Arty McGlynn, born in Omagh, County Tyrone, was one of the leading guitar players in Ireland. He started playing guitar at the age of eleven,…
Artist Profiles: Arty McGlynn
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Artist Profiles: Donal Clancy
Donal Clancy was born in Canada in 1975 and later moved to Ireland. He has been involved with the best bands in Irish music, starting…
Artist Profiles: Thakur Chakrapani Singh
Thakur Chakrapani Singh is an innovative guitarist from India. During his childhood he was introduced to a blend Sur and Taal as his family always…
The Córdoba Guitar Festival 2018 Opens Tomorrow
The Córdoba Guitar Festival in Spain will celebrate its 38th edition from July 4 to July 14, 2018. This year, the highlights include guitar geniuses…
Artist Profiles: Vassilis Ketentzoglou
Greek composer, guitarist and musicologist Vassilis Ketentzoglou was born in 1979 in Athens and grew up in Rhodes island. He is formally a classical-trained classical…
Masterful String Intensity by Kittel & Co.
Kittel & Co. – Whorls (Compass Records, 2018) Whorls is the debut album of a superb string band led by fiddler Jeremy Kittel, who was…
Cordoba Guitar Festival Announces 2018 Courses and Master Classes
Acclaimed international guitar event Festival de la Guitarra de Córdoba will offer twelve courses and two master classes in 2018. The festival includes concerts by…
Daniel Santiago and Pedro Martins, Two Exceptional Guitarists from Brazil
Daniel Santiago & Pedro Martins – Simbiose (Adventure Music, 2018) Simbiose is an exquisite guitar album by two of Brazil’s finest guitarists: Daniel Santiago and…
State of the Art Guitars and Happy Times for Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola – Opus (earMUSIC, 2018) Although Al Di Meola became famous as an outstanding and pioneering jazz-rock fusion guitarist, he’s demonstrated throughout the…
Artist Profiles: Sebastião Tapajós
Sebastião Pena Marciao, better known as Sebastião Tapajós, was baptized with Amazon water. He was born in 1944 on his father’s boat, close to the…