https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:54:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/acousticguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/AG_Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 https://acousticguitar.com 32 32 103806923 https://acousticguitar.com/review-woody-guthries-home-recordings-reveal-an-intimate-final-chapter/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-woody-guthries-home-recordings-reveal-an-intimate-final-chapter/#respond Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:54:12 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=149011 The two-volume set ‘Woody at Home, Vol. 1 and 2’ on Shamus Records captures the folk icon in his last burst of creativity—singing, scribbling, and laughing through songs both familiar and newly unearthed.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-woody-guthries-home-recordings-reveal-an-intimate-final-chapter/feed/ 0 149011 https://acousticguitar.com/recent-and-remarkable-records-from-fall-2025/ https://acousticguitar.com/recent-and-remarkable-records-from-fall-2025/#respond Wed, 05 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148962 New Releases from September and October 2025 feature acoustic guitars at every end of the spectrum]]> https://acousticguitar.com/recent-and-remarkable-records-from-fall-2025/feed/ 0 148962 https://acousticguitar.com/review-buck-currans-far-driven-sun/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-buck-currans-far-driven-sun/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:21:36 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148804 After nearly two decades apart, Curran and his Stefan Sobell “Butterfly” Model 1 create shimmering, meditative soundscapes rooted in British folk tradition and colored by psychedelic textures.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-buck-currans-far-driven-sun/feed/ 0 148804 https://acousticguitar.com/review-adrian-holovatys-layer-cake-is-an-irresistibly-joyful-acoustic-confection/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-adrian-holovatys-layer-cake-is-an-irresistibly-joyful-acoustic-confection/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 21:21:08 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148537 Five-song EP blends manouche rhythms and fingerstyle flourishes into intricate, buoyant instrumentals.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-adrian-holovatys-layer-cake-is-an-irresistibly-joyful-acoustic-confection/feed/ 0 148537 https://acousticguitar.com/review-classical-guitar-great-sharon-isbin-elevates-new-release-from-composer-karen-lefrak/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-classical-guitar-great-sharon-isbin-elevates-new-release-from-composer-karen-lefrak/#respond Fri, 22 Aug 2025 17:33:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148484 Consisting of world premiere recordings of three works based around Cuban rhythms, ‘Romántico’ features the exquisite classical guitar work of the reliably great Isbin.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-classical-guitar-great-sharon-isbin-elevates-new-release-from-composer-karen-lefrak/feed/ 0 148484 https://acousticguitar.com/review-im-with-her-wild-and-clear-and-blue/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-im-with-her-wild-and-clear-and-blue/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148185 The arrangements are rustic but current; the harmonies, tight but never smug, infuse the record with a sense of quiet inventiveness.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-im-with-her-wild-and-clear-and-blue/feed/ 3 148185 https://acousticguitar.com/review-heather-maloney-mourns-and-celebrates-her-father-on-exploding-star/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-heather-maloney-mourns-and-celebrates-her-father-on-exploding-star/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147728 The singer-songwriter’s new album is a beautiful and emotionally deep piece of work—suffused with sadness yet ultimately conveying a feeling of celebration of familial love.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-heather-maloney-mourns-and-celebrates-her-father-on-exploding-star/feed/ 0 147728 https://acousticguitar.com/new-releases-showcase-the-expressive-power-and-global-reach-of-the-nylon-string-guitar/ https://acousticguitar.com/new-releases-showcase-the-expressive-power-and-global-reach-of-the-nylon-string-guitar/#respond Wed, 14 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147884 Recent albums by Carlotta Dalia, the Mēla Quartet, Dale Kavanagh, and George Sakellariou reveal the instrument’s versatility.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/new-releases-showcase-the-expressive-power-and-global-reach-of-the-nylon-string-guitar/feed/ 0 147884 https://acousticguitar.com/teja-gerken-doug-youngs-the-water-is-wide-bridges-familiar-tunes-and-fresh-arrangements/ https://acousticguitar.com/teja-gerken-doug-youngs-the-water-is-wide-bridges-familiar-tunes-and-fresh-arrangements/#respond Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147649 Longtime collaborators bring clarity, care, and quiet invention to a wide-ranging set of acoustic guitar duets.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/teja-gerken-doug-youngs-the-water-is-wide-bridges-familiar-tunes-and-fresh-arrangements/feed/ 0 147649 https://acousticguitar.com/cameron-knowlers-crk-bridges-early-american-guitar-styles-with-a-deeply-personal-touch/ https://acousticguitar.com/cameron-knowlers-crk-bridges-early-american-guitar-styles-with-a-deeply-personal-touch/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147251 Knowler has lovingly absorbed an archive’s worth of early American guitar styles, and it shows.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/cameron-knowlers-crk-bridges-early-american-guitar-styles-with-a-deeply-personal-touch/feed/ 1 147251 https://acousticguitar.com/with-acadia-yasmin-williams-explores-the-intersection-of-intimate-fingerstyle-and-expansive-collaboration/ https://acousticguitar.com/with-acadia-yasmin-williams-explores-the-intersection-of-intimate-fingerstyle-and-expansive-collaboration/#respond Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146876 Taken as a whole, Williams’ new album is a celebration of connection—between genres, cultures, and people.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/with-acadia-yasmin-williams-explores-the-intersection-of-intimate-fingerstyle-and-expansive-collaboration/feed/ 0 146876 https://acousticguitar.com/review-dylan-fowlers-ebb-flow-is-an-eclectic-masterpiece/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-dylan-fowlers-ebb-flow-is-an-eclectic-masterpiece/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146852 The Welsh guitarist’s new album weaves influences from jazz, folk, and global traditions into meditative and richly textured music.