The Magical Philosophy Of Slide
In ancient Africa, when early man first dragged a flat rock across a string tied to a stick, he couldn’t have known that the...
Pop ’N Hiss: Robben Ford and Yellowjackets
In 1975, 24-year-old Robben Ford was making a name for himself on the Los Angeles music scene, where competition was fierce. As a blues-guitar...
Ally Venable
Ally Venable’s latest album, Real Gone, features excellent production, accessible songwriting, intense guitar playing, and guest spots by Joe Bonamassa as well as blues...
Rodrigo Sanchez
The latest from Rodrigo y Gabriela, In Between Thoughts…A New World, shows the acoustic duo in top form with passion, grace, and consciousness-raising. Electric...
George Lynch
A lynch pin is a narrow shaft of metal that keeps a wheel from falling off – without it, the whole thing collapses. Same...
Have Guitar Will Travel 093 – Martin Simpson
Features
In this episode, host James Patrick Regan speaks with Martin Simpson, discussing his new duet record with Thomm Jutz, “Nothing But Green Willow: The...
Hannu Könönen: Surf Stirred with Rautalanka
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From Finland’s Icy Fjords
Hannu Könönen used his home-assembled guitar to play “Lets’s Surf to the Dawn,” a track from “Sound Recycle Machine," the...
Noah Zacharin: Seriously Agile Fingerstyle
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“Lester Brown” Live From The Big Lonely
From his home in a forest between Ottawa and Toronto, singer/songwriter/fingerpicker Noah Zacharin entertains us with an...
Don’t Call it Fusion: Julien Kasper’s “Upon a Green Hill”
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Beck (et al) Connection!
The music made by Julien Kasper is connected to Miles, Beck, Hendrix, Mahavishnu, and Scofield, but brings its own sound....
Adam Levy’s Wistful Elegance
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Vintage ES-335 on “And They All Sang”
Famous for supplying charismatic guitar parts while backing Nora Jones and Tracy Chapman, Adam Levy’s latest solo...