NASHVILLE ||
DT: MARCH 7, 2018
FM: MITCH SCHNEIDER/MIKE GOWEN/BARI LIEBERMAN
MSO PR (LOS ANGELES)
LYNDIE WENNER
MSO PR (NASHVILLE)
TOMMY EMMANUEL
PARTNERS WITH ‘COWBOYS & INDIANS’ TO PREMIERE THE VIDEO FOR
“DEEP RIVER BLUES,”
HIS COLLABORATION WITH JASON ISBELL
FROM EMMANUEL’S ‘ACCOMPLICE ONE’ ALBUM
“If you like guitar playing, it simply doesn’t get any better than Tommy.”
—Jason Isbell
Above: image from “Deep River Blues” video TOMMY EMMANUEL—the esteemed Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and performer–has partnered with Cowboys & Indians to premiere the video for “Deep River Blues,” his collaboration with Jason Isbell from EMMANUEL‘s acclaimed and high-charting ACCOMPLICE ONE album. The song is a stirring interpretation of the country blues classic by the late Doc Watson, whose birthday was March 3. Watch the video, directed and edited by Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard, here. It features EMMANUEL, with muddied hands, finger-picking his acoustic guitar by a small creek in the backwoods of Nolensville, TN and celebrating Watson‘s pioneering guitar style.
An interview with EMMANUEL–currently headlining a European tour through March before returning for more U.S. dates starting April 6–is also posted at the Cowboys & Indianssite where he says:
“Firstly, Jason was an obvious choice for ‘Deep River Blues’ as he’s from Muscle Shoals [Alabama] and has the exact vocal style I was looking for this style of song. I have been a Doc Watson fan since I first heard him in the early ’70s. Doc and I did some shows together about 10 years back and he was a great gentleman to be around. I think his influence was the fact that he always stuck to his way of doing things and never got swayed by trends.”
TOMMY EMMANUEL–whom is distinguished as one of only five musicians handpicked by his mentor, Chet Atkins, as a Certified Guitar Player (CGP)—earned the #1 “Bluegrass Album” on the Billboard charts with his ACCOMPLICE ONE collaborations album, released January 19 via CGP Sounds and distributed by Thirty Tigers. The album also debuted in Top 5 on Billboard‘s “Heatseekers Albums,” Top 15 on “Independent Albums” and Top 20 on the “Americana/Folk” chart alongside its #1 debut on the iTunes “Jazz Albums” chart.
The 16-track collaborative album, a mix of new takes on indelible classics and brand new originals from TOMMY and his collaborators, also achieved a #10 debut on Americana Music Association‘s “Top 40 Albums” chart while “Looking Forward To The Past” (feat Rodney Crowell) and “Borderline” (feat Amanda Shires) are both on Americana Music Association‘s “Top 40 Singles” chart (all monitored by CDX Traction). The album features guest artists such as Jason Isbell, Mark Knopfler, Rodney Crowell, Amanda Shires, Jerry Douglas, J.D. Simo, Ricky Skaggs, David Grisman and more.
The road warrior has an extensive worldwide touring itinerary already confirmed for the year, with more dates being added. On select upcoming U.S. tour dates, EMMANUEL will be joined by ACCOMPLICE ONE special guests such as Amanda Shires, Jerry Douglas and Suzy Bogguss. See all upcoming tour dates here.
Here are more artist quotes about TOMMY EMMANUEL:
“With him, it’s all human.”
—Rodney Crowell
“Tommy is a force of nature…I wondered how I could keep up with him!”
—David Grisman
“Tommy is one of the most musically welcoming artists I know!”
—Jorma Kaukonen
“Tommy is my favorite acoustic guitarist in the world.”
—Phil Collen (Def Leppard)  Above: cover art for ACCOMPLICE ONE ABOUT TOMMY EMMANUEL:
TOMMY EMMANUEL has achieved enough musical milestones to satisfy several lifetimes. At the age of six, he was touring regional Australia with his family band. By 30, he was a rock n’ roll lead guitarist burning up stadiums in Europe. At 44, he became one of five people ever named a Certified Guitar Player by his idol, music icon Chet Atkins. Today, he plays hundreds of sold-out shows every year from Nashville to Sydney to London. He’s piled up numerous accolades, including two Grammy Award nominations, two ARIA Awards from the Australian Recording Industry Association (the Aussie equivalent of the Recording Academy) and repeated honors in the Guitar Player magazine reader’s poll including a cover story for their August 2017 issue. A noted fingerstyle guitarist, EMMANUEL frequently threads three different parts simultaneously into his material, operating as a one-man band who handles the melody, the supporting chords and the bass all at once. His talents, which translate in any language, carry him to the far corners of the globe, but EMMANUEL never plays the same show twice, and he improvises big chunks of every date. That leaves him open to those technical imperfections, though they also provide some of the humanity to an other-worldly talent.
For more information on TOMMY EMMANUEL, visit:
MSO Press Releases + Assets:
###
For press inquiries regarding TOMMY EMMANUEL, contact:
MSO PR
818.380.0400
(Los Angeles)
Mitch Schneider // mschneider@msopr.com
Mike Gowen // mgowen@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman (tour press) // blieberman@msopr.com
(Nashville)
Lyndie Wenner // lwenner@msopr.com
|
|
|
