There’s something special about acoustic guitars. The resonance of the wood right up against your ribs is a unique experience. In this lesson, we’ll go over six easy strumming patterns so you’ll be ...

These are the 10 must-learn chords that every guitarist uses all the time. If you don’t know these chords, learn them right now. The dots tell you where to put your fingers. The numbers tell you which ...

To follow the career of Roger McGuinn is to trace the history of folk music itself, at least in the modern era. The prolific singer-songwriter’s career has taken him from Chicago coffeehouse stages in ...

The Folk Mote Music & Harp Store has been in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years, but the owners couldn’t have survived without a little help from their friends. The music store offers an array of ...

Ridgewood, Queens-based singer-songwriter Taylor Plas has been writing and singing songs since she was 13 years old. Last year, she wrote a poignant song after the death of her mother following a long ...

Often, it is the conversations among those in the art scene that spur ideas, events and collaborative endeavors. Such is the case with the upcoming, first-ever Morris Burner Hotel Folk Festival.

This much seems clear, the cows are not happy. For 30 years now, they have been unceremoniously evicted from their pasture one weekend a year to make way for hundreds of campers and the Willow Folk ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Nashville folk musician Phoebe Hunt is taking 2023 to stand on her own two feet. Fresh off of facilitating a songwriters retreat in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, Hunt is headed to the ...

Every guitarist needs to know their chords – whether you're learning favourite songs or writing your own this is a great ...