Friday night fingerstyleguitar.ca finished off their Toronto concert season in style. In addition to headliner Tommy Emmanuel, a perennial favourite with guitar fans, there was a stellar “warm-up” show from the Frank Vignola Trio. By the end of the set the Vignola Trio had the audience cheering and calling for more. Tommy came on after [...]
Thank you to Ken for his latest comment, which included a link to this fantastic video of Tommy Emmanuel and Frank Vignola playing live (with Gary Mazzaroppi on bass):
http://128.163.130.14/woodsongs-562.wmv
The show is amazing enough but be sure to stay tuned after they sign off, because Frank and Tommy keep going, finally ending with a version of [...]
I have to hand it to James Jensen of Solid Air Records. In their “Groovemaster” series he has managed to pair up unique and incredible combinations of guitarists. The very first one paired Laurence Juber with Preston Reed, and if you have not heard this CD search it out - it is a real gem.
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As if the season were not festive enough, we have another new Tommy Emmanuel CD to celebrate. On Happy Hour Tommy is joined by Jim Nichols, a phenomenal guitarist that you must get to know. Jim is an incredible player in all genres of music, and on this CD he inspires Tommy to new heights [...]
I have to apologize for not posting a new review for over a week, but the sad truth is that I have a complete review of Frank Vignola’s new CD Looking Up BUT I cannot find anywhere that sells it! I got my copy directly from Frank, and although I have seen it on sale [...]
Yesterday’s post increased our traffic 500% over an ‘average’ day! Obviously this issue is a big one for a lot of us. If you want some background on the Pirate Bay case, check out this concise summary by BBC News at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7892073.stm. For those of you more tech-savvy and interested, you can get up to [...]