Posted June 21, 2022 at 1:53 pm | No comments
Not only is Teddy Richards a seasoned session musician, he is also a well-accomplished singer-songwriter and performer, and as a result has opened with his original compositions for artists such as Lenny Kravitz, Seal and The Verve Pipe. He’s also co-written some great songs with the likes of Andrew Farriss (INXS), Carlos Alomar (David Bowie), and Marcy Levi (Natalie Cole, Joe Cocker) and the legendary, Al Green.
Posted in: Blues, Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted May 27, 2022 at 7:45 am | 4 comments
Steve Vai is a creative and innovative composer, guitarist and musician. Okay, that’s an obvious statement if I’ve ever written one. He’s changed the way people write within the instrumental guitar genre, his use of rhythm, effects and melodic development have helped to shape the modern guitar vocabulary and his Jem guitar series and Carvin amps have reshaped the custom gear market for the past 25 years. one
Posted in: Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Legends Interviews, Modern Rock, Rock Interviews, Shred Interviews
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 […]
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Country Interviews, Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews
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.
Posted in: Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
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
Posted May 23, 2021 at 5:37 am | 9 comments
Forty-five years after releasing his debut album, The New Boss Guitar, jazz guitarist George Benson is still going strong. With the upcoming August 25, 2009, release date set for his latest studio album Songs And Stories, the ten-time Grammy winner pays tribute to some of his favorite songwriters and composers. Featuring an all-star line up that includes bassist Marcus Miller, guitarists Lee Ritenour and Toninho Horta, saxophonists Tom Scott and Gerald Albright, among others, Benson and company come together to produce an album that is not only a tribute to great songwriters, it is also a reflection of more than four decades of experience by one of jazz’s greatest instrumentalists and vocalists.
Posted in: Guitar Hero Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jazz, Jazz Interviews, Legends Interviews
Posted February 15, 2021 at 2:00 am | No comments
First, a short background about the evolution of modern Irish traditional music in order to put the award winning group, Flook, into some sort of context…as well as spotlight, multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire, Sarah Allen. So, there had never been a twin flute tradition in Ireland beyond a couple of flutes and/or whistles sometimes playing in unison. Flook came along in 1985 and took the UK/European folk scene by storm, first with a three-flute front line and then with two.
Posted in: Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Jam Band, Jam Band Interviews, Uncategorized
Posted November 24, 2020 at 9:50 am | No comments
Around 1999, world-class guitarist, Brad Richter, found himself discovering a small group of young men and women at the Navajo Nation who had taught themselves the art of classical guitar.Essentially, a self-help ensemble who helped one another evolve and mature into solid players. He volunteered to help out the best he could, recognizing the dedication and commitment of the group reflected in their playing skills, as applied to classical guitar.
Posted in: Classical Interviews, Industry Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Music Industry Around the Globe, Uncategorized
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 […]
Posted in: Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Uncategorized
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 […]
Posted in: Blues Interviews, Classical Interviews, Fingerstyle Interviews, Instrumental Interviews, Interviews, Singer Songwriter Interviews, Uncategorized
