Acoustic Guitar

Mike Seeger Handed Us a Legacy

Mike Seeger, who died a few days ago, handed us a legacy. He made it his life duty to transfer to us the love and appreciation he felt for traditional American folk music, at the same time giving us the wherewithal to make use of it.
In the 1950s, along with his family members and associates, [...]

Acoustic Guitar, Folk Music

What is Fingerstyle Guitar Anyway?

A discussion of fingerstyle techniques, categorization, and the advent of modern fingerstyle, percussive guitar. The music of Vicki Genfan.

Acoustic Guitar, Country Blues, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Blues, Fingerstyle Guitar, Folk Blues, Great Fingerstyle Players, Guitar Obsession, Modern Fingerstyle Players, Piedmont Blues, Vicki Genfan

Stevie Coyle–The Ten-in-One CD release

Stevie Coyle, founding member of the Waybacks, releases his new solo CD project, titled ‘Ten in One’. CD and live show review, guitar technique review.

Acoustic Guitar, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Modern Fingerstyle Players, Stevie Coyle

The Perfect Fingerpicking Guitar

A discussion of acoustic guitars most suited to fingerpicking. The attributes, guitar woods, and makers of fingerpicking guitars.

Acoustic Guitar, Best Fingerstyle Guitar, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar Obsession

Blind Blake-Georgia Bound

In the song “Georgia Bound“, Blake is in fine form as he sings evocatively of the Eastern Seaboard region known as the Piedmont, where he was from, bringing out the sounds and rhythms of his youth, the real Piedmont blues he had learned as a kid.

Acoustic Guitar, Blind Blake, Country Blues, Fingerpicking, Fingerstyle Blues, Great Fingerstyle Players, Piedmont Blues