfan1143]

I see Tommy these days and I can’t imagine that anybody ever made it look any easier then he does. I had no idea he had such a talented brother as well.

[@RyneMurray23]

Phil was amazing👍🏼

[@timrussellguitar1516]

Incredible job. Had no idea how good Phil was. RIP

[@michaelbledsoe1060]

This is treasure now that Phil is passed away. A great record of his talent.

[@ballantine58]

How did Phil pass away?

[@nreRagnaros]

@@ballantine58 An asthma attack :(

[@rebeccav9969]

What a kick it would have been to hang out with these two characters!!

[@92sepp]

Note to myself: 8:40 Ghost Riders in the Sky 14:45 Chariots of Fire 57:20 Sultans of Swing

[@tronghuan6359]

22:00 santana europa

[@Pekka.Pekka.1296]

33:10 Mediterranean Sundance 56:10 Lady Madonna

[@Erik-tu5lb]

46:10 Mr. Bojangles

[@brucemacnaughton3602]

starting around 53 minutes: strangers in the night, a taste of honey,

[@gwh0]

52:55 blue moon

[@timsalabim5224]

I Listen first time playing both together.. I saw Tommy once live in Germany. And many many Videos with him. But now the Image gets round.. Omg.... They are so good... Thx for the Video, Love n Peace to All of you.

[@timsalabim5224]

Holy cows, wtf...

[@chrissewell5268]

Unequaled performance! I have always known what a prodigy Tommy is but the magic between he and Phil made me swoon! Their version of Mediterranean Sundance was as impressive as Dimeola, and Lucia! Sincerest thanks KZbin !

[@Benbutlermusic]

These shows in the 80's were a huge part of my musical upbringing. I am so glad you have posted a whole gig! I wish there were more. The humor and the camaraderie is what brought this incredible guitar playing to the average punter giving them a night to remember every time. I was lucky to be at many shows and after some time take lessons with Tommy and even get up on stage with him on a few occasions. Such a hero of mine. Also, RIP Phil. He was a one of a kind!

[@rodandakiko2187]

So true mate.

[@r.fairlie7186]

There was just something extra with those guys in the 1980s… We lost Stuart Fraser as well as Phil. Brett Garsed has made a YT video celebrating Stuart’s talent. I’d love to see Tommy and Brett play together some time.

[@hughmcinally907]

The audience probably paid 10 bucks each to see this. What a bargain. Watching some of these videos brings back memories so good they hurt. Thanks for posting.

[@alexjames1146]

We used to see them for free in 1985. Up at the local. Always a great evening.

[@cocolossal69]

These guys are so fantastic. Would love to have had the chance to see them perform together. Every video I've seen they look like they're having the best time. Fun!

[@lissacablerware8475]

Brady Bunch LoL 😂 Brothers, Guitars in Arms ~ Ghost Riders! Gosh I miss Phil here on the Coast. Was looking forward to so much more amazement 🎶🎵 Thank you to whoever filmed this and shared it with us 🙏🏽

[@Mike383HK]

They were a miracle together. Phil could copy any guitar player. Hearing him play Al DiMeola is wondrous. They would play each other's guitars front to back. Amazing. Phil gone from an asthma attack. Too sad and tragic. He is missed. They had two bodies and one mind when playing together. Incredible. The best pair in the world. Tommy is considered the best acoustic player in the world. Phil who taught him was a monster and the best picker on an electric I have ever seen. The only one that could compare was Danny Gatton and he is long gone. He taught Joe Bonamassa by the way.

[@Almightservant]

Thanks! Music is so good for our souls! Great musicians! Greetings from Brazil.

[@docwill184]

Phil taught Bonamassa? Btw, anybody know what the specs or brand of purple Strat-shaped 'Phil' guitar was? .

[@Mike383HK]

@@docwill184 Danny Gatton.

[@docwill184]

@@Mike383HK Danny Gatton taught Bonamassa? Makes more sense. Still trying to find the specs on Phil's purple custom Strat.. His website doesn't say..

