Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo in Belfast and Dublin, 5-6 Nov. 2010

Nigel Martyn sends a reminder of the next shows in the series of guitar events announced on the BIB on 19 October:

I know that the mighty Tommy Emmanuel is due to visit these shores shortly. BUT... this weekend's gigs by New York guitarists Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniol promise to be the guitar events of the year! ... a powerful new acoustic string music experience... An evening with Frank Vignola will captivate, entertain and enthrall any audience! Acoustic guitar music like you've never heard before!

Frank Vignola and Tommy Emmanuel, who have recently released a CD of duets, can be seen playing together on YouTube. The late, great Les Paul, naming Vignola among his 'Five Most Admired Guitarists', said: 'It's not jazz as we know jazz here in America'; so it's hardly likely to be bluegrass, but guitarists may well want to see a picker of this calibre, in whatever genre.

The two shows are in the Black Box, Belfast, on 5 Nov., and in Whelan's, Dublin, on 6 Nov. Tickets for both shows are now on sale online.