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<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Tommy-emmanuel ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/tommy-emmanuel Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “I can't walk away, so I've come back to do the thing I know how to do best, which is play”: Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival announces 2026 lineup ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/2026-eric-clapton-crossroads-festival-announced SuYnntMvQBPMB9uCMmtp4N Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:07:13 +0000 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:32:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They’ve raised the bar, stretched the boundaries and won the ears and hearts of the young generation”: Tommy Emmanuel names the emerging players who are flying the flag for a new era of Americana and bluegrass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-names-the-players-pushing-the-boundaries-of-americana n3xUvArxy4gg2dZJtYtZgA Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:01:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He said, ‘You think I’m old. Don’t you ever hold back onstage again”: Tommy Emmanuel on the time Les Paul baited him into bringing his A-game to a jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitars/tommy-emmanuel-on-les-paul-baiting-him-into-bringing-his-a-game-to-the-stage NsiarNTgEghG7feAFn8aTG Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:19:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Every time you put the capo on wrong, you pull the guitar out of tune”: Do you put your capo on ‘incorrectly’? Tommy Emmanuel says this is the correct way to do it – and it could save your tuning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-says-this-is-the-correct-way-to-put-on-a-capo 3vxLRoFNHiiqiaMZHGjZoM Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:53:51 +0000 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 14:10:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “She gets on the intercom and says, ‘There's a boy from Australia here to see you.’ I hear him say, ‘Is he a fingerpicker?’” Tommy Emmanuel knocked on the door of his biggest guitar hero – and ended up jamming with him ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-on-meeting-chet-atkins yLtpDUFR3MVy4pGBgHCrLD Mon, 21 Jul 2025 16:02:29 +0000 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:22:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s really weird, being a teacher at Berklee College of Music: 400 students asking questions – I’m the instructor, and I’m the only one there who can’t read”: How Tommy Emmanuel deals with his lack of music theory – and when it lets him down ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-on-music-theory ejJ9JZeYsNvd5ZQ2aHJWzN Thu, 15 May 2025 17:17:37 +0000 Wed, 21 May 2025 10:28:25 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Eric’s standing there drinking an orange juice. He looks at me and says, ‘Been doing this a while, have you?’” When Eric Clapton saw an up-and-coming Tommy Emmanuel play for the first time ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-on-that-time-he-saw-eric-clapton-watching-him-play DdofrTDCeZDrNyS8aJ2XHC Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:56:25 +0000 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 10:22:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Being a guitar player is a way of life. Everything comes down to commitment": Tommy Emmanuel explains the difference between being a guitarist and a guitar player ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-the-difference-between-a-guitarist-and-a-guitar-player 774DbWuw3VC8ixy4aqDveQ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:38:03 +0000 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:16:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In that last year of his life, I said to him one night, ‘Les, I don't know, but I swear, you're playing better than you were last year’”: Tommy Emmanuel recalls his final moments with guitar legend Les Paul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/tommy-emmanuel-recalls-his-final-moments-with-guitar-legend-les-paul yEE9XFBstzGYfzd7dfX6HB Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:55:21 +0000 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:21:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m always true to the melody but I try to do something unique with it. That makes it sound like me, even if it’s a Paul McCartney or John Lennon song”: Tommy Emmanuel on the art of arrangement, performance and why there’s no shortcut to virtuosity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tommy-emmanuel-tips-for-acoustic-guitar Xqy9LSAsbanBkyjmtu95wG Mon, 26 Aug 2024 09:15:00 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 09:02:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I heard the Rolling Stones, they sounded like a bad high school band to me. I didn't get it”: Tommy Emmanuel explains how a love of Chet Atkins meant he initially struggled to understand The Rolling Stones and Beatles hype ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-talks-about-not-understanding-the-rolling-stones-hype F7nm6SQceEyfJf439cJusb Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:32:55 +0000 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 09:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “All arrangements have phrases where you encounter string squeak. You’ve got to practice a lot more. You’ve got to play that thing a thousand times. There are no shortcuts or easy ways. There’s only getting it right”: TommyEmmanuel on acoustic perfection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tommy-emmanuel-accomplice-two yrGfADwutebwUBYFurBfX9 Sat, 08 Jun 2024 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 10:00:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When I struggle with live sound, I think, ‘Oh God, I can play so much better when I’m just in a room and I can hear myself…’ But that’s when I dig in and try harder”: Tommy Emmanuel and Molly Tuttle give a tone, technique and touring masterclass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/tommy-emmanuel-molly-tuttle-acoustic-guitar-video-masterclass-interview Uu6vZc3bhh2TEzhYj676Rf Wed, 03 Apr 2024 13:37:06 +0000 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 09:55:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a beautiful floating technique”: Watch Molly Tuttle and Tommy Emmanuel share the secrets of their right-hand technique and banjo-inspired rhythms in this acoustic guitar video masterclass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/molly-tuttle-tommy-emmanuel-acoustic-masterclass xocEVbeXABPcoFe7NApXQU Thu, 08 Feb 2024 18:25:14 +0000 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:47:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ "When you practice the skills enough, one day, just like magic, the skills turn into music": Tommy Emmanuel's thumbpicking masterclass ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tommy-emmanuel-thumbpicking-masterclass YM6uayXpphRHuFnksxJuM6 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:32:22 +0000 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:56:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Brian May, James Burton, Arielle, Christone "Kingfish" Ingram and 11-year-old Britain's Got Talent star Harry Churchill rock Johnny B. Goode ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/james-burton-tribute-show-johnny-b-goode 5HVmFxar3ndvzMKr8To5th Mon, 05 Jun 2023 15:10:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Dawes starts an acoustic jam with Tommy Emmanuel on live TV – in the wrong tuning – but styles it out like a boss ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/mike-dawes-tommy-emmanuel-tuning-live-on-TV 4rvpXHsWC2EhJUtWimmnyb Wed, 17 May 2023 11:18:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel pay tribute to Jeff Beck with a heartfelt acoustic fingerstyle performance of Cause We've Ended As Lovers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-live-jeff-beck-tribute 7Q9q2a2pg7d23tBMzSQzmC Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:26:50 +0000 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 12:52:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mike Dawes: “Guitar right now is heavily edited, very engineered to engage, snippets of sound – the result is music that doesn’t sound like a journey” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/mikes-dawes-accomplice-series-vol-3 QQCGYN7r3zbHo4RcmMUsPN Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:34:45 +0000 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 12:35:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Hear Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes' spellbinding acoustic cover of The 1975's Be My Mistake ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-mike-dawes-1975 bNuDjRHpc9QeRc6CzudRun Wed, 21 Sep 2022 21:55:22 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel tear it up on Steve Vai's custom, Strat-style Ibanez JEM – with Vai on rhythm guitar ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-shred-steve-vai-ibanez-jem NthVZyVdDa8AHauXbKE6z5 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:04:40 +0000 Mon, 05 Sep 2022 11:54:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ From serene acoustic duets to sizzling drop-tuned action: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/serene-acoustic-sizzling-drop-tracks-week 3GMDioWYwJQZQLRytG7AVc Sat, 06 Aug 2022 07:03:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes’ thrilling acoustic cover of Nirvana’s Smells Like Teen Spirit ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-mike-dawes-smells-like-teen-spirit nehi4SXNic4vhcsy7vPJ9d Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:00:26 +0000 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 13:22:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 pro guitarists who broke strings onstage – and how they recovered ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/guitarists-who-broke-strings-onstage Xuio3XjozJXKoVBH7ji89c Tue, 24 May 2022 15:22:14 +0000 Wed, 25 May 2022 09:13:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Slash, Zakk Wylde, John McLaughlin and more wish Neal Schon a happy birthday ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/neal-schon-birthday-message 9QVnumM8nBqThkLemSPyAV Thu, 03 Mar 2022 20:42:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel and Mike Dawes give Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit a virtuosic acoustic makeover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-mike-dawes-nirvana ymzT8suNWx73fSen7szqWC Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:51:34 +0000 Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:48:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gibson, Jared James Nichols to host Guitars For Vets benefit concert featuring Lzzy Hale, Tommy Emmanuel, Tesla's Frank Hannon and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/gibson-nichols-hale-guitars-4-vets-concert W33BFYncgnU3VEJ5phhSc Thu, 11 Nov 2021 21:14:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Steve Stine conjure incredible tones with the Maton EBG808TE acoustic and AP5 PRO pickup system ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-steve-stine-conjure-incredible-tones-with-the-maton-ebg808te-acoustic-and-ap5-pro-pickup-system bA8YgCeSZX7hjCi4ippuRJ Tue, 19 Oct 2021 19:56:22 +0000 Tue, 19 Oct 2021 20:29:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ Steve Vai announces Vai Academy 6.0, featuring Nuno Bettencourt, Guthrie Govan, Yvette Young, Billy Sheehan and more ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/steve-vai-vai-academy-6 3WXxTFT4ZUvnTMLhSv6W2j Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:02:55 +0000 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 17:06:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ From extreme-metal riff fests to A-list acoustic collabs: here are this week's essential guitar tracks ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/essential-tracks-extreme-metal-to-acoustic-collabs 5zMyL2GZAjWQwJXjMFRGHD Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:47:12 +0000 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 16:49:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel announces new EP with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, shares first single Flatt Did It ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-announces-new-ep-with-rob-ickes-and-trey-hensley-shares-first-single-flatt-did-it rP6WC7AiC9DAEigEzkcm4c Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:23:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel set to sell signature Maton acoustics and a 1945 Martin D-18 via new Reverb Shop ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-set-to-sell-signature-maton-acoustics-and-a-1945-martin-d-18-via-new-reverb-shop Phwh32VvV5Q8oTs8uZzS4Z Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:39:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ 15 of the greatest all-star guitar teachers ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/15-of-the-best-all-star-guitar-teachers BpsiGWeXwRMkaAdbFxMpDd Tue, 20 Oct 2020 14:22:33 +0000 Mon, 26 Oct 2020 12:09:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel: "90% of these songs were recorded in one take!" