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“I just loved mushrooms. My dad thought it was hysterical, so he had the freaking guitar made with a mushroom on it”: Rosanne Cash on learning the ‘Carter scratch’ technique, her most valued guitar gear –and recreating Johnny Cash’s iconic SJ-200

As the country icon is celebrated with a new exhibit at the Country Music Hall of Fame – she discusses her playing lineage, the two new Gibson signatures and sewing Johnny's Air Force patch to her strap

Guitar World

Cotten picking, ‘picking and flicking’, open tunings, Travis picking and banjo techniques on guitar – learning Americana guitar styles opens up a whole new world for your acoustic playing

From Maybelle Carter’s famous ‘pick and flick’ approach to Pete Seeger’s banjo-style techniques – it’s all here in a lesson that will make you a more rounded player

Guitar World

Americana is where country, blues, folk and bluegrass collide – and players like Steve Earle, Jason Isbell and Lucinda Williams are masters of the craft

Expand your fingerpicking skills and master the techniques used by Americana greats in this in-depth lesson

Guitar World

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“If you don’t have good tone with just your amp and your guitar, ain’t no pedal gonna help you”: Sue Foley is dropping truth bombs and nylon-string blues in her tribute to the pioneering women of guitar

One Guitar Woman finds Sue Foley getting technically adventurous as she covers Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Memphis Minnie and Maybelle Carter

Guitar World

Two KY musicians connect African American music to mountain music of Appalachia and Kentucky

Two KY musicians explore cultural connections between African American music and mountain music of Appalachia and Kentucky

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‘I want her to be known as her own artist’: who was the real June Carter Cash?

A new documentary aims to add depth to the story of the singer-songwriter who was often just referred to as the wife of Johnny Cash

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Country icon Dolly Parton has written over 3,000 songs, but her trademark ‘thumb and flick’ playing style is essential learning for acoustic players

Develop your alternating bassline picking and bluegrass soloing techniques with this country rhythm workout

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