No. 330 September/October 2021

Acoustic Guitar #330 September/October2021

Our cover story features the Grammy Award-winning, singer-songwriter Lucinda Williamsand offers an in-depth lesson on her approach to the acoustic guitar.And while were talking about Americana roots, you can also read more about the acoustic guitar scene in Nashville in our special section on the Music Cityfrom the pickers and singer-songwriters to the guitar dealers and historians. The issue wouldnt be complete without hearing from a few other guitarists: Enjoy Guitar Talk with Tommy Emmanuel and a profile on Jos Gonzlez, a Swedish singer-songwriter who employs some serious nylon-string stylings.

Lessons feature a bevy of songs to play on guitar: Whatll I Do Campfire arrangement of the Irving Berlin classic; Lucinda Williams hit Passionate Kisses; VanWart A new DADGAD instrumental by flatpicking great Bob Minner; Salt Creek, a go-to traditional bluegrass standard, and Marc Ribots solo guitar interpretation of Dance of the Hounsiesby the father of Haitian classical guitar.

Also in this issue: guitar exercises for building hand independence and dexterity; tips for shopping for guitars online, and reviews of new album releases by Sunny War, Eli West, Bob Minner, Boubabcar Badian Diabat, and more.

Dont miss out on our gear reviews of CollingsCJ-45 T guitar;CortsGold-Edgeacoustic guitar; OrangesAcoustic pedal, and new D’AddarioXT strings.