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Phil Manning
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Based in:
Melbourne VIC
Line up(s) available: solo “Electric fingers on acoustic guitar” – Blues Deluxe It is impossible to talk about blues music in Australia without Phil Manning being mentioned in the first sentence. A founder & continuing member of the now legendary ‘Chain’, Phil Manning has long been regarded as the most effective blues guitarist produced in this country as well as a fine session player. (Chain are the only blues band to ever have a number one (‘Black’n’Blue’), they also had a number two (‘Judgment’). ‘Toward The Blues’, their 1971 album went double gold).
As well as headlining his own shows he has toured with a remarkable number of artists including Muddy Waters, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGee, Albert Collins, Freddie King and dozens of others to the most recent Doobie Brothers Down Under Tour this year. Ireland is included every year in his extensive tour schedule where he is rapidly becoming a favourite at the festivals there. He has received great accolades from radio from the south of the USA to the Netherlands, Germany and to diverse regions as Russia, Israel, Portugal and Italy.
His solo work has gone from strength to strength with uncompromising musical integrity, & his unquestionable talents on guitar are matched by his songwriting finesse & a keen perception of stylistic purpose. Although his music is much more than blues, those roots are evident throughout his songs. However, in form typical of all great bluesmen, Phil Manning is best witnessed in live performance. It is here the sheer artistry of his work shines through & it is for this his audience loves him.
“…an Australian national treasure…can play the hell out of an acoustic instrument so good that it leaves you breathless…” – Folk Roots magazine, U.K.
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