That irrepressible non-stop touring machine, Tommy Emmanuel has just released a live DVD via the Favoured Nations label...

Always consider that there might be an easier way to play the same series of notes...

Students at London’s Institute of Contemporary Music Performance are playing it loud and proud these days, thanks to a new partnership between the Institute and those kings amongst men, Marshall Amplification.

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It was a bad day at Camp Liberty, Baghdad. Troop morale in the 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry was at an all-time low… their guitar amp had broken down. How were they going to rock the Casbah now?

A hearty ‘Bravo!’ from all at iTalk Guitar to our old friend Gordon Giltrap (pictured here with his Fylde signature model) who was presented with a lifetime achievement award last week at the Ards International Guitar Festival.

In the world of guitar building, British craftsmen tend to be overlooked in favour of the major brands hailing from the US. But things might be set to change because there’s a very exciting exhibition of British luthiery planned for this coming winter.

You might believe that Korg are quite mad to release a dedicated tuner for banjos – but there’s more to the story than meets the eye…

Martin Taylor & Alison Burns will be on BBC Radio 2's Friday Night is Music Night on Friday 17th October at 1930..

Martin Taylor ad Alison Burns to tour the Far East and Australia