There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...

When Lorraine and Bennett Hammond aren't hanging out in their funky old Brookline home, trading a few banjo and mandolin licks back and forth at the kitchen table, they're apt to be giving concerts of ...

In fact, we’ve borrowed the general feel of Zep’s bluegrass-hued track Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp for this month’s transcription. Mr Page aside, open G has been used by many legendary players, including Robert ...

To follow the career of Roger McGuinn is to trace the history of folk music itself, at least in the modern era. The prolific singer-songwriter’s career has taken him from Chicago coffeehouse stages in ...

This much seems clear, the cows are not happy. For 30 years now, they have been unceremoniously evicted from their pasture one weekend a year to make way for hundreds of campers and the Willow Folk ...

This lesson unpacks one of the fundamental skills of playing guitar, and offers a launchpad for budding singer-songwriters. All you need is three chords and the truth ...