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Watch A New Live Video of Tommy Emmanuel Performing “Gdansk” and “Tall Fiddler”

Posted on by Justin Hiltner

In a black ruffled shirt on a brightly colored stage, Tommy Emmanuel sits with his guitar and, like always, amazes the audience with his music. His latest video, “Gdansk/Tall Fiddler (Live at The Sydney Opera House)” is an upbeat and beautiful showcase of his songs that demonstrates the excitement and ease Emmanuel brings to his music. The medley is a single from his forthcoming album, Live at the Sydney Opera House, out March 21.

The clip starts off with a new original, “Gdansk,” named after Gdansk, Poland, where Emmanuel wrote the tune. It’s soft yet energetic, emulating the feeling of calm ocean waves on a sunny day that at the same time brings energy and joy to the music. The peaceful and uplifting melody might make you want to get up and dance.

“Gdansk” then beautifully leads into another tune of Emmanuel’s entitled “Tall Fiddler,” a number off Emmanuel’s 2006 release Endless Road that was inspired by the great fiddler Byron Berline. With fast licks and a rock and roll feel, he effortlessly transitions between a bluegrass fiddle tune and a heavy, rocking vibe.

It’s easy to see the excitement Emmanuel brings to playing and performing. The way he just “goes for it” is utterly inspiring – you can see how the music takes over him as he becomes the vessel that brings it into fruition.

Photo Credit: Alysse Gafkjen

WATCH: Ben Sollee, “Only Love” (John Prine Cover)

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Artist: Ben Sollee
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Song: “Only Love”
Release Date: February 13, 2023

In Their Words: “John Prine had a knack for folding mantras in to his songs. This song has a message that resonates deeply with my journey as a creative, father, and husband [and] that is so needed in this fitful world. ‘When love comes your way, you learn to say, I love you!'” – Ben Sollee

Photo Credit: Jessica Ebelhar
Video Credit: Created by Josh Ford, FordFoto.
Recorded at Mahonia Studios, Louisville, Kentucky.

WATCH: Never Come Down, “Better Late Than Never” (Live)

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Artist: Never Come Down
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Song: “Better Late Than Never” (Live)
Album: Better Late Than Never (Live)
Release Date: December 15, 2023

In Their Words: “This past summer we found ourselves performing, teaching, and camping at a racetrack – Agassiz Speedway in British Columbia. Why? We were scheduled to play NimbleFingers Music Festival, but it had to be relocated due to wildfires raging in the vicinity of Sorrento, BC, where the festival usually takes place.

“Salvaging the event was an exercise in adaptability – making proverbial lemonade from lemons with a great group of fellow human beings. There was also no way we were gonna pass up pickin’ on a racetrack. The re-imagined version of the festival was unique and exciting in its own special way. We hope the same can be said of this new take on an old song of ours.” – Brian Alley, banjo

Photo Credit: Julia Varga
Video Credit: Trent Freeman

WATCH: Thunder and Rain, “Wendigos Wanderin'”

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Artist: Thunder and Rain
Hometown: Nashville, Tennesse
Song: “Wendigos Wanderin'”
Album: Storybook Sessions
Release Date: October 20, 2023

In Their Words: “This song was inspired by a TikTok rabbit hole I went down last year that revealed the world of wendigos, also called skinwalkers. I got addicted to watching these terrible quality videos of deer with odd head shapes and dogs walking on hind legs with weird looks in their eyes. One of the TikToks said, ‘In Appalachia, if you hear your name in the woods, no you didn’t.’ I loved this concept that people know these terrifying creatures exist, but they don’t want to talk about it.

“One day while walking through Peeler Park in Madison outside of Nashville, I had an eerie feeling that something was following me. In my mind I sang the chorus of this song to the beat of my footsteps. I got home and wrote the song, then brought it to the band where we had a ton of fun arranging the harmony parts and spooky interludes. Our goal was to make people in the audience feel unsettled but still have fun, like a good horror movie.” – Erinn Peet Lukes

Track Credits:

Erinn Peet Lukes – Guitar/vocals
Laura Ray – Banjo/vocals
Amelia Ransom – Fiddle/vocals
Katie Blomarz-Kimball – Bass

Photo Credit: Jake Byrne
Video Credits: Videographer – Andrew Hutton
Audio Engineer – Tim Miller
Recorded at Laughing Heart Studio in East Nashville, TN

WATCH: Sam Robbins, “Raining Sideways”

