This week we're mixing in some new, exclusive live performances from the acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Which prompts me to ask for your favorite instrumental pieces that feature the acoustic ...

Back in 1981, Nick Webb and Simon James, two enterprising British music school students, decided to start an instrumental acoustic jazz band focused on dueling steel- and nylon-string guitars. Mind ...

The following is a lightly edited transcript from part of an interview with guitarist Mike Dawes during an episode of the Newsweek Radio Podcast: So, you're out there touring with the great Tommy ...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 2: Composer and guitarist Ameet Shetye, known for having leading playback singers like Udit Narayan and Shankar Mahadevan perform his compositions, has released his ...

It don't mean a thang if it ain't got that twang. Here are top-of-the-line acoustic instruments for pros and beginners alike. By Julian Vittorio Updated Jun 15, 2023 5:01 PM EDT We may earn revenue ...

In some ways, fingerstyle/percussive acoustic maestro Andy McKee set a template for modern musicians. Early YouTube videos of his bafflingly brilliant instrumental ...

Every guitarist, even the die-hard shredders among us, should own at least one acoustic guitar. With classical roots, it is known for its portability and versatility, as well as its mellow overtones ...

Inspired in part by his hero John Fahey, Steve Lowenthal’s VDSQ imprint merges DIY culture with elegance. “I was going to a lot of noise and experimental shows but when I came home I’d listen to ...

ACOUSTIC WEEK: Blues is a wholly American music form, and as the steel- string flat-top acoustic guitar was a product of European immigrants into the United States, the two were destined to be ...

A key feature of function and beauty on a guitar is ebony wood. All ebony used by Taylor Guitars, a leading manufacturer of acoustic guitars, comes from Cameroon, including the region where the ...