On January 20, 1968, less than four months after folk music icon Woody Guthrie died in New York City at the age of 55, Carnegie Hall hosted an all-star tribute concert honoring the influential and much-loved musician, featuring such leading…
On this day 20 years ago—December 2, 1997—the amazing and influential fingerstyle guitarist Michael Hedges was killed when the car he was driving veered off a cliff in Mendocino County, California.; he was 43. The accident cut short the brilliant…
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Richard Thompson and Mary Chapin Carpenter will be among the guest speakers at the 30th Folk Alliance International conference being held at the Westin Crown Center in Kansas City, Missouri, February 14–18. According to FAI’s executive director, Aengus Finnan, “Folk…
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The word “epic” has been degraded through overuse in recent years, but here’s a new box set that truly merits that adjective. This is more than just the soundtrack for the brilliant three-part PBS documentary series American Epic—about the rise…
The superb British DADGAD guitarist Sarah McQuaid (profiled in the October 2015 issue of AG) was presented with a lifetime achievement award at this year’s popular Ards International Guitar Festival in Northern Ireland (near Belfast), now in its twentieth year.…
On her debut solo album after many years of performing and recording with her sister Catherine in the Pierces, Allison Pierce veers sharply from the atmospheric alt-pop of the duo’s 2014 Creation album in favor of a more natural, acoustic…
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The fine Danish company T-Rex Engineering made a splash a the 2017 Summer NAMM in Nashville by spotlighting their new SoulMate Acoustic multi-effects pedal, which, as the name implies, is aimed squarely at acoustic guitarists. Like all of the company’s…
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Boogie King’s acoustic and resonator guitars shine on true solo album Musical trends and fads come and go, but 40 years after the release of his still-fresh-sounding debut album, George Thorogood continues to play pretty much what he’s always played:…
On May 10, legendary guitarists Magic Slim, Johnny Copeland, and Willie Johnson were posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, in a ceremony taking place in Memphis, Tennessee. They joined three other performers honored this year at the 38th…
By Blair Jackson Here’s a solid recommendation: Be sure to check out the brilliant three-part documentary series American Epic, airing Tuesday nights in May on PBS, beginning May 16 and continuing on May 23 and May 30, along with the…
By Blair Jackson Next time you’re passing through Music City (CMA Music Festival? Summer NAMM? On your way to Bonnaroo?), you might want to carve out some time to check out the newly opened Gallery of Iconic Guitars (aka “The…
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Jimi Hendrix didn’t play a ton of acoustic guitar, so this clip of him playing his blues song “Hear My Train A Comin’” on a Zemaitis 12-string is real treat. So, put some headphones on and listen to a master…
New Yorker Adam Rafferty is well known as a jazz and funky fingerstyle guitarist; perhaps you’ve heard his acclaimed solo guitar album of Michael Jackson songs, I Remember Michael. Very cool. Well, this performance is sultry and hot. Eighty years…
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