''The Mystery'' is an album by Australian guitarist

Tommy Emmanuel William Thomas Emmanuel (born 31 May 1955) is an Australian guitarist. Regarded as one of the greatest acoustic guitarists of all time, he is known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances and use of percussive effects on ...

that was released in 2006. The album includes the track "Gameshow Rag/Cannonball Rag" which was nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance at the

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. The song won Instrumental of the Year at the 2007

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Reception

Ken Dryden from

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said "This is a pleasant, well-engineered CD, with obvious comparisons in spots to the late Nashville guitar master

Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001), known as "Mr. Guitar" and "The Country Gentleman", was an American musician who, along with Owen Bradley and Bob Ferguson, helped create the Nashville sound, the country music s ...

." Fred Kraus from ''Minor 7th'' wrote: "Speed, melody, tone, songwriting skill, versatility -- Emmanuel effortlessly displays it all on his 17th collection, ''The Mystery''", adding that "Emmanuel proves skillful without being flashy; calm without being soporific; thoughtful without being pedantic. He remains faithful to the melody, using his exceptional guitar work to support the essence of the song. Very nice stuff."

Track listing

Personnel

*Tommy Emmanuel – guitar, vocals *Elizabeth Watkins – vocals *Pamela Rose – harmony vocals

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mystery, The 2006 albums Tommy Emmanuel albums Favored Nations albums