Photo and words by Ant Ritz
L to R – Simon Hosford, Virg Donati, Tommy Emmanuel, Phil Turcio & Doug Shreeve
Virgil Donati & OTV – Backstage at The Basement Sydney 22nd August 2012.
Band Members – Simon Hosford(guitar), Virgil Donati(drums), Phil Turico(keyboards) & Doug Shreeve(bass).
Tommy Emmanuel was an enthusiastic member of the audience who came back stage to congratulate the band and said on facebook later: “Just got back from seeing Simon Hosford w/ Virgil Donati band OTV….oh my! It was so incredible..musicianship of the highest order..” Simon Hosford who has played and toured with Tommy Emmanuel was also noted in Australian Guitar magazine as one of the “Oz Guitar Greats”
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