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10 Essential Non-Classical Nylon-String Guitar Albums

The nylon-string acoustic guitar is known as a classical or flamenco instrument, but here are 10 non-classical albums centered around the nylon-string guitar.

Bill Collings, 1948-2017: Read Tributes & Watch a Short Documentary About the Legendary Luthier

Steve James, guitarist and AG contributing editor I first met Bill Collings back when the Texas state capitol building was still a prominent feature... Read More...

Martin Introduces the New D-Boak Dreadnought at Summer NAMM 2017: Video

Watch above as Luthier, musician, and Martin archivist Dick Boak -- who is set to retire in January 2018 -- introduce his new Custom Signature Edition model at ... Read More...

Summer NAMM 2017: Jason Isbell Reveals the Thinking Behind His New Signature Martin D-18

At last week's Summer NAMM show in Nashville, Tennessee, Martin debuted several new guitars including the Jason Isbell D-18. Watch above as Isbell -- a Grammy-w... Read More...

Punch Brothers, I’m With Her, and Julian Lage Hit the Road this Summer on American Acoustic Tour

By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers A dream team of younger generation acoustic musicians, including Punch Brothers, I’m With Her, and Julian Lage, is hitting the road... Read More...

Paul Simon ‘Words & Music’ Exhibit Now Open in LA at the Skirball Cultural Center

Fresh from its run at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, the new touring exhibit Paul Simon: Words & Music has opened at the Skirball C... Read More...

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Katie Garibaldi [Video]

San Francisco based singer-songwriter and guitarist Katie Garibaldi stopped by the AG Sessions studio to perform two songs, "Delightful" and "I AM." Last yea... Read More...

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...

Bruce Cockburn, Sarah Jarosz, Parker Millsap and More Honored at Folk Alliance International Awards

by Whitney Phaneuf Folk Alliance International kicked off the 29th edition of its annual conference -- which runs February 15-19, in Kansas City, Missouri --... Read More...

Check Out Waterloo’s New Maple WL-14: Winter NAMM 2017

The WL-14 is Waterloo's flagship model and the guitar that started it all. Watch above as Steve McCreary introduces the new maple back and sides WL-14, named... Read More...