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

In the 19th century there was a widely held belief that technique could be gained by devoting many hours a day to the practice of specially composed exercises and studies, and that the skills gained c

This month Alex Bishop unravels the intricate fretwork of a century-old concert mandolin

THIS MONTH, I’D like to talk about the paramount importance of the right, or pick, hand — how it’s the keeper of time and the thing that gives us the groove while we play. I’ll demonstrate some exampl

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

Album: New Light (Big Sun Records)