With his new EP Rhyander, Welsh fingerstyle guitarist Toby Hay releases a wonderful successor to his last years EP Marteg.
For this release, he selected only the cream of the crop and this comes in four different flavors.
The opener 12 Miles …
Guitars, banjos, birds, cats and guitars. Lots of. Perfect for listening late at night or in the early morning or maybe not at all, just imagine how good it sounds.
This mix features my favorite track from Chuck Johnson's latest, high praised re …
Here is the third part of my series of guitar soli compilations, mixes, program... you name it. Instead of trying to find a new title for each mix I am going to stick with "Morning Raga", so the listener know what to expect – up to tw …
Two hours of smoke and strings. Better open your window afterwards or leave the house! Lots of obscure and already dead folks. Others are very alive, but probably are not so well known either.
In times of the internet, nothing is really lost. Many r …
So far, every Jerry Hionis album teached me something new. This time it's a lesson in rock history. So honestly, Genesis was never of interest for me. I reduced Phil Collins to the ridiculous drum solo of "In the Air Tonight", Genesis t …
A virtual stack of wonderful albums full of guitar soli and american primitive waltzes sits on my desk for a while and I to post them finally. They all got released on Meliphonic Records which, I believe is run by Joseph Allred as well.
Allred …
Short solo guitar miniatures by Alex Archibald from Vancouver, BC.
A short detour into experimental areas with Drunken Transition and into banjo land with Make Horse. The obligatory and very nice slide/lap steel piece comes in earthy lofi fashio …
This is the first EP of fingerstyle guitarist Andy McLeod from Philadelphia, PA.
Inspired by Jack Rose, Pelt, Fahey, Delta Blues and rural Chester County, McLeod taught himself how to finger pick the guitar in open tunings and play the banjo in c …
Back to guitar business. Scottish guitarist Scott William Urquhart sent me his EP of lovely original solo guitar pieces.
It starts pretty strong with a playful, uplifting tune, the title track, that alternates with a nice droning part.
The second so …