Tommy Emmanuel live at Merlefest.....May 1st 2016

I recently deleted this video from You tube by accident.it had over 66,000 views...So here it is again...sorry 'bout that,,,,,,,

[@johnmetcalf1210]

He's not just one of the best musician / guitarists in the world... He's also one of the best guys you'll ever meet.

[@gabrielbryant4631]

I love him but actually u are wrong he has a very rude and obnoxious side but who cares he is awesome

[@rickbrosseau1162]

Yes this man is talented. But there is no ONE best guitarist in the World! Musicians are as varied and unique as a Snowflake! Tommy Emmanuel' s brother Phil Emmanuel was very very talented as a Guitarist and taught his younger brother Tommy Emmanuel! Chet Atkins was also a very talented guitarist. And alot of songs Tommy Plays were played by Chet Atkins AND CHET INFLUENCED TOMMY AND WAS HIS IDOL GROWING UP. CHET WAS A HUMBLE MAN AND HELPED SO MANY GUITARISTS. Guitarists simply are expressing themselves and what is in their hearts! Please take some time to listen to THESE Guitarists : John Williams playing the classical guitar song: "ASTURIAS" then listen to these other guitarists Andre Segovia , Jimmy Hendricks, Carlos Santana, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, Carlos Montoya, Glenn Campell, George Benson, Joe Pass, Kenney Burrell, Jose Feliciano, Wes Montgomery, FRANO ( he copies every lick of Tommy Emmanuel) John Williams playing Cavatina and playing other beautiful classical pieces. Then tell me if you can WHO is the best guitarist in the Whole World? The answer is there is none.

[@pls_explain9608]

@@rickbrosseau1162 you can’t possibly reason with somebody who knows it all 🫤

[@bensiemens7431]

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[@gertnood]

@@rickbrosseau1162 Well rick, the OP did not say he was the BEST, he said "one of the best", which is far different, and it is pretty hard to argue that TE is not "one of the best". Do you have any more important philosophical insights for us all? And yes, there are other talented guitarists in the world, thank you so much for that vital tidbit.

[@babanggagan5720]

Always feel sick and idiot after watching his performance though i'm a guitarist too. Thank you Mr. Emmanuel for living on earth.

[@freeleonardpeltier2285]

I HEAR YOU... Always Amaizing... Like fine wine, gets better with age. DAMN...

[@gertnood]

We definitely should be thankful that he chose this planet.

[@toamataafa9463]

The best ever..Mr Tommy Emmanuel. RIP Phil🙏thank you for sharing Peter..Aloha🤙. Cheers🍷.

[@gerrymcdonald6194]

BEST I HAVE EVER SEEN, and I have seen MANY! Absolutely the BEST. Watching him in concert leaves you AGAW!! Worth every dollar AND MORE. Know that having seen him you have experienced a GENIUS of music .. (absolutely no exaggeration in that at all).

[@grahampearse2857]

It was my pleasure to meet this extraordinary Australian and extraordinary guitarist o n several occasions in the 80s and 90s. This just proves he continues to get better with age and is a musician of the grandest order. Keep on inspiring us all Tommy. ... And thank you for each and every note.

[@rickrodrigues2219]

Tommy Emmanuel "The Wildman from down under" ...uninhibited & probably the best guitarist on the planet! Great entertainer & comedian...& part time singer!

[@warrenjames5203]

The leading acoustic guitarist in the World. I met Tommy once at the Kirra pub...played at a small gig with his brother Phil.

[@thedolphin5428]

The tone of his instruments always, always, comes through so clean and crisp. It sounds like you are INSIDE the soundbox! He is such an excellent soundman. Also, I've never known a professional guitarist who tunes so well and so often. Some players think it unprofessional to tweak tuning during a performance. But this ignores the discomfort a listener with a good ear will feel. I have never heard a string out of tune. He tunes them back in BEFORE noticeable! Tommy is such a perfectionist at every level, and it shows.

[@coryCuc]

You're absolutely right. Listening to him talk about what he does prior to going on stage and the expectation he sets for himself is literal perfection. Every note he wants perfect and it shows.

