Category: Fingerstyle

Hayden Pedigo screengrab from his Acoustic Guitar Sessions performance

Fingerstyle Guitarist Hayden Pedigo Performs “Tints of Morning” | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place

You can feel a sense of exploration in Pedigo’s playing but there's also a discernible reverence for avant-garde acoustic sounds reminiscent of John Fahey and Leo Kottke.

Joey Lusterman
December 1, 2021

Andy McKee Performs and Teaches ‘She’ | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place

Over the last 10 years the writers at Acoustic Guitar have called Andy McKee a “sensation,” a “brilliant sonic storyteller,” and “one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world.” The accolades still ring true in this AG Session in Place, in which McKee performs and teaches some sensational fingerstyle…

Joey Lusterman
October 29, 2020

Mike Dawes “Somewhere Home” DADGAD Lesson | Acoustic Guitar Sessions in Place

For this AG Sessions in Place, filmed in Bristol, England, Dawes chose to showcase his original composition “Somewhere Home,” as “it makes a wonderful little lesson and introduction to DADGAD tuning.”

Joey Lusterman
September 27, 2020

Kinloch Nelson’s Dynamic Fingerstyle | Acoustic Guitar Sessions

Spend 40 minutes watching Kinloch Nelson in this Acoustic Guitar Session and you might just become a better guitarist.

Joey Lusterman
November 22, 2019

Premiere: Watch Christie Lenée’s New Video for “Call My Heart Back Home”

Acoustic Guitar is excited to share in the launch of the official video for “Call My Heart Back Home,” the latest single from fingerstyle stylist Christie Lenée. Lenée, whose unique percussive style and impressive chops helped her secure the title of 2017 International Fingerstyle Guitar Champion, is one of the…

Kevin Owens
September 13, 2018

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents: Christie Lenée

Playing her cherished Maton EBG808 tuned to D, A, D, F#, A, D and run through a handful of delay, harmony, and percussion effects—and donning a foot tambourine—Lenée demonstrated her award-winning dynamic hybrid fingerstyle/slapping/overhand tapping technique on the songs “Breath of Spring” and “Song for Michael Pukac,” the latter inspired by a painting by the Los Angeles artist of the same name.

Kevin Owens
June 8, 2018

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Slack-Key Master Led Kaapana

Without a doubt, Ledward Kaapana is one of the guitar's greatest fingerstyle players. For over four decades this master of Hawaii's unique slack-key guitar style has delighted audiences with his music.

Greg Olwell
April 3, 2017

Guitarist Tim Farrell in the Acoustic Guitar studio

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Tim Farrell

The fingerstylist performs a cover of the Allman Brothers' "Little Martha," as well as his own songs "Joyride to Tranquility" and "Rosewood Alley"

Greg Cahill
March 25, 2016

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Justin King

Just King performs two songs: The ballad “Sisters,” and one of his finest percussive instrumentals, “Taps.” A talented cat, for sure.

Blair Jackson
March 3, 2016

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Richard Osborn’s Steel-String Ragas

Break out the champagne, confetti and noisemakers—this marks the 100th entry in the Acoustic Guitar Sessions series! From the outset, it has been the mission of Sessions to capture a broad range of artists working in many different styles, from soulful singer-songwriters to fingerstyle wizards, “name” performers and rising talents.…

Mark Kemp
November 21, 2015

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Andy Powers

Andy Powers was an independent luthier, local musician, and avid surfer, living and playing around Southern California, when Bob Taylor enlisted him as kind of a right-hand man—head luthier of Taylor Guitars.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
November 6, 2015

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Ed Gerhard

Fingerpicking and lap steel master Ed Gerhard has been wowing audiences for about four decades now, building a solid following around the U.S., Europe, and the Far East with his spellbinding solo instrumental performances and CDs, the most recent of which is called There and Gone.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
May 22, 2015

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Muriel Anderson

After giving a dazzling performance of her song "View from Space" on the nylon string harp guitar, Muriel Anderson demonstrates her technique for creating other-worldly harmonics on the instrument.

Acoustic Guitar Editors
April 24, 2014

Acoustic Guitar Sessions Presents Andy McKee

A decade ago, Andy McKee was just another "guitar teacher from Topeka, Kansas." Today, he's considered one of the foremost fingerstyle guitarists in the world, with legions of devoted fans across the globe

Acoustic Guitar Editors
April 3, 2014