Two-time  Grammy  nominee  Tommy Emmanuel is one of Australia’s most respected  musicians.  The  legendary  guitarist  has  a  professional  career  that  spans  five  decades  and continues to intersect with some of the finest musicians throughout the world. A household name in his native Australia, Tommy has garnered hundreds of thousands of loyal fans worldwide. Tommy’s unique style –he calls it simply “finger style” –is  akin  to  playing  guitar  the  way  a pianist  plays  piano,  using  all ten fingers. Rather than using a whole band for melody, rhythm, bass, and drum parts, Tommy plays all that –and more –on one guitar. Guitar legend Chet Atkins was one of the first to inspire Emmanuel to try this “fingerpicker” style as a child. Decades later, Atkins himself became one of Emmanuel’s biggest fans.Tommy Emmanuel is an honorary Kentucky Colonel, a CGP (Certified Guitar Player–a title given by Chet Atkins to only 5 guitarists in the world), an Order of Australia Medalist (AM) and the holder of both an honorary Master’s Degree (MA) and more recently an honorary  Doctor  of  Arts  (DR)  from  Charles Sturt  University  in  Australia  in  recognition  of  his  commitment  to  rural  Australia  and his  contribution  to music education.