https://acousticguitar.com lessons, music to play, and how-tos for all guitarists Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:36:42 +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/taj-mahal-and-keb-mo-reunite-to-channel-tradition-tone-and-spirit-into-a-sound-all-their-own/ https://acousticguitar.com/taj-mahal-and-keb-mo-reunite-to-channel-tradition-tone-and-spirit-into-a-sound-all-their-own/#respond Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148370 Our wide-ranging interview with the blues legends was a frequently funny call and response between Mo’ and his humble baritone and Mahal’s gravelly, cosmic perspectives. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/taj-mahal-and-keb-mo-reunite-to-channel-tradition-tone-and-spirit-into-a-sound-all-their-own/feed/ 0 148370 https://acousticguitar.com/meet-jesse-welles-fiery-folksinger-on-the-rise/ https://acousticguitar.com/meet-jesse-welles-fiery-folksinger-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148362 Welles, 32, is a genuine phenomenon—an internet-era troubadour clearly in the tradition of Guthrie, Dylan, Prine, and Ochs (and Cobain, too), yet also very much of this moment.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/meet-jesse-welles-fiery-folksinger-on-the-rise/feed/ 18 148362 https://acousticguitar.com/americana-champion-margo-price-takes-flight-with-her-new-signature-gibson-j-45/ https://acousticguitar.com/americana-champion-margo-price-takes-flight-with-her-new-signature-gibson-j-45/#respond Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148379 The Nashville singer-songwriter talks about her bond with her instruments, her songwriting philosophy, and more.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/americana-champion-margo-price-takes-flight-with-her-new-signature-gibson-j-45/feed/ 0 148379 https://acousticguitar.com/christian-lee-hutson-is-writing-songs-like-a-bird-on-rollercoaster/ https://acousticguitar.com/christian-lee-hutson-is-writing-songs-like-a-bird-on-rollercoaster/#respond Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=148137 The singer-songwriter talks about melody, his “magical” Martin guitar, and the stripped-down tracks on his latest release, ‘Paradise Pop. 10 (Deluxe)’]]> https://acousticguitar.com/christian-lee-hutson-is-writing-songs-like-a-bird-on-rollercoaster/feed/ 0 148137 https://acousticguitar.com/seven-string-classical-virtuoso-douglas-lora-explores-his-south-american-roots/ https://acousticguitar.com/seven-string-classical-virtuoso-douglas-lora-explores-his-south-american-roots/#respond Sun, 29 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147843 The newest member of the LAGQ reflects on his deep connection to classical and Brazilian music, his career as a seven-string guitarist, and his new role in the iconic quartet.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/seven-string-classical-virtuoso-douglas-lora-explores-his-south-american-roots/feed/ 0 147843 https://acousticguitar.com/watchhouse-rituals-is-its-most-exploratory-album-yet/ https://acousticguitar.com/watchhouse-rituals-is-its-most-exploratory-album-yet/#respond Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147850 Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz discuss the making of their latest record, which introduces new textures and approaches while holding onto their signature warmth and lyrical clarity.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/watchhouse-rituals-is-its-most-exploratory-album-yet/feed/ 0 147850 https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists/ https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists/#respond Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147806 Meet the team behind Acoustic Guitar's new Teaching Artists series.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists/feed/ 0 147806 https://acousticguitar.com/interview-billy-strings-electrifying-bluegrass/ https://acousticguitar.com/interview-billy-strings-electrifying-bluegrass/#respond Sun, 08 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147862 March 1, 2025: It’s Billy Strings’ second consecutive packed-to-the-rafters show at the 17,000-capacity Bridgestone Arena in his adopted home of Nashville. As he and his crack band trade fantastic fours on mandolin, banjo, fiddle, and guitar on songs like the modern classic “Dust in a Baggie,” the blinding “Highway Hypnosis,” the trippy FX showcase “Meet […]]]> https://acousticguitar.com/interview-billy-strings-electrifying-bluegrass/feed/ 0 147862 https://acousticguitar.com/valerie-june-on-finding-the-right-guitar-crafting-her-sound-and-channeling-magic-through-music/ https://acousticguitar.com/valerie-june-on-finding-the-right-guitar-crafting-her-sound-and-channeling-magic-through-music/#respond Sun, 01 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147873 Whether she’s playing the Newport Folk Festival or opening for the Rolling Stones, June creates a space where celebration and reflection coexist.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/valerie-june-on-finding-the-right-guitar-crafting-her-sound-and-channeling-magic-through-music/feed/ 0 147873 https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-the-groundbreaking-folk-pop-singer-songwriter-jill-sobule/ https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-the-groundbreaking-folk-pop-singer-songwriter-jill-sobule/#comments Fri, 16 May 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147920 A champion of outsiders and an early crowdfunding trailblazer, Sobule’s 35-year songbook married sly humor, weird chords, and unforgettable hooks.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-the-groundbreaking-folk-pop-singer-songwriter-jill-sobule/feed/ 4 147920 https://acousticguitar.com/five-young-players-honoring-tradition-while-shaping-new-acoustic-sounds/ https://acousticguitar.com/five-young-players-honoring-tradition-while-shaping-new-acoustic-sounds/#respond Sun, 27 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147339 Presley Haile, Kapali Long, Jobi Riccio, Presley Barker, and Lizzie No are creating music that’s vivid and raw, honest and personal, and firmly rooted in the deep musical traditions they continue to hold sacred.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/five-young-players-honoring-tradition-while-shaping-new-acoustic-sounds/feed/ 0 147339 https://acousticguitar.com/jason-isbell-takes-the-solo-spotlight-on-foxes-in-the-snow/ https://acousticguitar.com/jason-isbell-takes-the-solo-spotlight-on-foxes-in-the-snow/#respond Sun, 13 Apr 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147370 Isbell sheds light on the creative choices behind his new solo album, a stunning close-up portrait that shows why he's one of today’s most revered singer-songwriters.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/jason-isbell-takes-the-solo-spotlight-on-foxes-in-the-snow/feed/ 0 147370 https://acousticguitar.com/with-one-guitar-woman-sue-foley-honors-the-women-who-helped-shape-guitar-history/ https://acousticguitar.com/with-one-guitar-woman-sue-foley-honors-the-women-who-helped-shape-guitar-history/#respond Sun, 30 Mar 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147355 In this interview, the guitarist/historian talks about her new album, her musical journey, and the unshakable rhythm that holds it all together.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/with-one-guitar-woman-sue-foley-honors-the-women-who-helped-shape-guitar-history/feed/ 0 147355 https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists-isa-burke-lisa-liu-mamie-minch-sean-mcgowan-thu-tran/ https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists-isa-burke-lisa-liu-mamie-minch-sean-mcgowan-thu-tran/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 15:58:24 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147526 To kick off the new Teaching Artists series, we hosted a live hangout featuring songs and stories.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/meet-the-acoustic-guitar-teaching-artists-isa-burke-lisa-liu-mamie-minch-sean-mcgowan-thu-tran/feed/ 0 147526 https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-arlen-roth-reflects-on-a-lifetime-of-making-and-teaching-music/ https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-arlen-roth-reflects-on-a-lifetime-of-making-and-teaching-music/#respond Fri, 21 Mar 2025 15:40:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147381 More than a prolific solo artist and first-call sideman, Roth is one of the industry's most influential modern guitar instructors.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/guitar-talk-arlen-roth-reflects-on-a-lifetime-of-making-and-teaching-music/feed/ 0 147381 https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/ https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/#respond Fri, 07 Mar 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147036 As evidenced by a retrospective exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, the daughter of one American musical icon, Johnny Cash, and stepdaughter of another, June Carter Cash, has built an estimable reputation for herself.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/living-the-legacy-rosanne-cash-on-celebrating-her-father-and-curating-her-own-musical-story/feed/ 0 147036 https://acousticguitar.com/lisa-loeb-looks-back-at-her-multifaceted-career-and-ongoing-education-as-a-guitarist-and-songwriter/ https://acousticguitar.com/lisa-loeb-looks-back-at-her-multifaceted-career-and-ongoing-education-as-a-guitarist-and-songwriter/#respond Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147030 In the 30 years since releasing her breakthrough hit, “Stay,” Loeb has thrived as a musician, film/TV/voice actor, theater writer and composer, radio host, and entrepreneur.