The weekend that begins on Thursday, September 25 looks to be one busy three night run, kicked off by a show in the Bomhard featuring the Australian guitar wizard Tommy Emmanuel plus a duo called Loren and Mark, Emmanuel has been coming to the area for some time now, made easier by the fact that he lives in Nashville these days. We have also noted innumerable times on this site that he is the sort of player to make other guitarists weep at their inadequecy by comparison, often vowing to break all their fingers and never pick up a guitar again. They still go see him anyway. It would be safe to say that Loren and Mark are in his general class, though not likely quite at his level. Or maybe they are. To find out will cost you $39.50.

Here's his version of "Classical Gas":

--Paul Moffett