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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2007 TOMMY EMMANUEL CANCELS AUSTRALIAN TOUR After canceling concert dates in the Netherlands due to exhaustion and illness, Grammy award nominated guitarist Tommy Emmanuel has been advised to cancel his Australian tour which was to commence on December 29th. He will return to his home in Nashville, Tennessee immediately to receive treatment for health issues that will require an extended recovery time. A punishing ongoing tour schedule, including filming a new DVD, double CD and instructional video, has prevented Tommy from attending to health issues that required attention and is now forced to remedy them. His acclaim as one of the world's finest guitarists has spread from Australia to all parts of the globe and continues to grow. Demand is so high that he was offered as many as 900 dates in Europe alone in 2008. His Internet popularity on "You Tube" has spread his talent to an unlimited audience. Comments on his website guest book come from places he has never even visited from Moscow to South Africa, from Brazil to Shanghai. With the demand comes offers of work and Tommy's life long ambition has been to spread his music around the world. After his much needed break, he will continue to visit new places that offer him opportunities so that he can achieve his dream – but now at a more realistic pace with more time at home dedicated to writing and recording both his own music and developing artists. Tommy has offered this message to everyone: Dear Friends, I'm taking some time to get my body and soul to where I'm at my best again. I couldn't carry on at the pace I lived and realized I was out of control. Thank you for all your prayers, emails and messages of support. I appreciate you all so much and I promise to be the best I can. Love, TE __________________ | ||
lanaki |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island | recover well, tommy! | ||
AussieJames |
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Joined: June 2007 Posts: 3084 Location: Brisbane Australia | Emmanuel Bros Good old pic of the brothers doing a Coke ad. Get well Tommy | ||
Weaser P |
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Joined: October 2005 Posts: 5330 Location: Cicero, NY | Fast recovery, TE! (Hey, where can I mail mom's chicken soup...?) | ||
Paul Blanchard |
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Joined: February 2002 Posts: 1817 Location: Minden, Nebraska | Wishing Tommy the best. He's a treasure. | ||
Charlie Ramon |
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Joined: August 2004 Posts: 709 Location: Germany | Sad to hear that. He is one of my guitar heroes. Recently I saw Tommy in concert and heard that he had 200 another concerts this year. I wondered how someone can withstand this stress. Now I know .... Get well soon! Karl | ||
Steve |
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Joined: July 2002 Posts: 1900 | I remember when our Ovation playin' Arkansas native-son got burned out while touring. Wound up in the hospital, resting and getting his voice tuned-up. | ||
Beal |
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Joined: January 2002 Posts: 14127 Location: 6 String Ranch | Living on the road is hard.... | ||
stonebobbo |
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Joined: August 2002 Posts: 8307 Location: Tennessee | I'll vouch for that. | ||
lanaki |
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Joined: October 2006 Posts: 5575 Location: big island | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal: especially when possums are competing for the middle of it. Living on the road is hard.... | ||
Jeff W. |
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Joined: November 2003 Posts: 11039 Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | On the upside... this will give Weaser time to see RT ... Get well, Tommy. | ||
gh1 |
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Joined: April 2006 Posts: 972 Location: PDX | Update _____ gh1 | ||
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