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Review: Sultans of String, Subcontinental Drift
By Kenny Berkowitz There’s something essentially Canadian about the Sultans of Strings’ Subcontinental Drift, with its swirl of influences from Cuba, France, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Pakistan, and...
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Review: Ryan Shupe, We Rode On
By Pat Moran Briskly galloping out of the gate, the title track of Ryan Shupe’s self-released eighth album, We Rode On, announces the former country-chart-topper’s transition to alternative artist....
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Video Lesson: Learn JS Bach’s ‘Bourrée in E Minor’ for Guitar
by Teja Gerken For many classical-guitar students, tackling the “Bourrée in E minor” by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) is a rite of passage from playing mere exercises to playing music that many...
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Frampton Comes Unplugged
From the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. By Mark Kemp All Peter Frampton ever really wanted was to be the greatest guitarist he could be. And he was well on his way—having played lead...
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Duke Robillard Releases Acoustic Blues Album
From the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. By Kenny Berkowitz Over the past five decades, from the start of the Rhode Island R&B band Roomful of Blues to the present, Duke Robillard has...
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American Primitive Guitarist Richard Osborn Marks Long-Awaited Return
From the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. By Kenny Berkowitz On a bad day in 1980, American primitive guitarist Richard Osborn accidentally drove a chisel into the base of his left thumb,...
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The Stray Birds: Taking Wing With Guitar Strings
From the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. By Pat Moran Maya de Vitry’s first performance as a guitarist got a decidedly mixed reception. “I learned three chords on this toy guitar so I...
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How to Play Slide Guitar: Bottleneck Basics
By Steve James From rudimental country-blues themes to masterpieces by adepts past and present, good slide guitar playing is seldom busy. At its best, it combines economical phrasing with special...
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Republic of Texas Offers Affordable Resonators Steeped in Tradition
By David Hamburger Ask Frank Helsley, Jr. to describe the moment his father, Frank Helsley, Sr., conceived of Republic Guitars, and his goal of providing “a quality guitar that’s not going to break...
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Down & Dirty: 10 Next-Gen Resonator Players
From the May 2016 issue of Acoustic Guitar magazine. By Mark Kemp Resonators may be the coolest instruments ever made: shiny metal acoustic guitars that look as loud as they sound, or wooden bodies...
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