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-dylan-fowlers-ebb-flow-is-an-eclectic-masterpiece/feed/ 0 146852 https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/ https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/#respond Sun, 15 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146331 We look back at some of the year’s most exciting guitars, accessories, and amplifiers, as well as albums that captured the diverse voices of acoustic guitar music. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/the-year-in-gear-and-more-acoustic-highlights-of-2024/feed/ 0 146331 https://acousticguitar.com/review-sharon-isbin-and-amjad-ali-khan-live-in-aspen/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-sharon-isbin-and-amjad-ali-khan-live-in-aspen/#respond Fri, 13 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146196 East meets West in this fascinating collaboration of classical guitar and sarod, captured live at the Aspen Music Festival.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-sharon-isbin-and-amjad-ali-khan-live-in-aspen/feed/ 0 146196 https://acousticguitar.com/review-robbie-bashos-lost-live-recordings-unearth-a-sonic-treasure-trove/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-robbie-bashos-lost-live-recordings-unearth-a-sonic-treasure-trove/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146544 The five-CD box set 'Snow Beneath the Belly of a White Swan' reveals the depth of Basho’s live genius, showcasing the American primitive pioneer’s eclectic influences and transcendent performances.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-robbie-bashos-lost-live-recordings-unearth-a-sonic-treasure-trove/feed/ 2 146544 https://acousticguitar.com/review-stephane-wrembels-triptych-triology-is-his-finest-work-yet/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-stephane-wrembels-triptych-triology-is-his-finest-work-yet/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145705 The guitarist-composer has outdone himself with his latest project, a three-album release called ‘Triptych Phase I,’ ‘Phase II,’ and ‘Phase III.’ ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-stephane-wrembels-triptych-triology-is-his-finest-work-yet/feed/ 0 145705 https://acousticguitar.com/review-all-my-friends-aoife-odonovan/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-all-my-friends-aoife-odonovan/#respond Wed, 11 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145157 'All My Friends' alternates between orchestral movements and quiet passages, blending folk/Americana and orchestral flavors for a potent mix.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-all-my-friends-aoife-odonovan/feed/ 0 145157 https://acousticguitar.com/review-sue-foley-honors-women-of-the-blues-and-beyond-on-one-guitar-woman/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-sue-foley-honors-women-of-the-blues-and-beyond-on-one-guitar-woman/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145601 For her latest release, Foley has shifted gears and recorded a true solo album, with just her voice and a single, warm-sounding nylon-string acoustic.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-sue-foley-honors-women-of-the-blues-and-beyond-on-one-guitar-woman/feed/ 2 145601 https://acousticguitar.com/review-ryan-david-green-off-and-running/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-ryan-david-green-off-and-running/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145331 Green’s playing throughout is crisp and clear, with attention to the fine details of tone and articulation.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-ryan-david-green-off-and-running/feed/ 1 145331 https://acousticguitar.com/review-imaginational-anthem-vol-xiii-songs-of-bruce-cockburn/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-imaginational-anthem-vol-xiii-songs-of-bruce-cockburn/#respond Fri, 05 Jul 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144970 Compiled by indie star James Toth, this collection is the unlikeliest of tribute albums, recasting Cockburn for a younger, hipper audience.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-imaginational-anthem-vol-xiii-songs-of-bruce-cockburn/feed/ 0 144970 https://acousticguitar.com/review-julian-lage-speak-to-me/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-julian-lage-speak-to-me/#respond Wed, 19 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144525 Whether you’ve been out of the Lage loop or you’re simply Lage-curious, this album feels like the perfect vehicle to explore his talents as a player, collaborator, and composer.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-julian-lage-speak-to-me/feed/ 0 144525 https://acousticguitar.com/review-andy-mckees-tripliciti/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-andy-mckees-tripliciti/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=144424 There’s so much thoughtful and imaginative fretwork on this tremendously collaborative album that it’s worth devoting your full attention to it.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-andy-mckees-tripliciti/feed/ 1 144424 https://acousticguitar.com/review-tim-sparks-lost-and-found/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-tim-sparks-lost-and-found/#respond Sun, 24 Mar 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143845 You may think you know these songs, but Sparks and company take them to unpredictable and unexpected places.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-tim-sparks-lost-and-found/feed/ 0 143845 https://acousticguitar.com/review-plinio-fernandes-spellbinding-bacheando-explores-the-lasting-influence-of-j-s-bach/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-plinio-fernandes-spellbinding-bacheando-explores-the-lasting-influence-of-j-s-bach/#respond Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143767 ‘Bacheando’ is a collection of works by Bach and by a few notable modern Brazilian composers who were deeply affected and influenced by Bach.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-plinio-fernandes-spellbinding-bacheando-explores-the-lasting-influence-of-j-s-bach/feed/ 0 143767 https://acousticguitar.com/review-live-at-hampden-hall-reaffirms-ana-vidovics-top-tier-status/ https://acousticguitar.com/review-live-at-hampden-hall-reaffirms-ana-vidovics-top-tier-status/#respond Fri, 09 Feb 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=143288 This new release captures the classical guitar virtuoso in a spectacular live performance with no editing or alternate takes.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/review-live-at-hampden-hall-reaffirms-ana-vidovics-top-tier-status/feed/ 0 143288