The 2006 Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) Convention

by Stephan Rekas

The August issue of Guitar Sessions® took on an unexpected quality of overall unity due to its coverage of four summer music events: The Chet Atkins Appreciation Society (CAAS) Convention, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show, The 2nd International 10-String Guitar Festival, and the Kaufman Kamps organized by flatpicking wiz, Steve Kaufman. Corresponding articles can be found here in this "Cover Story" and in the "Tales from the Road", "Classical & Flamenco", and "Flatpicking" columns respectively. Anyone who attended these summer conventions came away with new knowledge... more

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Review of the Leonardo 10 Cabinet

reviewed by Brian Vaccaro

When first learning of Leonardo Custom Cabinets, it may be easy to write them off as a company trying to reproduce what Raezer's Edge has already done. That is to produce a very high level, but compact... more

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Rock/Blues

Chordal Picking - Part 1

by Ioannis Anastassakis

Hello everybody! I hope the summer is teating you great! This month we will focus on the technique of "Chordal Picking"...more

1.  Cajon Power - Marco Fadda 2-DVD Set

Cajón Power is a true didactic encyclopedia, where Marco Fadda plays and explains both traditional and modern rhythms, with the aid of 34 exceptional musicians, among them Billy Cobham, Joey De Francesco and Giovanni Hidalgo...

2.  El Cajon Flamenco 2-DVD Set
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Richard Smith Fingerstyle Artistry

by Richard Smith

In this live Studio performance featuring a plethora of styles and compositions, Richard Smith plays in a variety of musical settings from solo guitar to guitar and cello duets with his virtuoso cellist wife Julie Adams. And when... more

Vic Juris and Corey Christiansen Live At The Smithsonian

by Corey Christiansen & Vic Juris

Recorded in concert at the Smithsonian Jazz Café - November 11, 2005 Vic Juris and Corey Christiansen, two of the first guitarists on Mel Bay Records, joined bassist...

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