[@Mike383HK]

@@docwill184 At 12 Joe Bonamassa toured with Gatton on weekends. Gatton would give him ridiculous riffs to learn for the next week and Joe would repeat them. Joe knows why Gatton committed suicide but he will never reveal it. Les Paul said of Gatton that he would take what you did and do it better. If you weren't ready for him he would rip you to shreds.

[@haroldpodgorny2352]

Wow! Tommy you have long dark Hair! You & Brother are in sink with each other. This performance is Great 👍 Thank You for sharing. Merry Christmas 🎄

[@mikeshanermusic]

A great guitarist came and went without me knowing. Phil was AMAZING!!

[@daveblevins3322]

Wow !! Thank you so much 💘 I really liked his touch on "Ghost Riders" 👍🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@GrahameGould]

Brilliant. Tommy and Phil perfectly demonstrating their differences and synchronicity. Differences in playing style and talents, but both excellent, and different personalities. They seemed so perfectly matched, but Tommy did not make a mistake in progressing his career and becoming the best guitarist in the world and rightly world famous.

[@haroldboston3676]

,

[@andrewoshea35]

Phil stayed playing around Australia. He's played with just about everybody and anybody. He truly was a maestro of the guitar

[@GrahameGould]

@@andrewoshea35 yes, and I have as much respect to him for his choices and talent.

[@jacobalexander541]

Amazing art & what a passion!!....full salute & so lucky to be able to watch such greatness in such beautiful sound & recording.....

[@aguitarrman5867]

The purest form of entertainment, two brothers from the Australian Outback just duking it out on their guitars! Legendary!!!

[@Neilhoh3]

Musswelbrook isn't Outback Aus. Doesn't need that romanticising.

[@havelsand]

Absolutely gorgeous. A masterpiece of music 😇

[@andybyron1]

the love between these two brothers. beautiful

[@andrewreynolds2647]

Amazing just bloody amazing, thanks for sharing.

[@larrydean4433]

When Phil gets serious, he is seriously the best.

[@pepek69andhalf]

Was

[@barnowl5774]

@@pepek69andhalf is and was

[@helalonoi]

​@iloveaviation-burgerclub-a8145 skill wise Phil is far superior to all those guitarists you just mentioned. And he plays everything.

[@flippatmedbernt]

I’ve never seen Tommy Emmanuel with brother - fantastic

[@ianramage1593]

Absolutely brilliant! Thanks for sharing! They are two of the best to ever play the guitar.

[@jack_p]

WOW! A blessing to be able to watch this! That "Sultans of Swing" numberis killer. Thanks!

[@dab9122]

Grew up watching these two clowns regularly around the pubs of Sydney...

[@StratmanDarrell]

The brothers must have been very close. They probably spent hours upon hours practicing and playing. They blend so well like peas & carrots as Forrest Gump would say. Thanks for uploading this gem.

[@thedevilinthecircuit1414]

They were touring together as kids in the family band. Yeah, they were close. RIP Phil.

[@docwill184]

Hilarious. Wouldn't work without their genius musicianship and chemistry...

[@viewoftheaskew]

This is awesome, thanks for posting!

[@SangahNoona]

OMG! Thank you so much for sharing this video!! He is the best! ❤

[@sergeia3279]

Which one?

[@davidobrien2569]

I saw them many times and met them to say G'day to . I feel blessed.

[@Dream-Academy]

It's just a joke, part of the show, here in 1986, that Tommy is just a rhythm guitarist. At the time and prior to this, Tommy was well known as one of the top, if not the top, electric guitar session and lead players in Australia. For example, here he is playing lead live @ the Sydney Opera House in 1979 with a band that he wrote and played the iconic solo on an Aussie cover hit of the old Spinner's song I'll Be Around. kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5C7nJ6nZcpsY6c Phil also regularly played dual acoustic guitars with Tommy live since they were young boys and, around the late 70s onwards, would often play "Mediterranean Sundance" is the third track on Elegant Gypsy (1977), the second album by Al Di Meola together live, trading solos note for note as per Al's record s exemplified @ 29:38

[@BWNSPTV]

Deadset Legends & Outstanding Australians. ✌️☮️❤️🇦🇺🥂

[@MichaelBoyers]

A 3rd Brother who could sing as good as they could play would have been something to witness

[@andrewmartin3534]

World class entertainment in out of the way Armidale! so wish I was there.....thanks so much for sharing this. (I wish Phil was still here)

[@56davidwright]

Reminds me...l hitched over 200 miles to Armidale round that time to see Mark O'Connor. The concert was cancelled because they had only sold four tickets !