[@stringbender57]

Without a doubt one of the best guitarists and entertainers in the history of music! I always get a BIG smile on my face and haven't a worry in the world while watching and listening to Tommy! Pure genius! 👏🏼🎶👍🏻

[@mickeyscott1054]

Chet Atkins said that Tommy is one of the most aggressive players he has met. CGP

[@drquantum6548]

He's gotta be one of the best guitar players ever

[@lomate1963]

Dr Quantum yep 👍🏻

[@MrDaiseymay]

yep--but he must stop showing off like he's still a teenager---we KNOW your great Tommy.

[@urkosh]

then it will be someone else, not Tommy. Tommy-teenager - that's why we love him!

[@Thumbpicker1]

I don't think he can help it. The music just jumps into him and starts moving...

[@4466svenjohnpetrucci]

can you smell the jealousy?

[@Anonymoose]

Tommy has an utterly mind blowing ability to seguey from one song to another, and even one genre to another, without even a blink! And you don't even know he did it until he's already done it! He totally cracked me up on Classical Gas! He was on a totally different planet! And I admit that Windy and Warm made my eyes water a little. It's where *I* started, too. When Chet hit me with that, back in the 60s, it was THE challenge, and I had no choice but to figure out how he did it. It took me most of a year, but it opened up a whole new world of fingerpicking for me. Thanks for sharing this with those of us who couldn't be there!

[@waynespeirs1024]

A breath taking performance. This guy's timing is fabulous. I find it hard to believe that all this sound is coming from one man.

[@coryCuc]

I love the "they hardly ever do encores" because the scheduling between bands is so tight. But this is Tommy Freaking Emmanuel....yeah...we'll make an exception!! lol

[@johnnyguitar1100]

The best in the world. All of our guitar hero's can't do this. The absolute best!

[@suniram1]

It is so nice to see Tommy playing. He is enjoying every minute :-)

[@vyvynylification]

when he was younger he was a machine compared to now. He himself said he thinks he was a better player back then, but plays with more feeling now. And I do agree. he seems, to enjoy it even more and makes the crowd more a part of it! so lovely!

[@shokthemonkey]

Again, it’s seldom seen, such a joy, such a fun A blast of happy moods hits ya when listening AND seeing this guy perform. His Sound, his ability to play, his groove…all awesome and great but above all this it’s the joy and fun he spreads ans surely has while playing. I love this too, like many of you. It’s great to have him in the time that we live in. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@77goanywhere]

Plays every instrumental part of a Beatles song including the drums, and does it with palpable joy and pleasure Amazing!

[@epipick]

I've seen him live 3 times and he blew me away each time. Great player and a great guy.

[@TheAvenstar]

I'm in my mid-70's -- Don't know a guitar from a kazoo -- but I know great musicianship when I hear it! And I just gotta hear this MAN in person before I die. He has to be the greatest guitarist of all time -- better than Segovia! Better than any of the Romero's!

[@andrewfrancis7739]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@1000000trs]

woh, all that energy all that ease; I don't know... one minute a serenade the like of which you think could not come from a guitar, the next a volcanic fire storm in center of which is an atomic metronome. Like only a handful of others, Tommy Emmanuel redefines "Virtuosity". And his codas, like in this instance, are out of this world; somehow original yet inevitable, dazzling yet exact, sophisticated yet primal, such that the brain says " _Yes, that's exactly how it is supposed to be!_ "

[@johnnyguitar1100]

Tommy....you are the greatest who ever lived.

[@marqy007]

I love how Tommy shows how it's absolutely done!!!!

[@johnny4blues]

His Classical Gas is devastating...!! Great guitarist, great guy, so talented and yet so humble. Thank you for posting this gem.

[@avahastings3240]

He has found his gift,and it's great! Love it!!!!!!

[@waynebrock6649]

Peter Bloodwin, you're ok on the camera. Thank you for recording Tommy playing. I enjoyed the video. God Bless You

[@rickrife9636]

First song I ever really learned to play back in 1968. But nowhere near this. Awesome compilation. Tommy is unreal

[@enkianthus]

There is such joy in his playing, you can't help smiling and tapping feet, hands, and nodding head

[@plumhunter9158]

One of my guitar gods...

