George Noriko, The Backstage Sessions 2022

In the wings of the Festival Theatre, Adelaide Guitar Festival favourites, along with some of Adelaides most talented emerging musicians, recently came together to collaborate on a series of exclusive miniconcert recordings. Intimate, candid, and shot in high definition with a backdrop of memorabilia from past Adelaide Festival Centre productions, see these musicians in a vibrant new light. Known as the Japanese Blues Cowboy and the Tsugaru shamisen player, George Noriko have been kicking up a storm wherever they play. Georges lightningfast licks growling harmonica, enhanced by Norikos percussive sounds of the traditional shamisen (Japanese banjo), has morphed into a unique kind of bluegrass country sound with a Japanese twist. Click Films