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
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...
Justin Townes Earle on Songwriting, His Idiosyncratic Fingerpicking Style, and Battling Personal Demons
By Kenny Berkowitz | From the September 2012 issue of Acoustic GuitarAs the son of Steve Earle, Justin Townes Earle carried an enormous weight of e... Read More...
Five Questions for Gretchen Menn, Author of ‘The Way Music Works’
San Francisco Bay Area–based Gretchen Menn is the author of The Way Music Works, portions of which can be viewed at Acoustic Guitar Plus (formerly Guitarcast)... Read More...
John Williams Travels Beyond the Classical Guitar’s European Roots
By Mark L. SmallIn the pantheon of classical guitar greats, Australia-born John Williams stands as a most imposing figure. For decades he has been the ... Read More...
The Rich Musical Legacy of Doc and Merle Watson: A Rare Interview
This article originally appeared in the March/April 1993 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine and was excerpted for the the September/October 2020 issue | By Step... Read More...