https://the-guitar.com Devoted to all things guitar Sun, 20 Apr 2025 18:44:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://the-guitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cropped-jetpackiconnew1-54ac28ebv1_site_icon-32x32.png https://the-guitar.com 32 32 https://the-guitar.com/10-riffs-to-get-you-kicked-out-of-a-guitar-store/ Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:58:26 +0000 https://the-guitar.com/?p=4195 When I spotted this video title, it made me laugh so I had to watch… Mark Adams, who runs the Moonrunner Music channel on Youtube, is the perfect example of someone who runs both a ... Read more...

The post 10 Riffs to Get You Kicked Out of a Guitar Store first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/san-gennaro-festival-photos/ Sun, 23 Sep 2018 20:05:20 +0000 https://the-guitar.com/?p=3771 Nothing to do with guitar…but it’s a glimpse of life in the city as today closes the 92nd Annual San Gennaro Festival in New York City.

The post San Gennaro Festival Photos first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/mannes-guitar-music-at-the-americas-society/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:20:04 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3709 The Mannes New York Guitar Seminar opened with its annual evening concert at the Americas Society, featuring Artistic Directors Michael Newman and Laura Oltman of the Newman & Oltman Guitar Duo and Brasilian classical guitarist ... Read more...

The post Mannes Guitar Music at The Americas Society first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival-rock-blues-winner-interviews/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:10:56 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3220 The rock guitar division judges for the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival were: Wisconsin-based guitarist and instructors, Roger Brotherhood and Matt Schroeder; and Milwaukee-based guitarists and instructors Peter Mac, Peter Roller, John Shiely, Steve Roberts, ... Read more...

The post 2017 WCGF – Rock & Blues Guitar Winner Interviews first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival-jazz-winner-interviews/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:06:22 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3211 The jazz guitar division judges for the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival included guitarist, composer and former Music Director of The Tonight Show Band, Kevin Eubanks, Hal Leonard jazz instructional series author Mike DeRose, Milwaukee-based ... Read more...

The post 2017 WCGF Jazz Guitar Winner Interviews first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival-fingerstyle-guitar-winner-interviews/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:01:00 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3204 For the 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival Fingerstyle Division, guest artists Mike Dawes and Antoine Dufour served as judges, along with guitarists Peter Finger, Kurt Plahna, Billy McLaughlin, John Stropes, Macyn Taylor and Candyrat Records ... Read more...

The post 2017 WCGF Fingerstyle Guitar Winner Interviews first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival-classical-guitar-winner-interviews/ Fri, 22 Sep 2017 14:00:44 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3200 This year’s Classical Guitar division judging panel included: Meng Su and Yameng Wang of the Beijing Guitar Duo; concert guitarists Rene Izquierdo and Elina Chekan, who both teach at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee’s ... Read more...

The post 2017 WCGF Classical Guitar Winner Interviews first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/masterclass-gems-nuggets-2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 22:13:29 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3182 Masterclass Gems & Nuggets The 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival afternoons were devoted to various master classes in several musical genres. While the classical guitar masterclass with The Beijing Duo focused on addressing specific technical ... Read more...

The post Masterclass Gems & Nuggets – 2017 Wilson Center Guitar Festival first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/feature-and-photo-of-sharon-isbin-students-at-2017-nygf-in-classical-guitar/ Wed, 20 Sep 2017 17:00:35 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3176 Julia’s feature and photograph of “Sharon Isbin & Students Open New York Guitar Festival” can be found on p. 72 of the autumn 2017 issue of Classical Guitar, on newsstands until November 28, 2017. * ... Read more...

The post Feature and photo of Sharon Isbin & Students at 2017 NYGF in Classical Guitar first appeared on The Guitar.]]> https://the-guitar.com/overview-of-the-5th-annual-2017-wilson-center-guitar-festival/ Tue, 12 Sep 2017 00:25:42 +0000 http://the-guitar.com/?p=3140 The Wilson Center Guitar Festival celebrated its 5th annual international guitar competition this past August 17-19 in Brookfield, Wisconsin, with a record number of 105 contestant applicants competing for $32,000 in cash prizes, an $10,000 ... Read more...

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