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The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

ONE OF MY biggest musical influences is the king of blues power, Albert King. There are so many things that define his unique approach to playing, and I think about these things every time I pick up m

When the Irish band were a folksy blues three-piece, it was Eric Bell who defined Thin Lizzy on their 1971 self-titled debut and early 70s follow-ups, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage and Vagabonds Of The Western World

A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

THEY SAY WISDOM comes with age, but in the case of 18-year-old Irish singer and guitarist Muireann Bradley, there’s an indisputable maturity at the very forefront of her recordings. She independently

Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks