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Neil Young & Crazy Horse Release Americana on June 5th

Neil Young & Crazy Horse Release Americana on June 5th

Posted May 7, 2012 at 5:46 pm | No comments

Neil Young & Crazy Horse will release a very special album titled Americana on June 5, 2012. Americana the first album from Neil Young & Crazy Horse in nearly nine years. Crazy Horse is: Billy Talbot, Ralph Molina, Poncho Sampedro, and Neil Young.

Posted in: Classic Rock, Folk, Guitar News, Punk News, Rock News, Singer Songwriter News, Uncategorized

Peter Bursch Interview: Designing Guitars and Joining the Pack

Peter Bursch Interview: Designing Guitars and Joining the Pack

Posted January 3, 2011 at 11:40 am | No comments

The Martin Guitar Company chose Bursch among the very first guitarists outside of the U.S. to be recognized with their own Martin Signature guitar. He is the first guitarist from Germany to be so honored.

Posted in: Fingerstyle, Folk, Guitars and Gear, Industry Interviews, Interviews

Arlo Guthrie Interview: Folk Icon

Arlo Guthrie Interview: Folk Icon

Posted December 18, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 4 comments

Mention the name Arlo to most Boomers and immediately the song “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” comes to mind. That song alone would be a pretty darn good legacy. But Arlo Guthrie’s given us a lot more treasures over the years like “The Motorcycle Song,” “City of New Orleans,” “Deportee” and the counterculture tune “Coming into Los Angeles” he sang at Woodstock.

Posted in: Folk, Interviews

Richie Havens Interview: Woodstock, Dylan and Greenwich Village

Richie Havens Interview: Woodstock, Dylan and Greenwich Village

Posted November 24, 2010 at 1:00 pm | One comment

August 15-18, 1969. Bethel, New York. Approximately 500,000 music lovers assemble at Max Yasgur’s farm for the festival of festivals – Woodstock. Guitar solos from the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Carlos Santana and Alvin Lee electrify the air.

Posted in: Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Interviews

Roger McGuinn Interview: The Byrds, Martin Guitars and Home Recording

Roger McGuinn Interview: The Byrds, Martin Guitars and Home Recording

Posted October 21, 2010 at 3:00 pm | 4 comments

By: Rick Landers During the mid-60s, the US music scene was overwhelmed with rock groups from England, to the point where the phrase “British invasion” entered the American lexicon. In response, one homegrown U.S. group emerged to fill the airwaves with a new and unique sound that became known as folk rock. The Byrds. The […]

Posted in: Fingerstyle Interviews, Folk, Interviews