Indie Folk Songwriter Joan Shelley Heads Home with ‘The Spur’
The Spur is a batch of songs that reflect on putting down roots, coming out of what Joan Shelley calls a “period of opposite extremes—of creative hyper-connection and physical isolation."
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Watch Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg Play ‘Wild Indifference’
The Kentucky-based folk singer-songwriter Joan Shelley calls forth colorful sonic landscapes within her trademark economical songs. This is particularly evident on one of her latest tunes, “Wild Indifference,” in which her gently strummed patterns intertwine beautifully with embellishments from her…
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Meet Joan Shelley: Folk’s Rising Star Talks Open Tunings, Influences, and Working with Jeff Tweedy
There’s a kind of clarity and calm in Joan Shelley’s music that feels especially welcome in these fractious times.
Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Joan Shelley
Joan Shelley and Nathan Salsburg perform a couple tunes.
Nathan Salsburg’s ‘Psalms’ Is an Idiosyncratic New Take on the Old Testament
"Psalms" is almost as much about Nathan Salsburg’s connection with his acoustic guitar as it is with his Jewish heritage.
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“The Gibson Guy”: How Folkway Music’s Mark Stutman Became a Leading Vintage Guitar Expert
Photos by Claire Bégin The sound of a customer fingerpicking a 1950 Gibson CF-100 in the front showroom of Folkway Music, in Waterloo, Ontario, an hour west of Toronto, drifts into owner Mark Stutman’s office. On the floor lie guitar…
Review: Phil Jones Bass Bighead Pro HA-2 Headphone Amplifier
This smart accessory has plenty to offer acoustic guitarists—and music enthusiasts in general
Album Reviews: Revealing Solo Guitar Outings from Duck Baker and Nathan Salsburg
Two albums reviewed, Duck Baker's Demos & Outtakes, and Nathan Salsburg's Third
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Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Nathan Salsburg
The Kentucky-based guitarist Nathan Salsburg has made some of the most compelling acoustic-guitar instrumental albums in this decade, both as a solo artist and in collaboration with the wonderful Chicago-based (English) guitarist James Elkington.
Video Review: Stephen Marchione’s 14-fret OMC (Orchestra Model Cutaway)
A luxurious, modern OM from the Lone Star state