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Always wanted this tune in your set but were worried abo
Richard Barrett is on a mission to make you a better blues player – with full audio examples and backing tracks
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
The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax
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
From Rikers Island to Amy Winehouse and “Uptown Funk”: how a late-blooming diva and an indie-label clique helped rejuvenate a classic sound
OVER THE LAST two columns, I’ve demonstrated a handful of what I consider to be essential “blues approved” licks that work well both as embellishments to rhythm parts or as phrases within a solo. Our
