When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: David Redfern/Redferns In my last column, I demonstrated a Jimmy Reed-inspired eight-bar ...

Blues fans have long looked to the Mississippi Delta or Chicago for a taste of authentic Americana, but a new compilation draws attention to another region: Appalachia. Classic Appalachian Blues, from ...

On my latest album, One Guitar Woman, I pay tribute to many of the female pioneers of the guitar, all of whom are among the biggest influences on my approach to playing the instrument. On the album, I ...

Duck Baker is one of the most highly regarded fingerstyle guitarists of his generation. His repertoire ranges from traditional Irish music through old-time mountain music and bluegrass to blues, ...

In a duo setting, like how he’ll be playing with Jeff Dion, Moorman is the de facto drummer. He uses a device called a PorchBoard Bass, which simulates the sounds of a work boot stomping on a wooden ...

FLOYD - Dan Stevens tried to take up guitar for the first time in ninth grade in his native Pennsylvania, but his first guitar teacher told him he might as well quit. He wasn't practicing and was ...

John Maxwell walked into Sweetwater Music Hall’s open mike night not long ago with his acoustic guitar and played a set of jaw-dropping fingerstyle blues, singing in an earthy baritone that sounded ...

John Mayer, we hardly knew ye. After building his reputation as a pop idol singer/songwriter earlier in the decade, Mayer has completely made himself over - starting with his Trio's 2005 live disc ...

Jim Countryman and Erin Harpe are representing New Hampshire at the International Blues Challenge beginning Jan. 25 in Memphis, Tennessee. Erin Harpe is a blues singer, guitarist and band leader who ...