Acoustic Guitarist Blog

Here’s a version of the Joni Mitchell  tune Woodstock by the very melodic band Matthews Southern Comfort.  This was recorded in the early seventies and is very musical sounding.  A trip down memory lane for some people, it’s different to the Crosby Stills Nash version and also to the original by Joni.  I love the [...]

Many people are familiar with the great acousrtic guitar player Phil Keaggy.  For those that do not know his playing, it will be a treat to be introduced to a player of his standard. This youtube guitar video is of Phil playing an instrumental called Count Down. For other Phil Keaggy giutar vids, check out [...]

Martin Taylor is one of the worlds great jazz guitar player, he is a master of solo chordal arrangements, chord substitutions, improvisations and counterpoint.  In this video, he is playing the music of the song Stella by Starlight Martin Taylor – The Music of Jimmy Van Heusen Also I was  forwarded this link to a [...]

Jackie Marshall is a Brisbane based acoustic folk country songwriter who tours the Australian music circuit.  This youtube video is from when Jackie was a guest on the Australian music show, Rockwiz I recently performed at the same venue as Jacki, she  has an exceptional voice, and is  willing to chances ‘ in the moment’ [...]

Here’s Doc Watson playing and  teaching a Bluegrass Flatpicking tune called Salt Creek with the host Steve Kaufman, Steve is also an exceptional flatpicker who has written very high quality guitar educational material. For more great acoustic guitar Tony Rice