Most acoustic guitar players, including working pros and even accomplished singer-songwriters, have a very limited vocabulary of rhythm patterns and grooves. H...
These lessons are designed to equip you with essential strumming patterns for jamming, accompaniment, cover tunes, and original compositions. And of course, th...
Anyone can write a song! And that’s exactly what you will do with Write Your First Song, an extraordinarily intuitive step-by-step guide from singer-songwriter...
Supporting a songwriter as the sideman in a duo or band situation is an artful skill that can be very challenging. Usually, there’s a rhythm guitarist -- perha...
I’ll show you creative fingerstyle approaches to spark songwriting ideas and excite your guitar playing. In the upcoming performances I'll be giving you a coup...
Here's the acorn to the oak tree story of my song, "The Innocence and the Afterlife". This song came from the guitar first. It was a Celtic styled pattern I fe...
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Hailing from Texas, Mike Zito is an American blues guitarist and producer. He has released 15 of his own records and has won 3 Blues Music Awards....
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One reviewer recently wrote – “Daniel Champagne exudes a natural ease on stage, as he sings poignant lyrics and beautifully crafted melodies that ...
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Ellis Paul is a songwriter, teacher, author, and illustrator. Since 1990, he has toured extensively playing festivals, colleges, and clubs on the ...
Applications are open to perform at Folk Alliance International’s 32th Conference in New Orleans.
The Annual Conference is the world’s largest gatheri...
Come gather 'round peopleWherever you roamAnd admit that the watersAround you have grownAnd accept it that soonYou'll be drenched to the bone.If your time to y...
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Hailing originally from Birmingham, AL, Monte never picked up a guitar until he moved to the Texas Hill Country in 1979 at the age of 12. His moth...
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*SPECIAL BRAND NEW PREMIERE of Christie Lenee's video "Free World Citizen" featured in this edition of Riff Magazine. Watch below!
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A song can be best attested for, not by catchy words and phrase, but more so by association. Kasper has kept good company opening for, lyric-tossi...
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Dan Bern is soon to release a powerful new record, Regent Street, which will be his 27th release since 1997, including studio albums, EPs, live al...
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Multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Darrell Scott mines and cultivates the everyday moment, taking the rote, menial, mundane, and allowing...
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By bridging generations of fans together on the singularity of one message – hope – Dead Horses have organically become the face and sound of Wisc...
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Diana Chittester stands on stage with an arsenal of acoustic guitars. Whether solo or with her 4-piece band, the show is always brought to life wi...
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The last few years have been especially busy for singer-songwriter Erin Enderlin. While she first turned heads as a godsend to those aching for an...
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Two-Time Grammy® Award Winners, Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer are master musicians with a career spanning over 35 years. Their superb harmonies ar...
