category: instrumental country / blues / jazz / pop / bluegrass

In November of 2005, Tommy Emmanuel embarked on a regional tour, giving a particularly brilliant performance in Ballarat, in the region of Victoria, at Her Majesty's Theatre - Australia's best-preserved performing arts hall, which has been in continuous use since 1875. The show was captured on the Live at Her Majesty's Theatre DVD, on which the hall's naturally pristine acoustics are enhanced with DTS 5.1 channel surround sound. Directed by Mark Bayly, it was shot with multiple cameras and is presented in widescreen format, so that the home viewer can enjoy a front-row experience. As a bonus, in between the songs, Emmanuel discusses his music and his life.

  DVD Track Listing

All composed / arranged / adapted by Tommy Emmanuel except where noted

  1. TALL FIDDLER

  2. ANTONELLA'S BIRTHDAY

  3. NINE POUND HAMMER (T.Emmmanuel: vocals) (Merle Travis)

  4. CANNONBALL RAG (Merle Travis)

  5. SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW (Arlen / Harburg; arr. T.Emmanuel)

  6. HEARTBREAK HOTEL (T.Emmmanuel: vocals) (Axton / Durden / Presley)

  7. DO I EVER CROSS YOUR MIND? (T.Emmmanuel & Elizabeth Watkins: vocals) (Dolly Parton)

  8. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM (T.Emmmanuel & Elizabeth Watkins: vocals) (Gus Kahn)

  9. WALLS (T.Emmmanuel & Elizabeth Watkins: vocals) (Rose / Sharp / Kennedy)

10. TOGETHER ALONE (T.Emmmanuel & Elizabeth Watkins: vocals)

11. LEWIS & CLARK

12. COWBOY'S DREAM

13. THAT'S ALL (T.Emmmanuel: vocals) (Merle Travis)

14. TAHITIAN SKIES * (Ray Flacke)

15. (THE MAN WITH THE) GREEN THUMB

16. I STILL CAN'T SAY GOODBYE * (T.Emmmanuel: vocals) (Binn / More)

  * Adapted by T.Emmanuel from an arr. by Chet Atkins
  ** Adapted by T.Emmanuel / E.Watkins from an arr. by Dolly Parton & Chet Atkins

(Total timing: 80-min) (NTSC regional coded all)

Label/No: Favored Nations Acoustic 5120-9

Release date: 2006

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