Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish share more than most couples. As the Honey Dewdrops, they share stages from venues to festivals across North America, stretches of rolling, infinite roadway, and a lot of songs; they share one mic and a hunger to pay attention to what endures.

Hailed by prominent exponents of his instrument like Nokie Edwards, Thom Bresh, John Jorgenson and Mason Williams, the young fingerstyle guitarist embodies the creative vision of a postmodern world: It's the music that counts.Brooks utilizes his superb technical abilities to play bass, rhythm and melody simultaneously and surpass the borders of conventional genres. He merges […]

An acoustic guitar flatpicker and singer, Beppe has been called a "virtual United Nations of influences: Italian, Ukrainian, Appalachian, Sardinian, Celtic”. His reputation in the U.S. and Canada is reinforced by his participation in prestigious festivals

Singer/songwriter Kate Callahan, the current Connecticut State Troubador will perform at the AcousticMusic.Org guitar shop on Saturday, April 8th.

Tony McManus is a Scottish steel-string guitarist of Irish descent born in Paisley, Scotland. "The best Celtic guitarist in the world." says English guitarist John Renbourn. His first self-titled album was released in 1996 on Greentrax Recordings. His second album, Pourquoi Quebec?, was recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on the same label in January. […]

John Knowles has worked with the finest fingerstyle and classical guitarists including Chet Atkins, Jerry Reed, Lenny Breau and the Romero Family. His music has been recorded by Chet, Jerry, the Romero Family and James Galway. His Gorilla Song (co-written with his son Jay) is an international hit with recordings by Raffi and XUXA. Guitarists […]

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Together as a duo for more then thirty years, Guitarist Guy Van Duser and Clarinetist Billy Novick have performed in concerts, clubs, and festivals all over North America and Europe. You also may have heard them as frequent guests of the Prairie Home Companion show, NPR’s All Things Considered, or on one of the numerous […]

Whether playing his great-grandfather's harp guitar, his 1930 National Steel or a standard 6-string, Stephen Bennett is a musician to hear. His playing has won awards and critical praise. In live performance and on record, his diverse musical influences and interests are joined with a lifelong love affair with the sound of guitar strings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI4xrmtPd10

We're pleased to be hosting guitarist Brooks Robertson for a concert at the shop on Saturday, November 17th. "I've always loved playing with Brooks, he's a joy to be around!" - Tommy Emmanuel CGP https://youtu.be/Wc3BW9NQTls https://youtu.be/5yBhAL9Z7_s

Richard started playing the guitar at age 5 and has never looked back. Focusing early on with the fingerstyle guitar of Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed, he began transcribing classical music, Jazz, the gypsy style of Django Reinhardt, bluegrass, ragtime and the blues to Sousa marches. Now a seasoned performer in his forties with thousands […]