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/lisa-loeb-looks-back-at-her-multifaceted-career-and-ongoing-education-as-a-guitarist-and-songwriter/feed/ 0 147030 https://acousticguitar.com/dobro-master-jerry-douglas-talks-tone-phrasing-and-importance-of-listening/ https://acousticguitar.com/dobro-master-jerry-douglas-talks-tone-phrasing-and-importance-of-listening/#comments Sun, 02 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=147046 The 16-time Grammy winner revisits his classic songs with a fresh perspective and a cohesive, road-seasoned band on ‘The Set.’]]> https://acousticguitar.com/dobro-master-jerry-douglas-talks-tone-phrasing-and-importance-of-listening/feed/ 2 147046 https://acousticguitar.com/inside-the-songwriting-and-guitar-craft-of-gillian-welch-and-david-rawlings/ https://acousticguitar.com/inside-the-songwriting-and-guitar-craft-of-gillian-welch-and-david-rawlings/#comments Sun, 29 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146442 Rawlings and Welch go deep about the writing and recording of their latest songs and the vintage guitar discoveries that helped shape them.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/inside-the-songwriting-and-guitar-craft-of-gillian-welch-and-david-rawlings/feed/ 2 146442 https://acousticguitar.com/jerron-paxton-tray-wellington-and-yasmin-williams-reflect-on-black-country-music/ https://acousticguitar.com/jerron-paxton-tray-wellington-and-yasmin-williams-reflect-on-black-country-music/#respond Sun, 22 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146422 Multi-instrumentalist and historian Dom Flemons hosts a roundtable discussion with three talented artists who represent different aspects of American roots music.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/jerron-paxton-tray-wellington-and-yasmin-williams-reflect-on-black-country-music/feed/ 0 146422 https://acousticguitar.com/how-russian-born-virtuoso-grisha-goryachev-became-a-flamenco-guitar-master/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-russian-born-virtuoso-grisha-goryachev-became-a-flamenco-guitar-master/#respond Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146412 In a wide-ranging phone interview, Goryachev discusses his early training, interactions with Paco de Lucía, arrival in America, and approach to performing.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-russian-born-virtuoso-grisha-goryachev-became-a-flamenco-guitar-master/feed/ 0 146412 https://acousticguitar.com/nylon-string-virtuoso-niwel-tsumbu-blends-congolese-roots-with-global-sounds/ https://acousticguitar.com/nylon-string-virtuoso-niwel-tsumbu-blends-congolese-roots-with-global-sounds/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=146459 No matter how far the Ireland-based guitarist travels, both physically and musically, his connection to Congo is ever-present, as this Zoom interview reveals.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/nylon-string-virtuoso-niwel-tsumbu-blends-congolese-roots-with-global-sounds/feed/ 0 146459 https://acousticguitar.com/ani-difranco-takes-her-guitar-and-voice-in-a-radical-new-direction/ https://acousticguitar.com/ani-difranco-takes-her-guitar-and-voice-in-a-radical-new-direction/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145836 DiFranco sits down with Peter Mulvey to discuss her new record, writing, touring, her love of tenor and rubber bridge guitars, and the meaning of the term “umwelt.”]]> https://acousticguitar.com/ani-difranco-takes-her-guitar-and-voice-in-a-radical-new-direction/feed/ 2 145836 https://acousticguitar.com/how-the-acoustic-guitar-kept-the-pulse-of-the-swing-era/ https://acousticguitar.com/how-the-acoustic-guitar-kept-the-pulse-of-the-swing-era/#comments Sun, 10 Nov 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145794 We’ll examine the techniques and approaches that made the acoustic guitar an essential component of the swing era, while tracing its journey through the big band era and its lasting impact on jazz.]]> https://acousticguitar.com/how-the-acoustic-guitar-kept-the-pulse-of-the-swing-era/feed/ 1 145794 https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-folk-legend-and-educator-happy-traum-1938-2024/ https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-folk-legend-and-educator-happy-traum-1938-2024/#comments Fri, 01 Nov 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://acousticguitar.com/?p=145815 In this series of remembrances, some close friends and collaborators—and Happy’s musician son, Adam—share their reflections on the man and his music. ]]> https://acousticguitar.com/remembering-folk-legend-and-educator-happy-traum-1938-2024/feed/ 5 145815