Remembering Guitar Innovator Rick Turner (1943–2022)
Remembering guitarist, luthier, electronics designer, and Acoustic Guitar contributor Rick Turner, who passed away April 17, 2022 at age 78.
Ana Vidovic’s Live and Virtual Recitals Have Made Her One of the Classical Guitar’s Brightest Stars
Live and virtual recitals—including on YouTube—have helped fuel Ana Vidovic’s rise as one of the world’s most popular classical guitarists.
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Kaleidoscope Ears: Gyan Riley Has a Unique Approach to Nylon-string Guitar
Gyan Riley’s big ears and deep guitar skills have taken him from solo shows to classical ensembles.
Out of the Shadows: Undersung Women of Blues Guitar
Here we highlight female blues guitarists who helped shaped the blues; masterly musicians who don’t always receive the recognition they deserve.
Woody Mann (1952–2022): Remembering a Vital Fingerstyle Guitarist and Educator
Guitarist Woody Mann’s unique musical style was rooted in both traditional blues and progressive jazz, with many influences in between.
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Amythyst Kiah Gives Old-Timey Music a New-Timey Sound
It's the stuff you can’t teach that makes Amythyst Kiah's music so impactful: a wicked right-hand fingerpicking and pick stroke, plus a voice full of power and authority.
Guitar Concert Impresario Richard Patterson Celebrates 40 Years of Creative Programming
For 40 years, Richard Patterson and his Omni Foundation for the Arts have been one of most vital producers of classical guitar concerts in the U.S.
Remembering David Surette, Humble Master of Folk Guitar and Mandolin
David Surette was renowned for his superb solo fingerstyle guitar arrangements of Celtic tunes, as well as the Grateful Dead guitar/mandolin duo Steve and Dave Play Dead.
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Guitar Talk: Hear Adam Miller Play and Discuss a Fan-Fretted Traugott 00 and Ken Parker Archtop
Adam Miller, a guitarist and composer from Australia, stopped by Acoustic Guitar's San Francisco Bay Area office with some choice Traugott and Ken Parker guitars.
Classical Guitarist Adam Levin Bridges Multiple Styles on ‘21st Century Spanish Guitar’
Adam Levin's 21st Century Spanish Guitar Vol. 4 chronicles the most recent chapter in the Spanish guitar legacy by spotlighting new solo works (and one concerto).
Remembering Tony Rice: Béla Fleck, Richard Hoover, David Grisman, Chris Eldridge, and Bryn Davies Reflect on Rice’s Life and Legacy
Tony Rice redefined bluegrass guitar playing. Here, Molly Tuttle talks to five of Rice’s friends and collaborators about his music, life, and legacy
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Jakob Dylan Uses His Trusty Gibson J-45 to Bring His Movie-like Songs to Life on the Wallflowers’ ‘Exit Wounds’
Jakob Dylan's new album with the Wallflowers, Exit Wounds, was written the help of his longest-serving songwriting partner, a mid-1960s Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar.
Yasmin Williams Crafts Otherworldly Acoustic Soundscapes on ‘Urban Driftwood’
Yasmin Williams uses percussive accents on her acoustic guitar’s body & incorporates instruments such as kora & kalimba
Electric Guitar Virtuoso Mick Barr Discovers the Joy of Unplugging
Across these three new acoustic albums, guitarist Mick Barr has opened up worlds of possibility. We chatted about how he came to finally love the acoustic guitar.
Leo Brouwer Redefines Classical Guitar Repertoire with His Blend of Yoruban and Modernist Elements
For six decades, Cuban-born Leo Brouwer has been at the vanguard of guitarist-composers. Here's a look into how his work has helped redefine classical guitar repertoire.
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Guitar Talk: Gene Bertoncini and His Unique Nylon-String Approach to Jazz
Over his 5-decade career, guitarist Gene Bertoncini has worked with many musical greats in many different styles, from jazz—his specialty—to pop to Brazilian.
John Pizzarelli Releases Solo Guitar Tribute Album to His Hero Pat Metheny
Guitarist John Pizzarelli had long been a fan of jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, and during the pandemic had time to arrange some of Metheny’s works for solo guitar.
Does Nashville Have the Best Guitar Shops in the Country?
Here's a look inside Music City’s "Temples of Spruce" to find out if Nashville really does have the best guitar shops in the country.
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Meet 5 Maverick Guitarists Playing Their Way into Nashville’s New Frontier
Each of these singular six-string devotees has made the acoustic guitar their key partner in writing the next chapter of Nashville’s story.
Slide Masters: 6 Guitarists Who Play Bottleneck Style in Fresh and Unexpected Ways
Six acoustic guitarists show the wide range of concepts, sounds, and inflections that can be brought to life with slide technique.
Remembering Singer-Songwriter Nanci Griffith (1953–2021)
From the AG archives: A look back at acoustic guitar player Nanci Griffith, who died on August 13, 2021, at the age of 68.
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Tommy Emmanuel on the Trio Collaboration for His New Country and Bluegrass Album ‘Accomplice Series Volume 1′
Guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel discusses his recent collaboration with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley on "Accomplice Series Volume 1."
José González Draws from Wide Range of Influences, Including Tuareg Guitar, on ‘Local Valley’
Much of the charm of Local Valley, the fourth album from the Swedish-Argentinian singer-songwriter José González, comes from its intimate production values.
Jazz Guitarist Pat Metheny Teams Up with Jason Vieaux and the L.A. Guitar Quartet on New Classical Compositions
On 'Road to the Sun,' Pat Metheny enlisted classical guitarists Jason Vieaux and the Los Angeles Guitar Quartet (LAGQ) to perform compositions he wrote for them.
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Guitar Talk: Kaki King Is Still Pushing Boundaries on Her Latest Album
On her latest album, 'Modern Yesterdays,' Kaki King, returns with her trademark exploratory, percussive textures and seas of slowly unraveling moods.