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At Folk Alliance International Conference, Protest Songs Unite Guitarists Ani DiFranco, Billy Bragg, Tift Merritt, Eliza Gilkyson and More

by Melinda Newman Woody Guthrie famously placed a sign that read “This machine kills fascists” on his acoustic guitar in 1941, signaling that his instrument—... Read More...

In Her Own Words: Rosanne Cash, Gillian Welch, Ani DiFranco, Janis Ian, Valerie June & More Share Their Passion for Guitar

From the March 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY WHITNEY PHANEUF, ANNA PULLEY, KAREN PETERSON & PAULINE FRANCE When the editors of Acoustic Guitar... Read More...

Six-String Sagas: Ani DiFranco, Eric Bibb, and 11 More Top Players Share Guitar Stories [VIDEO]

From the September 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILL, MARK KEMP, & WHITNEY PHANEUF "My guitar history is very dysfunctional,” singer, so... Read More...

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Ani DiFranco

By Mark Kemp Ani DiFranco talks about her distinctive guitar style, the burden of being a political icon, and the lessons she learned from Pete Seeger. She a... Read More...

15 Acoustic Guitar Pros Share Tips on Tone

From the January 2017 issue of Acoustic Guitar | BY GREG CAHILLWatch an exclusive Guitar Talk with Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, who share their tips on... Read More...

‘Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom’ is a Spectacular Portrait of American Folk’s Greatest Minstrel

The new book Woody Guthrie: Songs and Art, Words and Wisdom is a delightful visual feast, compiled by Guthrie’s daughter Nora with material from the Woody Guthrie Archive in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Luthier Maegen Wells in her workshop with an archtop guitar

Maegen Wells Is Building Next-Level Archtop Guitars in Her Northern California Workshop

“I don’t ever say that I chose to get into guitar making,” says archtop guitar maker Maegen Wells. “I felt like I was surrendering to a mission.”

Trigger Fingers: A Look at Willie Nelson’s Jazz-Inspired Style

Though Willie Nelson is most easily described as a country musician, elements of jazz have always permeated his style. Here, Adam Levy digs into Nelson's acoustic guitar approach.

How Singer-Songwriter Anaïs Mitchell Tapped Into Tradition in Hadestown—and New Band Bonny Light Horseman

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Back in 2006, Anaïs Mitchell was in a Vermont ... Read More...