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Jaime Royal 'Robbie' Robertson was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He started learning the guitar at the age of 9, and, as a young teen, cut his teeth in [...]

Eat The Worm, the new album from polymath producer, ex-luthier, songwriter and dynamic performer Jonathan Wilson, is a strange and multi-layered work of art. We chat pitfalls, frustrations, building guitars [...]

Obituary JOHN MAYALL 29 November 1933-22 July 2024 On 22 July, blues legend and bandleader John Mayall died at his home in California. He was 90 years old. Mayall was [...]

It's before soundcheck in a cool (in both senses) cellar at Bristol's Exchange venue and prolific blues stalwart Charlie Parr is part way through a UK tour, his first since [...]

Gwenifer Raymond's rich, powerful solo acoustic instrumental music first took flight with her debut album, You Never Were Much Of A Dancer. A 13-song flurry of acoustic guitar and banjo [...]

The latest album from Derbyshire guitarist Nick Jonah Davis, When The Sun Came, was recorded in a church and released just before lockdown--and it could well be his finest yet. [...]

Artist: Christopher Libertino Album: Cartography (Paradox Lost Music) The latest album from guitarist, composer and musical academic Christopher Libertino is titled Cartography, and it could easily be compared to a [...]

Remembering maxi-instrumentalist slide guitar master David Lindley, who died at the age of 78 after a long illness On Friday 3 March, Douglas Reynolds, longtime friend of renowned slide guitar [...]

KELLY JOE PHELPS 5 October 1959-31 May 2022 On 31 May, Kelly Joe Phelps' friend and collaborator Steve Dawson announced the passing of the blues guitarist via an appropriately low-key [...]

Along with its cousin the Les Paul, as well as Fender's Strat and Tele, the Gibson SG arguably makes up the big four classic electric guitars. Here's a selection of [...]

While it's not unusual for the bulk of instrumental acoustic guitar albums to be slotted into various American primitive sub-genres, there is also a wealth of British talent--new and established--that [...]

The article discusses the 1965 concert titled "The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert" and highlights the significance and quality of the recording. The concert features the songs of the Gullah Geechee people of Georgia, performed by the Georgia Sea Island Singers, with guest appearances by bluesman Mississippi Fred McDowell and cane fife player Ed Young. The Gullah Geechee people have deep connections to West Africa and their music reflects their resistance to slavery and oppression. The album showcases a range of styles, from lighthearted dances to haunting work songs, and is described as haunting, emotional, and beautifully mastered. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on Virginia-born Mat Davidson, who goes by the name Twain for his solo work. Topics include Mat's guitar playing is graceful and engaging, switching from flat-picking to fingerstyle and back with ease; and Music saved me from a lonely existence and now it's teaching me how to relate to others and how to relate to myself.

Lankum Between the Earth and the Sky Rough Trade (F) RTRADCD910 Words like 'maverick' and 'beatnik' have been liberally seasoning reviews of Lankum (formerly known as Lynched). As soon as [...]