Guitar Talk | Acoustic Guitar

Guitar Talk: Jimmy Buffett on His Evolving Collection of Golden-Era Instruments

These days Jimmy Buffett has been focusing on developing his Brazilian jazz chord and lick vocabulary, and, of course, hunkering down with his many rarified golden-era guitars.

Guitar Talk: Connecting with Leading UK Fingerstylist and Educator Tristan Seume

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Julie BergmanTristan Seume has made his way into the top tier of acoustic ... Read More...

Classical Guitar Standard Bearer Manuel Barrueco Explores His Roots in the Music of Spain and Cuba

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Mark SmallSpeaking about recording his upcoming album, classical guitar gi... Read More...

Out of the Shadows: Undersung Women of Blues Guitar

From the March/April 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Valerie TurnerLet’s be honest—role models for contemporary women playing b... Read More...

Acoustic Guitar Legend Tony Rice Dies at 69

The guitar world lost one of its greatest legends when Tony Rice died suddenly on Christmas Day 2020, at his home in Reidsville, North Carolina. Rice, who was ... Read More...

Guitar Talk: Gene Bertoncini and His Unique Nylon-String Approach to Jazz

From the January/February 2021 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Kate KoenigOver the course of his five-decade career, guitarist Gene ... Read More...

Inspiration and Unification: Cultural Ambassador Claudia García on the Power of Mariachi

By Kate KoenigMariachi in the realm of music education is nothing new. For California-based educator, vocalist, and guitarist Claudia García, uniting the t... Read More...

Guitar Talk: Kenyan Singer-Songwriter Ondara Has Found his Voice in America

From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Blair JacksonOne of the more interesting cats to emerge in the acous... Read More...

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 RodgersBack in 2006, Anaïs Mitchell was in a Vermont ... Read More...

The Acoustic Inventions of Chet Atkins, Certified Guitar Pioneer

BY JIM OHLSCHMIDT | Excerpted from the May/June 1993 issue of Acoustic Guitar; reprinted in the September/October 2020 issue of Acoustic Gu... Read More...