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Neko Case
Neko Case is a critically acclaimed performer who creates some of the most interesting music today; she also happens to be a huge tenor guitar collector. Publisher Jason Verlinde talks to the musician about her growing collection of four-stringed guitars, her new album, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, and more. |
Andy Statman
Matt Sircerly spends time at the Brooklyn home of mandolin innovator Andy Statman. For several years, Statman has straddled the genres of jazz, klezmer and bluegrass—sometimes all in the same setlist. Statman discusses everything from his 1923 “snakehead” Gibson to the impact klezmer great Dave Tarras had on his musical education.
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The Legend of C. F. Martin III
Martin Guitars’ historian Richard Johnston chronicles the life and vision of C. F. Martin III (1894-1986) and the vast impact he had on the company’s guitar output. Included in this exhaustive article are rare photos, a never-before-seen Martin family tree and remembrances from Martin associates. Writer Harold Fethe checks in with Chris Martin IV on where the company is today |
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OME Banjos
An interview with Chuck Ogsbury, the founder and visionary behind OME Banjos. |
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Richard Bishop
Six Organs of Admittance leader Ben Chasny interviews Sun City Girls’ Rick Bishop on the state of independent music today, John Fahey, Donovan and more. Both Chasny and Bishop are guitarists to look out for—they constantly weave creativity, improv and experimentalism into their playing.
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Vintage String Packets
Illustrator and Cheap Suit Serenader Robert Armstrong introduces this photo essay featuring some of the most rare and beautifully designed string packets of the early 20th Century.
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The Tabu Trademark
Ukulele historian John King describes the origin of the Tabu trademark that graces so many coveted, Hawaiian-made ukuleles in the 1910s – 1920s.
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Complete Django Reinhardt
Editor Michael Simmons reviews the massive Integrale Django Reinhardt set, which spans every known commercial recording of the gypsy jazz legend
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| Plus music reviews, shorter musician profiles, essays and more. 96 pages. Available May 2006 at finer music stores and newsstands everywhere. |
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