[@danielmadison4451]

It transcends music. They seem to open up a higher plane of experience and for a brief while let all of us experience it with them.

[@DannyHood-j]

I never heard of Tommy Emmanuel until KZbin.

[@davidcorkill6810]

Thanks for putting this up. Exceptional music that these two create together. Quite mesmerising the sublime skill of their playing and how well they combine. Only downside is that the acoustic guitar was too low in the mix. The electric is loud and clear but so you can barely hear Tommy's work. Such a pity that sound techs are so often biased against the acoustic instrument.

[@wizofoz0605]

I doubt they had 'sound tech's". We used to pay something like $5 per head to see an act in various pubs around Melbourne back in the 80's. I doubt thy got paid enough to have a sound guy as well. Maybe some dude from the pub, perhaps. But thye were probably doing it themselves. Do a sound check in the afternoon, and then leave the desk alone.

[@davinbaker1045]

there are times in tommy interviews compliments he receives are replied with "you should've heard my brother play." The weight. I heard it. But now I REALLY hear it.

[@ChoirFan1]

I was lucky enough to see them at the Greengate Hotel, Killara about 1985. Most awesome concert I’d ever seen.

[@mikmop]

They had a residency there for a few months in 1985. I would go to the Greengate Hotel in Killara every week and I made a few audio tape recordings of those shows. I would ask if I could record them, and they were always happy for me to do that. I previously had guitar lessons from both of them, so they knew me. They would even comedically pretend to do a sound check for me just before I switched my walkman on. They would do three 40 minute brackets, and Tommy would do a solo set in the middle bracket. It was like a harbinger of his solo career to follow. Tommy had played in Doug Parkinson's Southern Star band about 6 years earlier (around 1979) and also in "Gold Rush", and also in The Bushwackers 2 years earlier (around 1983) and about 2 years later he would go on to play with Dragon, (around 1987) and after that he would also put together his own solo band. And in between those gigs, he would also do large stints, playing with Phil in the Emmanuel brother's duet. He grew up doing that, so it must have been second nature to him and the cornerstone of his career. I once followed them all the way up the East Coast of Australia, Byron Bay, Lismore, Ballina, etc going to all their shows, and on one occasion when they were opening for the Shadows. Tommy once joked in the introduction to a song, that I'd been to more of their gigs than he had. The last time I saw an Emmanuel Brothers show in was in December 2010 in Sydney, when they were doing the 50 year anniversary tour, across Australia, and in some locations overseas. And I was going to see them again in 2018 where they would be doing an Emanuel brother's gig and also with Phil contributing to a Tommy Fingerstyle 4 day workshop, but sadly that was just before Phil passed away. Had Phil lived, I'm sure they would have been doing Emmanuel Brother's gigs until they were as old as Les Paul or Segovia.

[@petertoluzzi2487]

@@mikmop So where are your audio recordings???

[@mikmop]

@@petertoluzzi2487 I gave them to a barrister friend of mine, Paul Hedman, to make copies of, and he said he would give them back shortly thereafter. That was about 25 years ago. He's still telling me he will give them back at some point. Maybe he will one day, I dunno. Slackness can be a mysterious thing. If I had them, large portions of them would be on KZbin by now, as they offer a really good insight into the progression of Tommy's arranging style. I should have made copies myself, before lendng them out. Tape only lasts for about 30 or 35 years before totally degrading, so at the very least, it would be criminal to not digitally preserve them for that reason alone. I think I may actually have kept one tape, but it's buried in a pile of old cassette tapes. I have moved house few times since then. It was a really good tape, as it had Tommy doing a much longer solo bracket than he normally did. He did the Chet Atkins' version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow in dropped D, which precedes Tommy's own original arrangement in C. The cascading harmonics were note-for-note accurate, according to Chet's arrangement on his album "Chet Atkins goes to the movies". I coincidentally had Chet's songbook to that album with that arrangement notated in tablature, but the album was very hard to find. So Tommy playing it note-for-note was a godsend, in helping me work out that arrangement. I had asked Tommy once in a guitar workshop the bros did a few years earlier, if he would consider doing an entirely solo fingerstyle guitar act, and he said he wasn't sure how commercially viable that would be, as far as pub gigs go. And I think performing at concert halls was probably a distant dream for him at that time. The bros used to do this duet tune called Timbuktu, that sounded like a precursor to Countrywide. And Tommy did some solo tunes that sounded like embryonic versions of tunes he later recorded. It was a funny show, cos he had a bit too much to drink and was telling politically incorrect jokes, lol. Still, when you are in your 20s, you're a totally different person to the person you become when you mature. Hey, are you the D&D Peter Toluzzi by any chance? The one who played Sky's version of Toccata at a party, in the early 80's. You might be someone else, otherwise, it's a small world.

