The viola is an ideal companion for the guitar because both instruments are tuned lower than the orchestra: the viola by one fifth, the guitar by an octave. Together, they sound slightly husky and ...

It is not too often that a proper international rock musician gets to perform in Dhaka, and when news broke out that Guthrie Govan, considered one of the most skilled guitar players in the world today ...

Up-and-coming guitarist Tyler Bryant says he can describe Jeff Beck's musicianship in five words: legendary, innovative, soulful, tasty, absolutely insane. "OK, I lied," concedes the 20-year-old ...

ASPEN ” Exiting the stage after his first set Tuesday night at Aspen’s Wheeler Opera House, Bruce Cockburn walked into one of the five guitars arrayed in a semi-circle behind him. The guitar fell to ...

I’ve always been fascinated by the pedal steel guitar. Used in a wide variety of music, the steel guitar’s glorious sound can make listeners thirsty for a Budweiser, dance a Cajun two step and cry in ...