Midón stopped by the Acoustic Guitar studios last week to talk about guitars and play a few tunes from the new album, including the scorching acoustic-soul song “Was It Ever Really Love?,” featured in this installment of Acoustic Guitar Sessions.
In this Acoustic Guitar Session, Peter Case discusses the solo-acoustic inspiration he got from his blues idols Lightnin' Hopkins, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi John Hurt, which led the former Plimsouls member to discover the advantages--both artistically and economically--of going solo.
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Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan discusses the process of carving out his own musical identity, and plays his classic song "The Walls of Time."
Blues guitarist and singer Eric Bibb sheds light on his fateful childhood meeting with Bob Dylan, and rips through his song "Turner Station."
In this session, Thompson tells how he makes the acoustic guitar sing by doing more than just strumming.
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Ani DiFranco talks about her distinctive guitar style, the burden of being a political icon, and the lessons she learned from Pete Seeger.
Acoustic folk-blues guitarist and songwriter Chris Smither performs "Don't Call Me Stranger," and discusses his songwriting and recovery from addiction.
Rising star guitarist/singer-songwriter Christopher Paul Stelling stopped by the Acoustic Guitar offices to treat us to four songs and insights into his process.
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In the San Francisco Bay Area, singer-songwriter Meklit Hadero is a big deal, a sort of renaissance woman who not only has her hands in various strains of music—acoustic folk, jazz, rock, hip-hop, and rhythms from around the world—but also in a variety of other creative projects combining the arts with social justice.
Dar Williams stops in the Acoustic Guitar studios for an Acoustic Guitar Session to talk about never giving up on her fledgling music career—even in the face of petty cynicism from some of those closest to her.
The Los Angeles troubadour discusses his use of drop D tuning and plays the song "Mind of Your Own" from his album Two Moons.
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Acoustic music mainstay Laurie Lewis says that a dream helped lead her to buy a 1905 Holzhapfel 12-string guitar. In the dream, Lewis began playing a 12-string and realized that it could unlock a whole new avenue of songwriting.
Former Fairport Convention vocalist Iain Matthews talks about learning to play the guitar and plays a song, "In Paradise," from his latest solo album, The Art of Obscurity.
Shook Twins play their song "Thoughts All In," from their latest album, What We Do, and discuss how they got their start in music.
On tour to support his latest album, Weightless, Andersen stopped by Acoustic Guitar's studios to talk about his German-made Lakewood, the challenges of playing more than 200 concerts a year, and to play us his song "Drift Away."
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Texas sensation Sarah Jarosz discusses transitioning from mandolin to guitar and performs her song "1,000 Things."
Eric Hutchinson’s new album may be Pure Fiction—but there’s nothing fabricated about his talent.
Diego Figueiredo sits in to discuss his painstaking nail-filing technique, and files off a lightning-fast performance of the traditional song, “One Note Samba.”
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The Seattle-based singer-songwriter offers insight on singing while playing and delivers a rare live performance of her song “Mary”
Oklahoma sensation Parker Millsap debuts a new song, "Land of the Red Man," and gives tips on playing slide guitar.
The talented duo talk about their enormous legacy and perform a few songs, including Woody Guthrie’s “There’ll Be No Church Tonight"
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North Dakota troubadour Tom Brosseau plays a song from his latest album, Grass Punks, and gives a tip about playing up the neck on his 1947 Martin 000-18.
Brazilian guitarist and singer Badi Assad discusses her musical upbringing and her shift from classical to experimental playing, her use of Frame Works guitars for touring, and plays an original song from her latest album, Between Love and Luck.
The Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter performs the title track from her latest album and shares how to position a microphone when recording an acoustic guitar.
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After giving a dazzling performance of her song "View from Space" on the nylon string harp guitar, Muriel Anderson demonstrates her technique for creating other-worldly harmonics on the instrument.