[@alexjames1146]

I used to go to those shows too. It's all a bit different now.

[@Paul197A]

I wasn’t at this show but I was at a very similar one. They were brilliant

[@rollin19]

His brother Phil was an amazing guitarist!

[@andrewweatherhead4127]

1st time I saw them was in goldrush at theProspect Hill Hotel in Kew, Melbourne. Tommy played drums. Then came and did the 1 guitar 4 hands to close the show with Phil. Way back in the day.

[@LukeMaynard]

Also, that little harmonic flourish at 21:47 is pure Lenny Breau, and as a Canadian especially I'm thrilled to hear Tommy style-drop him like that on the fly.

[@shreddykreuger7783]

Do you know what song he's playing there?

[@merlepatterson]

Phil was a madman with hands on fire.

[@cratecruncher6687]

I'd never seen Tommy and Phil in their '80s bemulletted phase. They were just as hammy back then but what a couple of entertainers! Thank you for uploading this.

[@whythesadface]

I saw them quite a lot during '85 and '86 as they played at my local and to be honest, I got sick of them. I ended up playing a lot of pool.

[@cratecruncher6687]

@@whythesadface Right. For as much as I respect their talent and work ethic, Tommy's routine can get stale quickly. Still, I'm sure you're proud of him and the fame he has achieved. I live in Austin and still remember Stevie Ray Vaughn playing the local dives and thinking it all sounding the same after the first set!

[@whythesadface]

Your absolutely correct. I always found his brother Phil to be more enjoyable, not better, because he served the song and the musicians he played with. Tommy can do that and we see it mainly when he does duos with the likes of Molly Tuttle.

[@lafreeway]

Man, I saw them in Nashville at the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society in the late 90's and I thought they were unbelievable. This is better than unbelievable, whatever that is.

[@newnoggin2]

They play everything better than the originals.

[@roadie3124]

Phis was brilliant. He could play anything, and he did it very cleanly and faster than most. I think that it was all fun for him and not a serious career. He did love The Shadows and Hank Marvin.

[@sugarmama212]

MIND OFFICIALLY BLOWN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Njihdvoje]

Thank you for sharing this!! It's so nice and funny see them especially in early days. And there are not so many videos out there like this one, so this is really gold :)

[@jimmybare3026]

These guys had to start playing before they could walk and talk to get this good! SON!👍

[@gerryward5592]

Just about.

[@stevepethel6843]

Love this 2 talented complementary musical brothers... Tommy reminds me a bit of Paul Mcartney back in the post. Beatles days...clowning moving around and that hair style and mannerisms and even his face at times. Hey is this a standard. Guitar and his big brother playing baritone? A big brother couldn't ask for a better RHYTHM BAND section to jam over. That was some good PLAYING by big brother rockin out and making those strings sustain perfectly.

[@callet4]

Love it 😍 so nice to see you guys too gather wow

[@TheSharkyoz]

used to see these guys heaps at the Pennant Hills inn (the penno), they were always great

[@OPIXdotWORLD]

greengate hotel killara...x14 monday nights in a row 1985...we were blessed to see them so often

[@TheSharkyoz]

@@OPIXdotWORLD "kiddie's corner" rofl

[@evaadams8298]

The “Penno”.... only in Australia LOVE it 😍👏👏👏🇦🇺