Alexandr Misko started playing the guitar at age 12, first learning the classical style. But after discovering fingerstyle guitar music online, he began to learn it on his own. "[Fingerstyle] leans ...

On the last episode of All Songs Considered for 2025, NPR Music producer Lars Gotrich takes host Robin Hilton through an ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Adam Gasson/Guitarist Magazine In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, author Malcolm ...

Guitar lessons: Compared to simple strumming, the beautiful and intricate sounds of fingerstyle acoustic guitar are a step up, technically speaking. Still, you shouldn’t be intimidated by this way of ...

Offers a rare view into the rich textures of African fingerstyle guitar music. It was recorded by the famous cultural anthropologist Gerhard Kubik between 1966 and 1993. These are audio-visual field ...

Calling all fingerstyle guitar players in Central Texas... The Texas Fingerstyle Guitar Association (TFGA) will meet on Saturday, August 21 from 9 am to 9 pm at Raymond’s Southern Kitchen in Lorena.

Hillbilly boogie like the Delmore Brothers, hokum, early country swing and jazz — they all describe Woody Pine’s music. Rooted in the Depression era, dustbowl and pre-World War II sounds, his driving ...

Donovan Leitch, who’s gone by his first name only for more than five decades, wrote and recorded hit songs like “Mellow Yellow” and “Hurdy Gurdy Man,” yet his influence as a songwriter and musician ...

In his book Outliers: The Story of Success, author Malcolm Gladwell asserts that at least 10,000 hours of practice are required to excel at any given skill. If that’s indeed the case, Australian ...