Joe Bonamassa - An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House

180 Gram Vinyl! Live Concert All-Acoustic Album! Country-Blues & Back-Porch Stomps! Guest Artists Include Gerry O'Connor, Mats Wester, Arlan Schierbaum & Lenny Castro! Joe Bonamassa: An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House was recorded at the historic Vienna Opera House July 2012 during a very special two-week long unplugged tour, played to a limited audience over seven exclusive European shows. Varying from his predominantly electric blues shows, this presentation was an all-acoustic concert performance, making it a unique and very special show fans have been waiting years to experience. Produced by long-time collaborator Kevin Shirley, Joe is supported on his vintage acoustic instruments by an eclectic assortment of craftsmen from around the globe. They include: Gerry O’Connor, a music historian and traditional Irish fiddler from many generations of Irish music, on Irish fiddle, mandolin, and Irish banjo; Swedish multi-instrumentalist Mats Wester will play the Nyckelharpa, a Swedish keyed-fiddle; Los Angeles keyboard maestro Arlan Schierbaum, whose extensive recording career focuses on organic instruments, plays accordions, celeste, toy pianos, and more; and legendary Puerto Rican percussionist, Lenny Castro, whose works spans genres and reads like a who’s who of artists, including the Rolling Stones, Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton, Boz Scaggs, Toto, Stevie Wonder, David Sanborn, Avenged Sevenfold, Little Feat, Tom Petty, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. Bonamassa has received a number of honors and accolades; some recent ones include: Guitar International’s 2011 “Guitarist of the Year,” “Breakthrough Artist of the Year” at the 2009 Classic Rock Roll of Honour Awards in England, No. 48 in Guitar World’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and Billboard’s No. 1 Blues Artist of 2010. "All this space does indeed give Bonamassa ample space to demonstrate he's skilled at being more than just a jacked-up electric blues guitarist splicing together strands of SRV and Clapton. He sounds comfortable in this setting, perhaps even a little liberated, turning his songs into country-blues and back-porch stomps... anybody who is a serious Bonamassa head will not be disappointed with this acoustic concert, which offers more different and interesting sounds than any other previous Bonamassa album." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, allmusic.com Features: • 180 Gram Vinyl • Double LP • Import • Gatefold Jacket • Live All-Acoustic Concert Album Musicians: Joe Bonamassa, acoustic guitar, Dobro Gerry O'Conner, Irish fiddle, mandolin, Irish banjo Mats Wester, Nyckelharpa Arlan Schierbaum, accordions, celeste, toy pianos Lenny Castro, percussion Selections: LP1 - Side 1 1. Palm Tress, Helicopters and Gasoline 2. Jelly Roll 3. Dust Bowl 4. Around The Bend 5. Slow Train LP1 - Side 2: 1. Athens To Athens 2. From The Valley 3. The Ballad Of John Henry 4. Disclocated Boy 5. Driving Towards The Daylight LP2 - Side 3: 1. High Water Everywhere 2. Jockey Full of Bourbon 3. Richmond 4. Stoned In My Passway 5. Ball Peen Hammer LP2 - Side 4: 1. Black Lung Heartache 2. Mountain Time 3. Woke Up Dreaming 4. Sloe Gin 5. Seagull