[@user-on5lb9ew9x]

Tommy, I love you !!!

[@nostalgicguitars]

I have seen Tommy in Germany : he is a fabulous guitarist

[@josephcassano-composer4940]

thank you for posting this video! such a master of the guitar. never gets old!

[@Boreaser]

Still running Best In Show - not missing a g.d. half--note...!!! Still pouring his unique heart-medicine, vigorously AND graciously - all over the place.

[@jasoncavitt2043]

Tommy Emmanuel is up there with the jazz greats in terms of sheer technical proficiency, but I prefer his steel string attack over the more fluid effect of nylon strings. With the players I've seen, his percussiveness is second to none.

[@johnwarner3809]

Tommy is just so good, it dosent seem humanly possible what this man does on a guitar ,never will he be equalled.

[@JohnRaymondPeterson]

Glad you uploaded it again, thanks.

[@jeffmurphy101]

Tommy never ceases to amaze me ❤️🇮🇪🇮🇪

[@clarencestubbs1442]

One of the very best yet rather unknown outside the Music Community itself where he is well known & respected!

[@martintobin4609]

He's not Just a guitar 🎸 player: he's a musical genius!

[@williamsheppard3219]

I am in that crowd somewhere. One of the highlights of Merlefest when the sun came out.

[@izraelpadilla6879]

waaaooo que loco,,, tocas como los angeles black,,,, congratulations

[@judydutko8321]

Fabulous musician!!!

[@77goanywhere]

Angels pay double to watch Tommy play!

[@gent30x79]

Incredible -

[@eduardobernardesdemelo5636]

Esse Tommy Emmanuel the best wolrd! Valeuuu 😄

[@1973wildcatman]

My guitar is gently weeping after that for sure.

[@MeditationMusicFort2611]

Great pleasure.Fantastic.I pleasure to hearing this music.

[@theeaskey]

He's playing ,drums, rythym , and lead. Holy god,insane

[@donfilkins298]

the acoustic shredder !

[@gavinbrinck]

Tommy 6.0- best live show to date...

[@superwrench4]

He's having FUN. How do you not love that?

[@leonardclifford269]

I am a aussie guy who has known Tommy for many many years I still see Tommy in concert whenever he comes home . I rescently saw a vid on here from a recent show & his chops were still cutting it to the detractors YES there are some who like to TRY to run own genuine artists ! I don,t know why either perhaps ..jealousy ..envy I dn,t know BUT I just say Hey ..when you play guitar all your life for & with the greatest recording artist ( vocalist & others ) then venture out as an intrumentilst ...establish a loyal following of people who play & love the music of your chosen instrument ....you sell out concerts all over the EARTH & you keep both feet on the ground & your head n heart with other peoples concerns THEN YOU CAN CLICK THE THUMBS DOWN BUTTON TILL THEN GO AWAY & BE MISERABLE ELSEWHERE !

[@sk10132]

Leonard Clifford OO

[@gertnood]

Well said, anyone who has nothing better to do than find something to critique with this guy just doesn't get it. Here he has improvised and crammed together a 15 minute spot here that delivers a truckload of music and fun. Wish I was there. I was lucky to see him live here once and he is the real deal.

[@davec7759]

Tommy, he's a fucking genius. And he's from Oz, where so many musical genii have come from over the years.

[@larryrhindress2972]

We will be seeing Tommy in Sept. and I will confirm if there is trick camera work. What a gift he is to us!

[@Easternborders]

Love this Man

[@pierreconte3729]

Un vrai paganini de la guitare électro-acoustic Mr Tommy Emmanuel !!! Vraiment un grand de la guitare !!!!

[@davidlincoln6483]

Uh I’m in

[@peterwclemens7722]

speechless!!!!! brilliant :)

[@carpenterru]

спасибо мастеру Tommy . Это лучшее , что слышали мои уши . Мне 53 года. Мастеру Браво 1000000000 раз. Битлы со мной согласились бы.

[@joachimwillumsen9014]

This . Is. PERFECT!!!

