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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine New Issue

The new issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (Volume 12, Number 6) is now available for download at flatpickdigital.com.
This issue features Jeff Autry, Ross Martin, David Burns, and Allison Guitars. Plus all of our regular columnists.

Check it out at:
http://www.flatpickdigital.com/download.php

Thanks,
Dan Miller
Flatpicking Guitar Magazine

Added by Dan Miller on August 31, 2008 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Buying a New Guitar?—Do Some Research

Flatpicking Guitar Magazine has just released a new 186-page PDF book featuring extensive articles about, and interviews with, 50 guitar builders, reviews of 14 new acoustic guitars, and 11 articles about guitar building by Don Gallagher on the digital download site (flatpickdigital.com). If you are in the market for a new guitar, or are interested in guitar building, this book is a valuable resource. Click here for more details.

Added by Dan Miller on August 29, 2008 at 6:30am — No Comments

Tony Watt & Southeast Expressway next Tuesday, August 26 in Cambridge, MA

If you're in the Boston area next Tuesday, August 26, I'm going to be playing at The Cantab Lounge in Central Square in Cambridge. Joining me on the 26th will be:



Mike Barnett on fiddle (Northern Lights)

Dave Dick on banjo (Blackstone Valley Bluegrass Band)

Ben Pearce on mandolin (Amy Gallatin & Stillwaters)

and Sam Grisman on bass (David Grisman Bluegrass Experience)



We get started at 10 pm, with the Dixie Butterhounds opening at 8:30 pm, and a guest… Continue

Added by Tony Watt on August 20, 2008 at 9:25am — No Comments

Beppe Gambetta 16th International Summer Workshop for New Acoustic Guitar

At my 16th annual International Workshop in Ambroz pod Krvavcem, Slovenia I had the great pleasure to teach and share the stage with American guitar master Steve Kaufman. We spent a really fantastic week together and everyone enjoyed to have this great guest. The winner of the 2008 Ambroz flatpicking award has been Yiannis Gougourelas from Greece.

Added by Beppe Gambetta on August 16, 2008 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Flatpicking Guitar Tab Index

At the request of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine readers, we've updated our FGM Tab Index and have formated it as an easy-to-navigate PDF file (all tunes listed in alphabetical order with alphabet links from the first page).

You can download it from the main page of the Flatpicking Network (click on the "FGM Tab Index" image in the right… Continue

Added by Dan Miller on August 11, 2008 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

The Nashville Guitar Academy: May, Flynn, and Papasoff

The Musical Heritage Center of Middle Tennessee is pleased to announce that The Nashville Guitar Academy's first workshop will be held October 23 - 25, 2008 at The Fiddle & Pick building in Pegram, TN. The instructors for the first event are Tim May, Pat Flynn, and Stefan Papasoff. Tuition is $295; registration forms can be downloaded at http://www.thenashvilleguitaracademy.com .



The Nashville Guitar Academy is a new… Continue

Added by Tim May on August 6, 2008 at 12:19am — 3 Comments

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