“They’ve raised the bar, stretched the boundaries and won the ears and hearts of the young generation”: Tommy Emmanuel names the emerging players who are flying the flag for a new era of Americana and bluegrass

Tommy Emmanuel closes his eyes and goes for it onstage with his trusty Maton acoustic. .

Tommy Emmanuel says bluegrass and Americana guitar is officially in safe hands with a new generation of players who have come along to “shake us out of our comfort zones”.

Speaking to Guitar World, the Australian acoustic guitar virtuoso was effusive in his praise for four young players who have “raised the bar” for the art form, and just as importantly, turned a new generation of fans onto it.