Tommy Emmanuel, CGP: Living In The Light Tour w/ guest Trey Hensley 2026

Tommy Emmanuel is an Australian virtuoso guitarist known for a percussive fingerstyle technique that lets him play melody, bass line and rhythm simultaneously, effectively functioning as a one-man band on a single acoustic guitar. Born in 1955 in New South Wales, he was honored in 1999 by his mentor Chet Atkins with the CGP (Certified Guitar Player) distinction, one of only five musicians to receive it. His 1996 collaboration with Atkins, The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World, earned a Grammy nomination and cemented his reputation among fingerstyle players worldwide. His Living in the Light Tour brings him to Cincinnati's Taft Theatre on August 23, 2026 with guest Trey Hensley, a fellow fingerstyle and flatpicking guitarist frequently found on Emmanuel's bills. Audiences can expect an evening built around Emmanuel's technical command of the instrument rather than a full band—intricate arrangements and the kind of note-dense solo-guitar showmanship that has made him one of the most respected acoustic players of his generation.