Eliza Gilkyson Delivers a Remarkable Ode to the Southwest with ‘Songs from the River Wind’
Gilkyson calls this album a “love letter to the Old West."
Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers’ ‘Ramble in Music City: The Lost Concert’ is Another Welcome Visit from a Prime Acoustic Band
The album features a recently unearthed concert recorded 7 months before 'At the Ryman,' with a completely different set list.
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‘Everywhere You Go’ is a Wide-Ranging Guitar Album from Fiddle and Banjo Icon Bruce Molsky
On his long-overdue guitar album, Everywhere You Go, Bruce Molsky revisits the music that has left the deepest impressions on him.
Aoife O’Donovan’s ‘Age of Apathy’ is an Introspective Album Completely of Its Time
Aoife O’Donovan's Age of Apathy is a different kind of pandemic album: engaged, ambitious, expansive.
Remarkable ‘Samba in Seattle: Live at the Penthouse 1966–68’ from Bola Sete Trio Showcases Classical Guitar Influences
Playing nylon-string, Bola Sete was a masterful improviser and technician, with influences that ranged from Django Reinhardt to João Gilberto to Andres Segovia.
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George Harrison’s ‘All Things Must Pass (Deluxe 50th Anniversary Edition)’ is a Solid Remix Plus Acoustic Demos
This remastered, super deluxe 50th anniversary edition of George Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" tamps down Phil Spector’s dense, reverb-heavy wall of sound.
Paul Thorn’s ‘Never Too Late to Call’ is His Most Stirring Album Yet
There’s no one else like Paul Thorn, a walking contradiction with an honest sense of his shortcomings, an insistent moral compass, and a healthy dose of country funk.
New Box Set ‘The Village Out West’ Reveals Vital Lost ’60s Folk from California
"The Village Out West" includes 51 tracks of stunning '60s recordings of bluegrass, gospel, folk, Delta blues, Celtic ballads, Woody Guthrie tunes & more.
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Sarah McQuaid’s ‘The St. Buryan Sessions‘ Is a Beautiful Reimagination of Her Finest Songs
In the cavernous 15th-century St. Buryan’s Church, McQuaid collected two decades of songs and reimagined them into the strongest album of her career
New Joseph Spence Collection Is Full of Unreleased Folk Guitar Treasures
"Encore: Unheard Recordings of Bahamian Guitar and Singing" is the latest archival release of music by Joseph Spence—the late Bahamian folk guitarist.
Thoughtful Old-Time and Newgrass Ideas Coalesce on Eli West’s ‘Tapered Point of Stone’
There’s an architectural quality to Eli West's Tapered Point of Stone, a careful sense of craft that methodically builds from one note and one instrument to the next.
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These 3 New Releases Show Diverse Approaches to Fingerstyle Guitar Mastery
John Pizzarelli's Better Days Ahead, Matthew Stevens' Pittsburgh, & Steve Gibb's The Boatman each highlight mastery of the fingerstyle guitar in their own right.
John Hiatt and the Jerry Douglas Band Shine on ‘Leftover Feelings’
The settings in Leftover Feelings, recorded live in Nashville’s historic RCA Studio B, find the middle ground between wisdom and cleverness, country and bluegrass.
‘Mande Guitar: African Guitar Series’ is a Revelatory Album From True Master Boubacar ‘Badian’ Diabaté
There’s plenty of awesome to go around on Boubacar "Badian" Diabaté's "Mande Guitar," the first album released on Banning Eyre’s Lion Songs Records.
Charlie Parr’s ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’ is an Evocative Storehouse of Memories and Impressions
Singer-songwriter Charlie Parr's 17th album, "Last of the Better Days Ahead," is chock full of memories and energy with a sprightly sense of adventure.
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Andy Jurik’s ‘Strive’ is a Stimulating and Wide-Ranging Solo Collection
This album is a showcase for the incredibly diverse interests of this eclectic, superb classical guitarist who also embraces pop, folk, and jazz.
10 Essential Non-Classical Nylon-String Guitar Albums
The nylon-string acoustic guitar is known as a classical or flamenco instrument, but here are 10 non-classical albums centered around the nylon-string guitar.
Sunny War and Her Guild Dreadnought Shine on the Evocative ‘Simple Syrup’
After listening to Sunny War's Simple Syrup, you won’t be able to get the melodies of this one-of-a-kind songwriter/guitarist out of your head.
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Ravel, Debussy, and More on ‘Intimate Impressions’ From Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan
"Intimate Impressions" by Canadian classical guitarists Adam Cicchillitti and Steve Cowan draws on their own arrangements of piano works by Ravel and Debussy.
C.E. Jones’ ‘The Goldberg Variations’ Is an Imaginative Melding of Bach and Bluegrass
Baroque & bluegrass make not-so-strange bedfellows here
Timeless Irish Music Feels Fresh and New on John Doyle’s ‘The Path of Stones’
All but one song feature multiple layered parts, sometimes contrasting strumming & deft fingerpicking
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Cristina Vane’s Slide Guitar Shines on Debut Album ‘Nowhere Sounds Lovely’
With her debut album, "Nowhere Sounds Lovely," Italian-born Cristina Vane trains her outsider’s eye on America drawing on a number of different guitar styles.
Mark O’Connor’s First Acoustic Guitar Record in Four Decades Is Flashy and Substantive
After four decades mostly playing violin, Mark O'Connor returns triumphantly to acoustic guitar on flashy and eclectic solo set 'Markology II'
Album Review: Chris Smither’s ‘More from the Levee’ Offers Unfiltered Bayou Blues
Most of the tunes on Smither’s 18th album are unreleased gems from the New Orleans sessions that resulted in his career retrospective "Still on the Levee."
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Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno Dig Deep into Country and Old-time Roots
Both have been steeped in Appalachian music for as long as they’ve been alive, and each comes to this music with a determination to dig deep.