The Man in the Baseball Cap
The man in the baseball cap with a violin played six Bach pieces in a Washington DC train station on a chilly January morning in 2007. During that time of day, ...
Fireside Chat: Robben Ford
If you weren't a musician, what would you be and why?
I'm an art lover so a painter or a chef; I like bringing pleasure to the world. Honestly, how many hou...
Thursday’s Daily Kindling
Fuel for the Fire: "Steal a little, and they put you in jail. Steal a lot, and they make you king."
- Bob Dylan Musings: Gibson has penned a deal with...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 5
And the final 10 are in! Rounding out our tribute to TrueFire educators, here's our list of the Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists in no particular order. Drumro...
The Wildman Rides Again – Remembering Jerry Reed
We launched TrueFire Tweepstakes yesterday with a simple question: who is the greatest guitarist of your generation and why? We received many great answers (and...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 4
We've reached part 4 of 5 in this special tribute to TrueFire educators. Our list has already covered some of the best guitar players and teachers, but we're no...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 3
The list must go on! Here are 10 more incredibly hard-working, talented, downright awesome guitarists from TrueFire's stable of educators (listed in alphabetica...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 2
Labor Day weekend has come and gone, but our tribute to the ever-hard-working TrueFire faculty continues. Here are the next 10 guitarists to whom we owe a great...
Top 50 Hardest Working Guitarists – Part 1
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and it is time that we honor all the hard work put in by the entire TrueFire faculty. They all have spent countless hours in and o...
How Musicians Can Rock Twitter
Pistachio Consulting and publicist extraordinaire Ariel Hyatt (CyberPR) have come up with a number of guidelines for musicians who want to maximize their exposu...
Tuesday’s Daily Kindling
Fuel for the Fire: "Music is love in search of a word."
- Sidney Lanier Musings: Kyle Busch (of NASCAR) has donated $30,000 to buy 150 guitars for som...
Internet Bands: How to Record Around the World
The Web has changed not only music commerce, but music creation and production as well. The pairing of broadband lines and computer-based recording has made for...