Chris Stern is a man who loves guitars. In fact I don’t know anyone with a bigger collection than Chris. He’s a big fan of Ralph Bown, Jim Olson and Jamie Kinscherff but his collection extends way beyond those three wonderful luthiers. We sat down at the 10th annual gathering of the Acoustic Soundboard UK […]
How to Play In the Long Run, by The Staves
This is such a great song. I’d put this at intermediate level and it’s a really nice way to learn about independent thumbpicking.
How to play Hurt, by Johnny Cash
One of my all time favourite songs, both the original Trent Reznor version from The Downward Spiral and the Johnny Cash version from American Recordings IV. Download a PDF of the tab
Richard Knott
Interview with singer songwriter Richard Knott, recorded in September 2019.
Richard Lindsay of Ullapool Guitar Festival
Interview with Richard Lindsay, organiser of the Ullapool Guitar Festival.
Solo Guitar Playing – Fretted Notes on D & G, Ties and Rests
Exercises 44–46 Some tricky counting in today’s practice. Counting out loud helps, but better still in a metronome. I may actually get my metronome out for future practice sessions, so I can practice what I preach. I did have a go with it after I ended the recording and it helped rather a lot! My […]