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(2654) Brent
Fri, 1 February 2013 03:21:43 +0000

Hello Mr Emmanuel,

Thank for visiting Portland! My family, friends, and I really enjoyed the concert. I do have one question: you played a song that you said would be on your next album, and I was wondering, what was the name of that song? Forgive my interpretation if its incorrect, but the sound of the song was sort of dark, I think it had heavy, repetitive bass notes and made me think of open desert or some stark landscape. To me, it was one of the high points of the concert. Too general? Am I being unclear? I have no problem waiting for the next album to find out, but I am curious about the song. Thanks for the concert and the time you take to read messages. Cheers!

(2653) Michael Davis
Thu, 31 January 2013 23:10:30 +0000

Hi Tommy,

I just wanted to say thank you for sharing your gift and passion for the guitar. I've been playing since 13 years of age, and after all these years I consider myself to still be in the first or second grade skill wise. However, after watching numerous youtube videos of your concerts, interviews and workshops, at 57 years of age, I am totally re-inspired to learn fingerstyle and take it to the next level.

FYI - I bought two tickets(one for myself and one for my uncle) to see you perform in San Francisco next Friday, but the military flights don't fly there that often during the winter months. So, unfortunately, I had to get a refund...

Will you'll be playing in St. Louis, Missouri this year? If so, you can bet that I'll be in there!

Take care and again thank you for sharing so freely.

Mike Davis

(2652) Carolyn Brown
Thu, 31 January 2013 09:08:17 +0000

Tommy ...Your show at the Sunset Station Club Madrid was great and I really enjoyed your many talents with Guitar. Thanks again for a wonderful great night out in Las Vegas.








(2651) Zoot Sims
Wed, 30 January 2013 16:45:16 +0000

My first TE experience in Aspen, CO last night. Truly amazing...please come back again soon.

z

(2650) Todd Jernigan
Wed, 30 January 2013 05:10:35 +0000

Mr. Emmanuel, you are the greatest musician I have ever heard. Just started learning Angelina a few weeks ago and I love it. Keep writing these great songs. I would love to see you live. I listen to your CD everyday when I go to work and in my home. I love your work! You are truly an inspiration to me. I started out about 13 years ago playing rock and roll but I have been converted over the the classical style of playing. You make me love to play even more than ever. Thank you.

Todd Jernigan

(2649) Tigran
Wed, 30 January 2013 01:06:02 +0000

Hi Tommy,

My name is Tigran and I am a 33 year old young (heh) man working in the computer software industry, have a family, 2 kids...

I hope you will read my message and respond some time. Yes, it's very easy now to contact world class musicians like you, probably not as easy back in the days when the paper mail was sent by your friends to Chet on your behalf :)

You know, I never thought I would have an idol as I tend to be pragmatic and not idealize things but when I listened to your music for the first time last year and started following, I realized I was looking at a true musician, not only making word class music but also pure in heart and that was so obvious!

So, I got inspired and started playing the guitar (steel string acoustic) and playing violin for 7 years in the past helped me greatly to pick up quickly. I wish I played the guitar from the beginning :(

Now to the question that I was struggling with my whole musical life :)

From time to time, when I hear beautiful music (primarily your performances), I want to learn playing that music and start the process of learning it.
However by the time I overcome the mechanics and able to make it sound like music it becomes so usual to me (the beautiful cords, passages, embellishments etc...) that I don't enjoy it that much anymore and that is very sad, sometimes making me think that I'd better listen to it rather than learn.

What can I do to not "get tired" of the music and still learn it?

I appreciate your response in advance and looking forward to see you on the stage again (last time was a week ago in Portland, where I drove from Seattle just to get to your concert :) )