[@ethanshephard]

This is simply amazing

[@GavinLovellguitar]

So cool tommy we Will see you play in Newcastle at the sage 22nd Jan 2017So looking forward to it

[@GavinLovellguitar]

Glen lightner 😎

[@topqualitycustomguitarsgui9089]

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[@lkj0822g]

You gotta feel for the guy waiting to go on next. LOL How do you follow that?

[@wheelie63]

agreed....................wb

[@erichgrosse2006]

Lee_CPA

[@milviaguillen6206]

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[@ebookpioneers]

Reminds me of the time Chuck Berry was the closing act of a show where Jerry Lee Lewis went on just before him and set his piano on fire at the end of his set, then walked into the wings and sarcastically said to Berry, "Follow _that_ killer."

[@seblewongelspath-tafessewo7904]

Lee_CPA Tommy was the last one I guess.

[@freeleonardpeltier2285]

Tommy, you have to come to Fargodome, Fargo nd.. I would die to see you in person. Rock On Buddy, Rock On.... AWESOME

[@Hollcall]

Da Tunder, froms Down under.......!

[@peergynt0302]

Master of the Acoustic Guitar

[@sergedrely2635]

Absolutely fabulous

[@ulfaxen546]

Amazing, your the best

[@peppende]

Congratulations to cameraman :D

[@rhino22ify]

Giuseppe Pende

[@reynaldocostaoficial528]

I love your acoustic guitar is perfect!!!

[@theseeker1237]

yes and he's getting better with age, wonder when he will peak?

[@D0g63rt]

I bet its all downhill after 70.

[@Irish00]

theseeker123 his playing will surely get slower with age :(

[@seblewongelspath-tafessewo7904]

theseeker123 Never. Music is a road that never ends.

[@allanwells4886]

He loves what he does. Goodonya Tommy.

[@jefersonsantos9753]

Grande mestre.. \M/

[@viktorkirilov9925]

superrrr yeees!!!!

[@franzzbrueck6643]

He's simply genious!

[@laszlosirsom]

just GREAT !!!

[@boydbc]

That's just unreal!

[@kemueljallores3646]

♥️

[@sodotnarirom5101]

Amazing

[@michaelbisk9311]

Totally Awesome !!!

[@topqualitycustomguitarsgui9089]

he is so talented! Great musician!cool！facebook.com/yoyo.zhangjie facebook.com/guitarsofchina/custom-made a guitar of your own!

[@michaeladamonis2620]

is he the best guitarist in the world or what???

[@michaeladamonis2620]

who plays 2 melodies at the same time?

[@kenteriklundin8317]

Wonderful music and god performance

[@user-ub5ks1so2c]

Это произведение искусства. Таких людей, мне кажется не существует. Но они есть, слава богу.

Outstanding performance but MY GAWD THAT SHIRT!!

[@kevinhoward7276]

According the Chet Adkins he is the best. I got the chance to meet him 10 years ago. Incredible mind

[@olnibru]

Einfach unglaublich.....guuuuuut!

[@davidbeck4038]

what can I say. Damn he is awesome

[@clintwhatley7981]

Tommy is a Beast

[@kyleh8500]

Flawless capo release!

[@HeardOperaHouse]

And that is how you play the "f" out of a guitar!!

[@paulballah5289]

THE BEST EVER

[@sergei8405]

Very nice!!!

[@anthem3560]

awesome

[@agusdhukun4283]

Main gitar yang seru luar biasa ... 😁

[@uncleslavaadeckvat1738]

Здорово!!!!

[@quaizeria]

천재........

[@gabrielalcina8319]

Un idolo

[@keithwigley1256]

Brilliant Tommy .. Have a listen to Kathys song cover Albert croak .... Finding my way home ... Shake my tree ... Croak time blues .... no woman no just a cold ... for the good times cover ... wake it up no 10 .. freight train and others?

[@jimclarke1108]

he is the best, and his brother

[@johnsee7269]

In the category of a master of the instrument: Chet Atkins, BB King, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Carlos Santana, etc.

[@duaneholcomb8408]

Ok your just showing off now ,, ha ha .damn he's good,,,,,,