"Yesterday," sings Paul McCartney, "all my troubles seemed so far away." It is the Ed Sullivan Show, and as his fellow Beatles wait in the wings, Paul does it on his own with nothing but an Epiphone ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Future / Joby Sessions Mark Knopfler says he developed his now-iconic fingerpicking ...

Phil Keaggy is best known for his intricate finger picking and percussive style of acoustic guitar playing. He’s also been known to devote an entire album to instrumental music from time to time. On ...

Get started with chords, rhythm and picking with this lesson on the basics of acoustic guitar playing. It doesn’t matter whether you’re an absolute beginner or if you’ve played for a little bit longer ...

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 ...

Whatever style of acoustic guitar you most want to play, it’s worth dipping a toe into as many genres as you can. Most genres have a handful of defining signature sounds. By getting those signatures ...

When Robert Lowe unveiled his one-man improv band, Lichens, at the Empty Bottle last August, Kranky Records co-owner Bruce Adams wasn’t expecting to find his next signing. But soon after Lowe started ...

Carbondale Folk Music Center presents master guitar picker Charley Simmons, who will strut his stuff on-stage at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Steve’s Guitars, 19 N. 4th St., Carbondale. Shawn O’Neil ...