(2648) Terry McCorkle
Tue, 29 January 2013 21:46:29 +0000

The review states in part that Mr. Emmanuel is, "Recognized as the elite of the elite and arguably the greatest living acoustic guitar player...". In my opinion, which in this case I do not consider at all humble ( ;-) ), the word "arguably" should be eliminated. It's not simply because I believe that he (or you, if you are reading this) is technically brilliant in his execution of each and every song, and that he (or you, :-) ) was given an extraordinary gift of songwriting and uses it to its maximum potential, but it is his love of people and the great gifts he gives to us every time he appears onstage, and from what I have heard, in his workshops. The use of his popularity to promote up and coming young guitarists reflects this as well, and I know how grateful they must be for his help.
My wife Sandy and I were at the Birchmere on January 10th, and noting that Mr. Emmanuel might be seeing people after his performance there in a note from Gina I brought my guitar, a Breedlove, hoping that he might sign it for me. It was a last minute kind of thing and I regretted that I hadn't changed the strings in a while and was quite embarrassed when he not only signed it, but played a couple of licks on it. The reason the strings hadn't been changed was that every time I set out to change them I inevitably ended up playing it for a couple of hours instead, by which time I had other things to tend to (that's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Lol!). The guitar is sitting in front of me as I write this...and I think it is actually smiling! ;-) Thank you Mr. Emmanuel so very much for what you did for me. I know he is a very humble man and to him I know it's no big deal, but I also know, I believe, that he knows how much people such as myself appreciate what he may consider a small act of kindness.
I've been playing for 48 years now (hated that "F" chord when I was starting on my $15 Sears Silvertone archtop with the 1/4" action!) and I can't read music either! It was so nice to hear him say that. I've never been a "groupie" in any sense of the word. Again, the reason Mr. Emmanuel has made such an impression on me is that he gives of his whole self without reservation to his audience in each of his performances, in his writing, his playing, and his natural, not "put on" stage presence. It's as if he is playing just for you-and I believe he is. As you said that night at the Birchmere, learn it, perfect it, then bring it as a gift to others that you might enrich their lives. You, Mr. Emmanuel are a gift to the entire world. Thank you, from the depths of my being, for sharing your gifts with us.

Sincerely, and with Much Gratitude,

Terry McCorkle
Alexandria, Virginia

P.S.-You, Phil, Gina, and anyone else you have with you are always welcome in our humble (but paid off! :-) ) home. Really!

(2647) JCFNor
Tue, 29 January 2013 07:05:34 +0000

Hi,
Congratulations on your great show, and reviews from Las Vegas.
Just another day at work? hehe
I'm sure it was a kick to do Vegas, but I hope (for the sake of us guitar lovers) that you keep it to guest appearances.
In the meantime, it's back to the woodshed...
best regards,
J

(2646) andrew evans
Tue, 29 January 2013 06:18:38 +0000

G'day Tommy,just wanted to say thank you to you from the depths of my heart. I have been pretty sick for the last 4 months and am in hospital at the moment. The only thing that has kept me sane is looking at your music on you tube and writing down the list of songs of yours that I am determined to learn when in get well. I first saw you live 21 years ago when you played in a christian youth alive rally (my brother and I were blown away!) and have loved your music ever since.I have been playing guitar for 33 years and play my own music and many people have commented to me that I sound a bit like you (i always chuckle to myself!). I have never learnt to play any of your music until recently but since I discovered youtube (how fantastic it is) and learnt how to read tab, I have been learning some of your songs. Your music inspires me to be a better player and to play your songs is such an honor!! i to have 2 daughters and I am inspired to write a song for each of them as you did for yours. I love Angelina and I've aways thought of you especially! You are a legend and the best guitarist/performer on this planet by far.Keep the faith (saw the cross on your guitar and the word trust!) and God will continue to bless you and inspire your music. Thanks again and love to see you perform in Melbourne sometime soon so I can see you perform again. Would be so stoked to meet with you back stage and get your signature on my guitar would be fantastic!! You are a true guitar legend as Chet endorsed you CGP years ago.

(2645) Ben Cure
Tue, 29 January 2013 03:37:30 +0000

Hello Tommy,
I just wanted to write and say I am very excited to be seeing you in Atlanta at the Variety Playhouse this February. It will be my first time seeing you live and I cannot wait to be in my seat taking it all in! I have been following you since I was very young and am now 21. My fiancé surprised me with the tickets for my 22nd birthday on Feb the 18th. When I was 10 my fathers job relocated us to Europe away from everything we had known in America, and that’s where I picked up the guitar. Through watching your videos I managed to teach myself some basics and learn some simple version of your songs. I want to thank you for the amazing music you have provided, and for the 1st class way you present yourself. The guitar ended up being a pathway to my first friends in Europe and helped shape my life during my time there. Thank you again
Ben