Tommy Emmanuel: One Mint Julep - RARE

Here's a little New Year's cocktail for you, one of the rare opportunities to watch my dear friend Tommy Emmanuel playing the rhythm and blues classic "One Mint Julep". You won't find this too often on KZbin. Taken from his performance at the 3rd annual Tommy Emmanuel Guitar Festival in Rietberg/Germany, August 2006, I had the pleasure to be invited to with the Hot Club of Nashville. Happy 2009, everybody!
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[@punishr36]

How nice for this guy to stop by and visit this planet!

[@SualcGMAIL]

Still perfect today

[@sara092]

Tommy Emmanuel + Maton = Classic

[@marqy007]

I. I. I. just can't get tired of this riffle of Tommy!!! Such stunning command of the strings! Love him!

[@flatoutt1]

each of these playings should be recorded for the people on earth as legacy to them because each one is priceless. we way undervalue the worth of these performances .

[@HooverIlave]

wow.... no one could eve have more groove flowing than the master! T.E. is the best!

[@ChristophHenrici]

That’s absolute freedom of expression, with so much so say....

[@MsMusicman56]

This how u adlib. Proud to call a fellow Aussie

[@stephenjones241]

The groove this man has is unreal ...

[@marqy007]

I loved this guy the first time I saw him!! Other than his stunning virtuosity on the git, which often brings rightful tears of sorrow and joy and everything betwixted, his facial and body lingo are sooooo tied to his tuneage, the aura of the piece he's playing is always happily displayed. I sincerely hope that generations hence will appreciate this master. Long live Tommy E. !!

[@sukhoi344]

I've just been on his show, he is an explosive man

[@appetitefordynamite]

Damn, Tommy makes me late for EVERYTHING!!!!

[@steeler3258]

i become more and more amazed with every video!

[@StephenBrennanGuitar]

oh..far to go. far to go

[@teteakhiangte2449]

Keep that leg moving Tommy

[@noelmeehan]

We know there is the word "genious" to describe that. But unfortunately there are no words to describe what kind of being this rareness is... damn.

[@frncvnll]

Incredible Tommy....Wonderful +359

[@marqy007]

Comprehending this master-class piece would need the descriptive words that are better reserved for a word-smith of a musical discipline greater than mine...but in lay-terms...this man Tommy, so taken by the music...every and ever-flowing musical muscle in his body...all his passionately expressive expressions...all tied up sooo beautifully! Long live Tommy E

[@hillbillymanjackson]

holy shit!just about time I think I have seen it all, I find another vid of Tommy tearing it up.Going in feb to see him for the 2nd time.Cant wait. God bless te and his family.

Yep he is. I can't imagine anyone better. :)

[@messyvessy24]

the ending..wow, that was legit haha hell, the whole thing was haha!

[@KjartanHaugen]

Worlds best guitarist! no doubt

[@punishr36]

Funny thing is, its Tommy that could have calibrated Chet. Going to see him in May and cant wait.

[@steveyraynelson]

I've seen Tommy twice at the Chet Atkins Festival in Nashville, and it amazes me that this is an acoustic guitar! How much can you do with an acoustic, I USED to think...wow.

[@mattapplegate]

Love this! Thanks Pat. Berguson and fries and all.

[@verityandstu]

Utterly riveting!

[@ChrisDan915]

way cool

[@tarcarion]

Hi Pat, Tommy played this last night in Elizabethtown, KY. A rare treat indeed. The workshop's today. Thanks so much for the post.

[@spatialfrance]

A lot of incredible riffs and other things. Bravissimo.

[@marqy007]

Stunning is all I can muster!!!

[@Gimli650]

I think that he is the best wood guitar player alive.

[@frncvnll]

Tommy is the BEST

[@SualcGMAIL]

Perfect!!!

[@HongGiaQuyenLaPhuSon]

the one and only TE!

[@RMAN923]

Excellent Pat.......Tommy is in a class by himself and you are really close by.

[@karemsecret]

hi pat. THIS is a real opportunity for me to listen to this... tommy is flying i don't know where between blues and jazz, and it's just simply magic.;. many many thanks...

[@cast390]

A true world class pro!!

[@psilonautika]

Wow! Phenomenal version! +_+

[@noelmeehan]

If you see an amazing performance by somebody who is nearly touching the heaven's sky, then you remember you cannot call that guy "God" because there is Tommy. And obviously Tommy tries to teach God how to play the guitar.

[@dikkebanne]

he 's a lot like mick fleetwood ....you can not denie the love they express for the sound of their instruments they really love their instrument

[@amphionification]

That's fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[@vincentlamech108]

my bad i meant Ultimate Classical Gas Medley with Strings every Tommy fan has to see this

[@vincentlamech108]

Wow great version! There is a performance Tommy did at the 2008 festival, every Tommy fan should see type Ultimate Classical Gas Experience and omg i wish i was there. But thanks for the post

[@jimclarke1108]

Legend

[@MarcBrewer]

Lovely - most of the Tommy stuff one sees is him playing multiple parts very fast, and a lot of sins can be covered up by fast playing. So it is great to see him go slow and tasteful on this classic Rudy Toombs song.

[@asandiegoguy]

Been watching Tommy videos since 2005 and have been to two of his shows here in San Diego. But if I poke around on youtube a bit, I can always find something I've never seen before - like One Mint Julep! Makes you wonder how much he can play that we never get a chance to hear. And what's with this audience sitting on their hands most of the song?

[@MrUsaer]

When you hear the sound of those notes and see how much he became one with the song, I think that you just want to absorb it all without any outside noise and distractions. Just one of those special performances.

[@marqy007]

@robert ward..I think the audience was numbed by Tommys barrage of mesmerizing musicality...I know my slack jaw was on the floor in an instant...

[@jimirsaysbuddy]

I mean really, does anyone have more fun playing than Tommy? I hate to quote Macauley Culkin but, "I don't think so!"

[@MrUsaer]

At 2:13 Im looking all over the stage for Harpo Marx. Wow!

[@charlesweeks5027]

He makes his guitar sound like a harp he's unique

[@lynettekomidar]

an old Etta Baker song, great

[@clydehrichards]

yep

[@elec165]

Not too shabby ! lol

[@Dagrond]

Five minutes of honey.

[@geetarwanabe]

harmonic at 5th, and he bends the neck forward to make the tone dip, kind of like a tremelobar

[@ocean911]

Plz someone pick up my jaw. Its on the floor somewhere.....

[@pinknblues1]

Hi Pat this is so cool, I hope you dont mind my video response of Tommy playing the song quite differently -hope to catch you on the road somewhere Andy

[@mburch1974]

lol he made that thing sound like a harp in some bars hehe

[@birddogsforever9135]

The hair is too good here....

[@SIXXION]

Maybe it's something to do with.. well.. doesn't Emmanuel in fact translate ' God is among us' ? At least that's what the gospel writes when Jesus was born..

[@TadRapidly]

I can do that, I just don't want to. I'm lying. That's a lie.

[@coxestes]

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