Gear Acquisition Syndrome – better known to us guitarists as G.A.S. – is something almost all of us suffer from, at least at some point in our lives. For many, it’s an ongoing battle, taking up every ...

The Malawi Mouse Boys live in a tiny hamlet in the South of the Malawi, near the town of Balaka. They don't have running water or electricity, but their music flows freely. They've constructed a ...

Venezuelan singer Irene Farrera plays the quatro, a four-string guitar. She demonstrates maracas, a kind of round, and serenades, which she notes is a major part of Venezuelan culture.

Just out of high school in Kansas City, Missouri, aspiring guitarist Samantha Fish attended the King Biscuit Blues Festival in Helena, Arkansas. In an area called the Midway, she saw solo musicians ...