Guitarist creates a string-picking robot

Guitarist creates a string-picking robot

Ever wanted to improve your picking skills? Imagine if you didn’t have to. Guitar player Olav Kvern has built a robotic device that fits to an electric guitar and picks its strings for you.The idea started when Kvern was watching a Seattle guitarist he admired,...
Leo Brouwer – ‘To Be Useful Is Something Incredible’

Leo Brouwer – ‘To Be Useful Is Something Incredible’

Check out this lovely piece on NPR about Leo Brouwer’s legacy, which includes some very interesting details about his life and how that influenced his musical upbringing. Here’s a great quote that I think we all responded to:“To be useful is something incredible,...
The Segovia Sessions – Classical Guitar Magazine

The Segovia Sessions – Classical Guitar Magazine

Check out this great article in Classical Guitar magazine about Scott Tennant‘s Segovia sessions. The CD he’s recording of Segovia’s compositions recorded on Segovia’s 1969 Jose Ramirez. The article tells the whole story of how the CD came to be recorded and features...