The Women And Cancer Fund was established in the memory of Linda McCartney and in the last four months it has had two varied, yet distinctive fundraising events: (1) Let Us In Nashville – the CD and live concert at the Ryman Auditorium – November 7, 2011 and (2) Guitar Master Class featuring Bon Jovi’s Richie Sambora, guitar virtuoso Tommy Emmanuel and former Wings guitarist Laurence Juber.
To say thanks to all his followers on Facebook, for supporting his online written and video lessons, this weekend Matt Warnock will be giving away 1 free sixty-minute one-on-one Skype lesson to a lucky follower of his Facebook teaching page. The lesson can be taken any time that fits their schedules, and can be split up into two 30-minute lessons if preferred.
REO Speedwagon, STYX and Ted Nugent will join forces for “The Midwest Rock ‘n Roll Express” 30-date U.S. tour. Rolling out May 1 in Hidalgo, TX, tickets for various cities will go on sale starting February 22.
PRS Guitars’ new Collection Series instruments, introduced in the fall of 2011, are built in small batches by the company’s Private Stock department. Each Collection Series consists of one electric and one acoustic guitar made with the most exacting methods and the most prized components in the company’s possession, including pernambuco necks and fingerboards (which are exclusive to the Collection program). For the second installment in PRS Guitars’ exclusive Collection Series, Paul Reed Smith and the Private Stock team worked with David Grissom, Tony McManus, and Martin Simpson to design two exceptional instruments.
Legacy Learning Systems, one of the world’s premier multimedia instructional course and technology companies, announced the Learn & Master Guitar Live artist in residence for March 13 2012 (7pm CST) as blues great Johnny Hiland.
Sirius XM will air a special world premiere of the new Guy Davis CD, The Adventures of Fishy Waters: In Bed with the Blues, to be played in its entirety, with multiple airings on February 15,18 and 19 as part of a show that includes an exclusive interview with the acclaimed blues singer/songwriter.
Cash Edwards Music Services told us that, for the first time Wanee 2012 Music Festivalwill host one of the premier music workshops in the country, Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch, featuring Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, Mickey Hart, Oteil Burbridge,Warren Haynes, and more guests yet to be confirmed.
The legendary Grammy award winning singer/songwriter Waylon Jennings, known to many as the “outlaw” and part of the Highwaymen lived a life full of challenges, mischief and great country music.
Hailed as the godfather of surf music, legendary Merrell Fankhauser, who has led one of the most diverse and interesting careers in music, has released ‘Best Of The Tiki Lounge’ volumes 1&2 DVDs.
Many times guitarists and particularly guitar students do not feel satisfied with their daily performance on the instrument; they attribute their poor technical or artistic achievements to physical tiresome, insufficient practice time, or lack of discipline. According to my experience, all these are external factors, namely symptoms of a deeper cause: wrong use or waste of energy, which includes all forms and kinds of energy possessed by a human being.
