From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Derk Richardson The 13th release from the Neil Young Archives since 2006, Homegrown is one of Young’s famously “lost” albums, recorded in 1974–1975 with guitarist Ben Keith, bassist Tim Drummond, pianist Stan Szelest, either Karl T. Himmel or Levon Helm on drums, and Emmylou Harris adding harmony vocals. What Young […]
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Over the last 10 years the writers at Acoustic Guitar have called Andy McKee a “sensation,” a “brilliant sonic storyteller,” and “one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world.” The accolades still ring true in this AG Session in Place, in which McKee performs and teaches some sensational fingerstyle guitar. “She,” a composition McKee […]
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By Kate Koenig Mariachi in the realm of music education is nothing new. For California-based educator, vocalist, and guitarist Claudia García, uniting the two worlds has been a lifelong passion. García’s experience directing mariachi began back in 2001, when she was an undergraduate at Harvard University. After discovering the school had no mariachi ensemble, she […]
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Acoustic Guitar is hosting another Facebook Live event with Ron Jackson and special guests Thursday, Oct. 29. Join us at 7PM (PT)/10PM (ET) for a live performance and Q&A hosted by NY 7-string guitarist Ron Jackson, with special guests Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers and Frank Vignola. Tune in to watch the event live and participate in […]
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From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Adam Perlmutter On “Little Satchel,” the most traditional number on Sarah Jarosz’s brilliant new album, World on the Ground (see link to review below), Jarosz sings and plays clawhammer banjo while her producer, John Leventhal, lends spare but effective guitar parts. Leventhal’s instrument—a late 1930s Gibson J-35 that he has […]
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BY KATE KOENIG Welcome to the latest installment of Chord by Chord, a series designed to build your understanding of harmony and the fretboard. Up to this point, I’ve taught you different triad (three-note chord) types—major, minor, and diminished—and how to find them on the fretboard. This time I’ll show you the fourth and last […]
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BY ADAM PERLMUTTER Several years ago, Carolyn Sills of the Santa Cruz Guitar Company got a phone call from a guitar owner in great distress. A pair of antlers had fallen off of a wall and onto his F Model, goring the back of the instrument. “I couldn’t help but say, ‘Well, in order to […]
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From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jamie Stillway With the introduction of the Organic Collection, Breedlove is now offering affordable, smartly designed guitars made from sustainably harvested tonewoods. What further sets these instruments apart from other entry-level models is their lightly built, all-solid-wood construction with thin UV finishes—a recipe for enhanced tone, according to Breedlove’s website. […]
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From the November/December 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers At 29, Sarah Jarosz easily qualifies as a veteran musician. A mandolin wunderkind inspired, in particular, by the young bluegrass trailblazers Nickel Creek, Jarosz released her debut at 18, and went on to win three Grammys for her solo work and team up with Aoife O’Donovan and […]
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By Nick Millevoi Parlor guitars are fun to play. Their small size makes them comfortable to hold and easy to pass around the parlor—or living room, backyard, or campfire. While I’ve found myself enamored of quite a few high-end parlor guitars, they tend to be more formal instruments that demand and deserve special care and […]
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