December TME Guitar Demos
Can’t seem to keep myself away from fine guitars! Some new demos from The Music Emporium.
My Easy Acoustic Video Recording Set-Up (FAQs)
FAQ video! Minimalist gear and editing secrets for making great acoustic music videos.
Bryan Rahija Mega Set
If you follow me on Instagram you might already know this, but one of my favorite contemporary guitarists is the wonderful Bryan Rahija, so I learned a bunch of his tunes!
Review: Flat.io Notation Software
The “most intuitive” music notation software available, Flat.io turned me from a reluctant and procrastinating transcriber into an enthusiastic and competent one.
Brouwer Etudes Side Project: 4-6
On this round of Brouwer Etudes I come to my favorite…and biggest challenger.
Celtic Arrangements: Tabs Available
Slowly but surely I’m working on getting all my Celtic tune arrangements transcribed and available to learn via Flat.io!
Brouwer Etudes Side Project: 1-3
The Brouwer Etudes Simples have been key for me in developing my right hand technique.
Zoukology 2024 Dates Announced!
Bouzouki/mandolin/cittern folks, Zoukology 2024 is on the books for February 1-4!
Interview with Guitarist Matt Thomas
An inspiring and virtuosic fingerstyle player, Matt Thomas is also deeply knowledgeable and passionate about the world of boutique luthier-built guitars.
Artisan Guitar Show 2023
CVE goes on the road to the Artisan Guitar Show in Harrisburg, PA!
Interview and Shop Tour with Luthier Jeff Jewitt
“I’ve always operated under the principle that if you can build a guitar, you can do anything.” – Jeff Jewitt
Interview with Luthier Jake Menear of JKM Guitars
“With acoustics, I find there's a lot more levels to it, a lot more details you can refine and tweak...it's all down to you, really, to get the best out of a piece."
Interview with Luthier Michel Aboudib
“I always thought that making guitars and listening to them, having the guitar experience, is multi-sensory." Michel Aboudib's approach to guitar-making feels almost synesthetic.
Interview with Luthier Grit Laskin
"It feels appropriate to me that when you’re open to other arts, other things in the world, your own creative output is going to be richer and more dimensional because of that.”
Interview with Luthier Zach Lefebvre of TreeHouse Guitars
With a family steeped in both traditional music and violin making, Zach Lefebvre’s journey into guitar building was so natural, it almost sounds inevitable as he tells you about it!
Gallagher Guitars: Shepherding a Legacy into a New Decade
J.W. Gallagher’s achievements as one of the first boutique guitarmakers in the mid-20th century are carried into this new “Golden Era” by David Mathis and his team.
Martin 000s From the War Years to the Folk Revival
Wherein I delve half-blindly into vintage guitar territory for TNAG’s Connoisseur V1E6.
Behind the Songs: Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light
My personal favorite “Behind the Songs” interview, featuring three Boston friends!