After celebrating her 80th birthday, Dolly Parton shares her positive outlook on ageing, retirement and widowhood

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

A STAPLE OF many great country and country rock songs — and, in the hands of Jimmy Page and Albert Lee, rock songs — is the sound of the B-bender. For those unfamiliar, a B-bender is a string-pulling

Country star Jason Isbell has played Martins ever since he was bailed out by the company after his van was looted… And now he presents new signature models based on his rare pre-war 0-17

LAST MONTH, I discussed some of the advantages of playing in a power trio, such as the open harmonic canvas that it affords me as a guitar player. “Threw Me to the Wolves” is a song of mine that prese

Dolly Parton talks turning 80, showing off her ‘biggest assets’ and why she still loves her job