18 Sep 2017

First song: Tommy Emmanuel

From Afternoons, 1:09 pm on 18 September 2017

Our first song today is being played by an internationally recognised guitar virtuoso who was initially taught to play by his mother at age 4.  By the time he turned 6 he was a professional musician playing rhythm guitar in the family touring band.   He's been a member of a number of well known bands over the last few decades, including almost seven years as a touring member of Dragon, but he best known for his solo work which has earned him two Australian ARIA awards, he's also a four-time winner of Australia's Best Guitarist award.

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel Photo: Supplied

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