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-90-of-these-songs-were-recorded-in-one-take hQyHjo6oqob5Ab2ymHfHFo Thu, 30 Jul 2020 10:03:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ 12 mind-blowing guitarists reveal the techniques they struggled to master, and how you can improve your guitar playing faster ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/features/12-mind-blowing-guitarists-reveal-the-techniques-they-struggled-to-master-and-how-you-can-improve-your-guitar-playing-faster tAHKpx2T4UZfCLhkGJhm2G Wed, 06 May 2020 12:20:56 +0000 Mon, 22 Jun 2020 17:20:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Bonamassa, Tommy Emmanuel (on electric guitar) and Josh Smith shred the blues on a boat ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-joe-bonamassa-tommy-emmanuel-on-electric-guitar-and-josh-smith-shred-the-blues-on-a-boat EiZnq23GQr8icskEFBXCka Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:23:13 +0000 Wed, 18 Mar 2020 16:35:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel has a new signature acoustic guitar - and it isn't a Maton ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-teams-with-larrivee-on-a-new-signature-acoustic-guitar fcBn38m6LukWFRJNVkALWT Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:15:35 +0000 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 21:26:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel: "You don’t have to fill up every millisecond with sound and noises - I let the audience fill in the gaps" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/tommy-emmanuel-you-dont-have-to-fill-up-every-millisecond-with-sound-and-noises-i-let-the-audience-fill-in-the-gaps rrpAtPf3NPE5PWyrLphvyP Thu, 05 Dec 2019 14:23:06 +0000 Thu, 09 Jan 2020 11:55:19 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel Duet with Young Ukulele Prodigy on “Classical Gas” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-tommy-emmanuel-duet-with-young-ukulele-prodigy-on-classical-gas rKmTEWBAqoXtRewjqroD9U Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:51:56 +0000 Thu, 11 Jun 2020 11:33:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ Thematic Development, and the Bridge of “T.E. Ranch” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tommy-emmanuel-lesson 4cpB4PBrb3tTkahyfZauWH Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:57:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to Fingerpick Like Chet Atkins ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/how-to-fingerpick-like-chet-atkins bRwnHgPX9oPijW8fdd6uHK Fri, 05 Apr 2019 16:09:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles Play “Somewhere" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-tommy-emmanuel-and-john-knowles-play-somewhere NYKPAxr5wMVzkDpG2BACaK Thu, 21 Mar 2019 20:16:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles Play “I Can’t Stop Loving You” ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/watch-tommy-emmanuel-and-john-knowles-play-i-cant-stop-loving-you rtPbk8HAsFARqDAV87dSz5 Tue, 12 Mar 2019 21:02:41 +0000 Thu, 14 Mar 2019 19:31:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel Announces New U.S. Tour Dates ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-announces-new-us-tour-dates nSPJQGqpiqpCYz7jAHrvbT Wed, 27 Feb 2019 15:03:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel's "One Christmas Night" ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/acoustic-nation-tommy-emmanuels-one-christmas-night-video RsMcmtUMQ9VgBRb4StvnaT Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:12:00 +0000 Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:12:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles Premiere "How Deep Is Your Love" Performance Video ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-and-john-knowles-premiere-how-deep-is-your-love-performance-video nuzPNLCGJcs9xVzkq6zQ7e Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:11:13 +0000 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:36:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel and John Knowles Announce Collaborative Instrumental Album, ‘Heart Songs’ ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/news/tommy-emmanuel-and-john-knowles-announce-collaborative-instrumental-album-heart-songs 2o9K62SbMTb7oqcPpYdcZL Mon, 29 Oct 2018 16:01:00 +0000 Wed, 31 Oct 2018 16:28:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Watch Joe Satriani, Tommy Emmanuel and Phil Collen Play the Blues ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/watch-joe-satriani-tommy-emmanuel-and-phil-collen-jam-g4-experience 2Lg7D78o9aPTpqwMvcTqeP Mon, 16 Jul 2018 15:27:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Modifying a Picking Pattern to Accentuate a Melody ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/acoustic-nation/tommy-emmanuel-lesson-modifying-picking-pattern-accentuate-melody Xpu33Gep7m8hk68NTmmTaG Wed, 27 Jun 2018 16:09:05 +0000 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:02:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Tommy Emmanuel Master Class: Exclusive Tips on Fingerpicking, Flatpicking, Harp Harmonics and More ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/tommy-emmanuel-master-class-exclusive-tips-fingerpicking-flatpicking-harp-harmonics-more xuVWE9Pz4fvbdim3CvEWpi Fri, 15 Jun 2018 16:01:22 +0000 Wed, 23 Oct 2019 21:27:24 +0000