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Artist: Sam Robbins
Hometown: Portsmouth, New Hampshire, currently Nashville, Tennessee
Song: “Raining Sideways”
Album: Finally Feeling Young
Release Date: May 14, 2021

In Their Words: “‘Raining Sideways’ is one of the songs that means the most to me on the album, and it’s probably the most requested song I get live. It all just sort of came out at once, and it unlocked a new depth in my writing. I had never tried to write a song about my dad, or my relationships to the men in my life. ‘Raining Sideways’ is weird, doesn’t have a real chorus or hook, but that’s what I love about it. It’s just a stream of consciousness song that is one of the most real things I’ve ever written.” — Sam Robbins

Photo credit: Libby Danforth

WATCH: Fruition, ‘Live at Wonder Ballroom’

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Artist: Fruition
Hometown: Portland, OR
Project Title: Fruition: Live at Wonder Ballroom

In Their Words: “The show that night was particularly special for us and for a lot of fans — especially fans that have been following us for a long time. We busted out some of our oldest material, perfomed some songs in our original instrumentation (guitars, upright bass, and mando), and toyed with some of them in the style of our current sound. It was definitely a way of saying thanks to Portland for supporting us and believing in us for so many years. There was an element of nostalgia while playing these older tunes, but also an element of excitement for how far we’ve come, how much we’ve grown, and how much we still have to accomplish.” — Kellen Asebroek

Director credit: Mark Burgin of Mark’s Memories

WATCH: Ryan Bingham, ‘Southside of Heaven’

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Artist: Ryan Bingham
Hometown: Hobbs, NM
Song: "Southside of Heaven"
Album: Ryan Bingham Live
Release Date: September 30 — long-form video; October 21 — album (available exclusively through Amazon Music)
Label: Axster Bingham Records

In Their Words: "'Southside of Heaven' is one of the first songs I ever wrote. In every city, there's always a side that's a little grittier and a little darker. I moved a lot as a kid, and we always lived on that side of town. I remember the lyrics just pouring out of me when I first started writing songs. It's a very personal song that I still enjoy playing live every single night." — Ryan Bingham

Photo credit: Dan Winters

WATCH: Sammy Miller and the Congregation, ‘Tennessee Waltz’

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Artist: Sammy Miller and the Congregation featuring Martina DaSilva
Hometown: Based in NYC
Song: "Tennessee Waltz"
Album: Say, Say, Say 

In Their Words: "When we aren’t playing original material, we always look for repertoire that has a life force of its own. You may want to run away from the sentiment, but no, that 'Tennessee Waltz' will chase you down." — Sammy Miller

Photo credit: Chris Randall

WATCH: Rabbit Wilde, ‘The Road’

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Artist: Rabbit Wilde
Hometown: Mount Vernon, WA
Song: "The Road"
Album: The Heartland
Release Date: February 19

In Their Words: "This song was developed from start to finish, fittingly, on the road. In the spring of 2014, we spent seven weeks traversing the American Midwest, playing shows and conceptualizing the songs that would eventually make up this project. Zach had been playing around with a variation of the guitar riff and chorus for a while, but had left them somewhere in Wyoming to pick up later. I started weaving together different elements and rhythmic structures in a cabin in the woods of rural Pennsylvania, writing the vocal lines bookending the beginning and end, and the whole band came together for living room jam at a farm in Iowa, where the climax and tempo change took shape organically. 

Whenever we want to make a live video (given that we're not on tour somewhere and have to work with a tripod and some angle-based video magic), we call our friend Gregory Mares, who has the steadiest hand of any videographer we've met, a musician's ear, and a disposition that makes him incredibly easy and fun to work with. We picked a free date on the calendar and got the very gracious permission of an events venue local to our small hometown of Mount Vernon, Washington, called Maplehurst Farm. We were surprised, given the time of year and the Northwest's charmingly unpredictable weather, to find idylically filtered sunlight, balmy temperatures, and Autumn leaves perfectly framing the road to the venue." — Miranda Zickler

Photo credit: Lindsey Bowen

WATCH: Seryn, ‘We Will All Be Changed’

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Artist: Seryn
Hometown: Denton, TX
Song: "We Will All Be Changed"
Album: This Is Where We Are

In Their Words: "It's true! This song is about giving in to the inevitable — accepting that, in order to fulfill our roles in our communities, we will be forced to become more than we were. It's about having trust in yourself and the universe to guide you along your way, and knowing that good things await those who are willing to let go of their preconceptions about who they are." — Nathan James Allen

Photo credit: CD Baby