Dec 8, 20192 minThe pick of the bunchThere’s something indefinably magical about the intricate, chiming sounds of a finger-picked acoustic guitar. It’s something I’d always...
Aug 12, 20192 minTake your pickMark Hanson’s ‘The Art of Contemporary Travis Picking’ is one of the guitar tuition books I’ve returned to most often over the years. If...
Jul 31, 20194 minAn interview with Ivor CutlerIt’s 1997, the tail-end of Britpop, and one of the more idiosyncratic – but enduring – talents to emerge during the first British beat...
Jul 30, 20191 minGet a gripI’ve used many a capo throughout my guitar-playing escapades, but it’s only relatively recently I’ve found one I love. Thalia Capos don’t...
Jul 30, 20192 min10 minutes that changed my lifeIf I’ve learned anything in my many years as an enthusiasm-heavy but talent-light guitarist, it is that there are two simple routes to...