Abigail Dowd Performs “St. Vrain“ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Folk singer-songwriter and guitarist Abigail Dowd performs an enchanting fingerstyle instrumental song "St Vrain" in our latest Acoustic Guitar Sessions series.
Joey Lusterman
Opinionated creative slash beginning guitarist. Joey has worked in every department at Acoustic Guitar in the past 10+ years: front desk, ad sales, editorial, sound guy, camera man, booth babe, email coder, podcast editor, photographer, book designer…
Brandon Lee Adams Performs and Teaches a Nostalgic Bluegrass Tune | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Adams performs “I Long for Seventeen,” a song he wrote and recorded with the bluegrass great Tony Rice.
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Jontavious Willis’ Country Blues | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
For this AG Sessions in Place Jontavious Willis performs a country blues interpretation of “Midnight Hour Blues, (Wee Midnight Hours)” by Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell.
Andy McKee Performs and Teaches ‘She’ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Over the last 10 years the writers at Acoustic Guitar have called Andy McKee a “sensation,” a “brilliant sonic storyteller,” and “one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world.” The accolades still ring true in this AG Session in…
Watch Mimi Fox’s Jazzy Takes on “Blackbird” & “Blue Bossa”| Acoustic Guitar Sessions
Mimi Fox is uniquely positioned to wow you with her playing, and then pull the curtain back and show you how she did it. And her jazz guitar chops and her teaching pedigree (Berklee College of Music, Yale, the California…
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Jerry Douglas Performs “Foggy Mountain Rock” on His Blackbeard Resonator | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
For this AG Sessions in Place Jerry Douglas performs "Foggy Mountain Rock," a rocking bluegrass tune made famous by Josh Graves with Flatt and Scruggs.
Rhett Miller Performs “This House Got Ghosts” | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Alone with his Gibson Songwriter 12-string (tuned down a whole step, to D G C F A D), Miller brings a beautiful shimmer to the driving rhythm of the song.
Mike Dawes “Somewhere Home” DADGAD Lesson | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
For this AG Sessions in Place, filmed in Bristol, England, Dawes chose to showcase his original composition “Somewhere Home,” as “it makes a wonderful little lesson and introduction to DADGAD tuning.”
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Watch Bruce Springsteen’s Take on the Classic “Oh Shenandoah”
In this recently released video (originally filmed in 2006 during the recording of We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions), the song reaches new heights with Springsteen’s signature anthemic, yet acoustic, sound.
Watch Dom Flemons Perform “Too Long I’ve Been Gone” | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place
Flemons performs a song from his new album, 'Prospect Hill: The American Songster Omnibus'
Tips for Playing “Jackson” by Lucinda Williams
Though the picking is rather straightforward, there are some challenging techniques to deal with.
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Bob Dylan’s Acoustic Guitars
Throughout his career Bob Dylan has played a lot of acoustic guitars, mostly Gibsons and Martins, with some exceptions. Here, we take a close look at the guitars of Bob Dylan.
Guitar Talk: Andy Powers of Taylor | You Can’t Build a Guitar Without Thinking About Playing It
Get to know the man behind the curtain at Taylor Guitars, Andy Powers, a thoughtful and curious lover of music. While showcasing a trio of instruments he built, Andy shares some of his history as a luthier, and reminds us that while the tools, processes, and materials are important, at the end of the day "it's about the guitar and how much fun you have playing the guitar."
Acoustic Guitar Sessions: Alberto Lombardi
Drawing inspiration from a wide range of sources (Italian standards, the Motown era, and an alien thought experiment), Italian guitarist Alberto Lombardi creates links between them all with his inventive fingerstyle arrangements and masterful technique.
Kinloch Nelson’s Dynamic Fingerstyle | Acoustic Guitar Sessions
Spend 40 minutes watching Kinloch Nelson in this Acoustic Guitar Session and you might just become a better guitarist.
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Charlie Rauh’s Ethereal Lullabies | Acoustic Guitar Sessions
Rauh stopped by the AG studios and performed the songs “Fanø” and “Black Sea Dress” on a Collings Baby 1 guitar.
Sean McGowan Performs Two Acoustic Fingerstyle Pieces | Acoustic Guitar Sessions
This AG Session was shot while McGowan took a break from filming new pieces for the expanded edition of his ever-popular Holiday Songs for Fingerstyle Guitar songbook.
How to Play Percussive Harmonics
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings, Proud Supporter of “Acoustic Uprising” Award-winning, fingerstyle artist Maneli Jamal demonstrates how to combine strumming, harmonic slaps and percussion to create the illusion of multiple acoustic guitars. Watch Maneli’s easy-to-follow lesson to get this full and rich…
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Fender Debuts a Rainbow of Interesting Acoustics at the 2018 NAMM Show
Fender had plenty of new acoustic guitars on display at the 2018 Winter NAMM Show. Billy Martinez walked us through Fender’s California lines featuring the Redondo, the concert/auditorium hybrid Newporter, and the small-body Malibu, all of which are made with…
Pick Leading Tips from Elixir® Strings
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings, Proud Supporter of “Acoustic Uprising” In this guitar lesson, guitarist Marc Seal demonstrates how to arpeggiate more efficiently and accurately using a technique known as “pick leading.” This is a great fingerpicking exercise. “Elixir Strings always…
How to Use Dynamics to Improve Your Performance with Alex de Grassi
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings | Proud Supporter of “Acoustic Uprising” Fingerstyle master Alex de Grassi demonstrates the interplay of dynamics between the thumb and fingers as an orchestration tool. It adds color, nuance and refinement to fingerstyle play. “I get more…
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How to Hybrid Pick
Sponsored by Elixir® Strings In this beginner acoustic guitar lesson, guitarist Marc Seal demonstrates an easy way to learn hybrid picking. This versatile technique combines both flatpicking and fingerstyle playing to create a unique sound that can be used in practically…