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 A Private Lesson with Michael Chapdelaine by Patrick Francis.
The master of both nylon- and steel-string guitar talks about how he develops ideas as a composing tool. October 2006.
Song: Blue Chile
Composer: Music by Michael Chapdelaine.
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A Private Lesson With Steve Gillette by Orville Johnson. The renowned guitarist and songwriter talks about the influence of Clarence White, his father's stride piano, and his own banjo playing on his hybrid style of flatpicking. With audio examples. August 2007. 
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A Private Lesson with Woody Mann by Ian Zack. The eclectic fingerstyle-blues maven talks about separating bass lines from melodies and how to create melodies from chords. December 2006.
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Adam del Monte: What He Plays by Stephen Dick.
Adam del Monte's guitars and gear. January 2010.
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Aimee Mann's Equipment Picks by Drew Pearce. What She Plays.
Aimee Mann details her gear for The Forgotten Arm. June 2005.
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Al Petteway's Guitars and Gear by Doug Young.
Al Petteway's Guitars and Gear. March 2009.
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Alice Gerrard's Equipment Picks by Carol Mallett Rifkin. What She Plays.
Alice Gerrard details her favorite guitars and picks. July 2005.
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Amos Garrett's Equipment Picks by Chris Grampp. What He Plays.
Garrett details his Michael Heiden parlor guitar and other gear. April 2005.
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Amos Lee by Derk Richardson. The folk-pop singer-songwriter revels in his wildly diverse influences on Last Days at the Lodge. November 2008.
Song: Ease Back
Performer: Amos Lee
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Amos Lee's Guitars and Gear by Derk Richardson.
Amos Lee's Guitars and Gear. November 2008.
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Anais Mitchell by Anand Nayak. What They Play.
A detailed list of Mitchell's main guitar gear. April 2005.
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Ani DiFranco's Equipment Picks by Dan Ouellette. What She Plays.
AG gives you the scoop on Ani DiFranco's guitar arsenal. May 2005.
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Artie Traum by David A. Lusterman. The guitar master who influenced a generation of acoustic musicians. November 2008.
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Barney Kessel, 1923-2004 by Michael John Simmons.
Obituary of jazz guitarist Barney Kessel. August 2004.
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Bert Jansch: Leading the Way by Teja Gerken. For more than 40 years, Bert Jansch has been at the forefront of steel-string virtuosity. As a founding member of Pentangle, Jansch combined traditional folk with modern jazz, and he continues to draw new audiences with his latest album, Black Swan. In this exclusive interview, he discusses his influences, the importance of the song, and several of his most identifiable guitar arrangements. With exclusive audio examples played by Bert Jansch. August 2007.
Song: I've Got a Feeling
Performer: Bert Jansch
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Bert Jansch's Equipment Picks by Teja Gerken. What he plays.
The guitars and gear of Bert Jansch. August 2007.
Song: Angie (or Anji)
Performer: Bert Jansch
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Blackshaw, Bishop, and Smith by Charles Saufley. James Blackshaw, Sir Richard Bishop, and Sean Smith are part of a thriving solo acoustic movement that fuses postpunk, minimalist, and experimental attitudes with Takoma-style fingerpicking, raga, and Gypsy styles in forms that range from the reverent to the radical. November 2009.
Song: Ride the Bus to the Library
Performer: Sean Smith
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Blues Bard by David Hamburger. His soulful songs have been covered by Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall, among others, but Chris Smither is also one of the most respected roots performers on the folk circuit, delivering his well-crafted compositions with a groove-oriented fingerpicking style rooted in the playing of Mississippi John Hurt and Lightnin' Hopkins. Here he demonstrates some of the techniques that make his performances so dynamic. May 2006.
Song: Link of Chain
Composer: Words and music by Chris Smither
Performer: Chris Smither
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Blues Lesson With Keb' Mo' by David Hamburger. Having made his name as a new-generation bluesman, then gone on to crossover success, KEB' MO' has made a career out of ignoring boundaries. In this exclusive interview he reveals his approach to composing and playing, shows how a song can "find" its own tuning, and speaks passionately of his continuing drive to explore "what the blues could be." With audio examples. May 2007.
Song: I'll Be Your Water
Performer: Keb' Mo'
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Bob Dylan's American Journey.
Early career exhibit opens at Seattle's Experience Music Project. January 2005.
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