Fingerstyle Interviews

Troubador Ben Brookes Belcher Talks About Songwriting, Producing and Performing as a Solo Artist

Troubador Ben Brookes Belcher Talks About Songwriting, Producing and Performing as a Solo Artist

Posted July 19, 2022 at 11:37 am | No comments

You’ve got to hand it to Ben Brookes Belcher, the man works hard rolling out some of the coolest country songs we’ve heard in a long time. Belcher nails down some fancy guitar licks while singing a mix of gritty hard tack down home spins to some of the sweetest heart wrenching ballads.

Posted in: Country, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part TWO)

Posted July 8, 2022 at 10:54 am | No comments

As a follow-up to our Tal Nacarrato interview, here’s PART 2! We found Tal’s insights into performing, practicing, lessons learned to keep focused very helpful and one of our interviews that’s helpful to return to periodically to remind us of how to raise our games as musicians and on-stage performers.

Classically trained, Naccarato clearly knows his way around the fretboard as illustrated on his new album, Ten and Two Blues, to be released on April 27th 2022, as well as on his last three albums, Hot House Flowers, Piedmont Black & Blue, and Dreamflower Sessions…

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Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part ONE of TWO)

Guitar Master Tal Naccarato Digs into His Roots, Performance Tips, Street Gigs and the Classics (Part ONE of TWO)

Posted April 26, 2022 at 6:30 am | No comments

Tal Naccarato is game to roll along the landscape and streetscapes of America to make musical and spiritual connections with others in all walks of life who appreciate and share his love of well-crafted original music, music that comes from life’s hard won experiences and from the souls of artists.

Posted in: Blues, Blues Interviews, Classical, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Eric Johnson Interview: On the Road with the Guitar Masters

Eric Johnson Interview: On the Road with the Guitar Masters

Posted March 18, 2022 at 8:30 am | 13 comments

If you’re a guitarist, like the guitar, or have heard of the guitar, than you’re probably excited for the Guitar Masters tour, which kicks off this October with dates throughout the Midwest and East Coast. Featuring guitar legend Eric Johnson, Fingerstyle guru Andy McKee and acoustic-guitar master Peppino D’Agostino, the tour is lining up to be the must see guitar event of the fall season, and possibly the entire year.

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Master Slide Guitarist Roy Rogers Talks Guitars, His Style and Collaborations

Posted January 24, 2022 at 12:28 am | No comments

Here’s a classic Guitar International interview from March 17, 2008. By Michael Shea. Roy Rogers. Photo by Michael Shea. Let’s get it over with right at the start. Master slide guitarist, Roy Rogers, was named after the King of the Cowboys film star. Roy will be the first to admit that he’s had fun with […]

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Slackkey Artist Dave “Kawika” Fiely on Cross-Cultural Songwriting, Guitars and Becoming a Pro

Slackkey Artist Dave “Kawika” Fiely on Cross-Cultural Songwriting, Guitars and Becoming a Pro

Posted December 2, 2021 at 3:28 pm | No comments

In 2020, Fiely was honored when two of his songs were recognized by the Songwriters’ Association of Washington (SAW) with two songwriting awards, a Finalist (“Kaweloaloha”) and an honorable mention (“No Greater Love”). Quite a feat, given there were over one-thousand entries into SAW’s annual songwriting competition.

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Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Singer-Songwriter Jeffrey Pine Talks About His Music, Guitars and His Love of the Desert

Posted October 2, 2021 at 6:35 pm | No comments

Singer-songwriter, Jeffrey Pine, hails from the Santa Barbara, California, environs, although he’s toured the country performing solo and with others. Pine also periodically finds himself recharging his creative spirit, by seeking refuge and maybe silence in the beauty and solitude of the desert.

Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle, Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized

Steel Guitar Legend Cindy Cashdollar Talks About Her Waltz for Abilene, Steel Guitars and Friends

Steel Guitar Legend Cindy Cashdollar Talks About Her Waltz for Abilene, Steel Guitars and Friends

Posted July 12, 2020 at 3:10 pm | No comments

On her latest album, Waltz for Abilene, she ropes in a cornucopia of styles that range from the opening track, “Foggy Mt. Rock” with guest, Albert Lee, clipping along in driving Western swing style to the Appalachian roots sound of “That Ain’t No Way for Me to Get Along” with Rory Block, and other tracks blended with jazz, R&B, soulful country, country western, and an exquisite final track titled, “Waltz for Abilene”.

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Rising Star Yasmin Williams Talks About Her Music, Guitar Lap Tapping and Patience!

Rising Star Yasmin Williams Talks About Her Music, Guitar Lap Tapping and Patience!

Posted April 7, 2020 at 3:46 pm | No comments

By: Rick Landers Images courtesy of Yasmin Williams  The first time I met Yasmin Williams, she was hauling her guitar, pedals and a bag filled to the brim with cables and other gear to a festival stage outside Leesburg, Virginia. She smiled when I asked if I could help carry some of her gear, but she […]

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Master Fingerstyle Guitarist Claude Bourbon – French with a Universal Twist!

Master Fingerstyle Guitarist Claude Bourbon – French with a Universal Twist!

Posted February 14, 2020 at 3:07 pm | No comments

By: Rick Landers French-born master fingerstyle guitarist Claude Bourbon hails from Britain, but finds himself traveling the globe strapped to his trusty Gibson J-45 acoustic dreadnaught. Whether he’s playing a straight blues, thumping out some heartbeat R&B, or his own cauldron of styles that may include Flamenco, American roots music, British Isle stylings, coupled with nuances […]

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