Winfield 2007

by Stephen Rekas

For some 15-20,000 progressive bluegrass fans, the Walnut Valley Festival has become a Midwest American Institution. Campers affiliated with the festival begin arriving 7-10 days early in order to participate in the Great Winfield Land Rush for choice campsites in the vast campgrounds and take part in the numerous jam sessions. Like the Chet Atkins Appreciation Society gathering in Nashville, the Winfield festival has become an annual family vacation destination...more

Interview

Artist Interview: Beppe Gambetta

by Stephen Rekas

It was my pleasure to interview Italian flatpicking guitarist Beppe Gambetta just prior to his September 29 premiere performance at the Focal Point, a long-standing acoustic listening room in the St. Louis suburb of Maplewood, Missouri...more

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City Scene

London, UK

by Julie Summa

If you want to get a sense of the city of London, walk along with the morning crowds at Portobello Road Market. It's a unique atmosphere made up of several strains-- the vendors and wares of all nationalities, fresh fruit mixed with cooked food, rare antiques mixed with junk, and tourists mixed with buskers (street musicians)...more

1.  Fingerstyle Blues with Rick Fines

In this 75 minute lesson, Rick Starts with his 'thumb driven' style of fingerstyle blues and slowly builds, adding new licks and techniques throughout the lesson. Rick's teaching is clear and concise and allows the student to begin playing from start of the lesson and to grow as a player in a...

2.  Acoustic Guitar Fundamentals
3.  Paul Yandell: Fingerstyle Legacy
4.  Masters of Fingerstyle Guitar, Volume 2
5.  Guitar Quick Licks - Joe Satriani

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Complete Django

review by Richard Turner

Complete Django is a collection of all 81 original themes and melodies by the great Gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Presented in both standard notation and tablature, chord diagrams of the authentic Gypsy jazz chords used in accompanying this music are included above the notation stave...more

Learn to Play Stevie Ray Vaughn Guitar Techniques, Vol. 2

taught by Jamie Humphries

Learn five Stevie Ray Vaughan tracks note for note with Jamie Humphries. This superb 2-DVD set teaches you the jaw-dropping techniques that made Stevie the greatest...

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