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Earl Scruggs
Acclaimed music journalist Alanna Nash conducts a lengthy, rare interview with banjo legend Earl Scruggs. Scruggs describes his early days in North Carolina, his groundbreaking work with Bill Monroe and Lester Flatt, his contemporary recordings, the impact his late wife Louise had on his career and much more. Included in this exhaustive piece are quotes from John McEuen, Marty Stuart and other country music luminaries. Nashville photographer Thomas Petillo takes all-new photographs of the banjo trailblazer at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. |
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David Bromberg
Roots musician David Bromberg disappeared from the music spotlight around 1980. Where did he end up? At a violin making school, of course. Now one of the world’s foremost violin experts, Bromberg is playing the guitar again. In this 20-page long interview with Geoffrey Himes, Bromberg describes his various music stints (including working alongside Bob Dylan and John Hartford), his acclaimed Matt Umanov-converted Martin F-7 and the priceless collection of violins he’s amassed over the years. We also get plenty of photographs of his guitar collection.
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Carr Amplifiers
In a world of Fender and Marshall clones, the handmade (and totally original) guitar amplifiers made by Carr—the Vincent, Slant 6V, Rambler and Mercury, to name just four—really stand out. Bob Carlin interviews tube amp guru Steve Carr on the history of his critically-acclaimed amps and on the engineering that goes on behind-the-scenes. Photographer Matthew Spencer snaps photographs of the Carr factory and of their latest creations.
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Rudy Cipolla
San Francisco mandolinist Rudy Cipolla left an indelible mark on San Francisco’s music community, and on fellow mandolinists such as David Grisman and Radim Zenkl. In her tribute to Cipolla, Sheri Mignano describes the late musician who bridged the gap between the Italian classical mandolin tradition and the forward-thinking Bay Area music scene. |
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Fylde Guitars
Though largely unknown in the United States, Fylde Guitars are among the instruments of choice for a bevy of impressive players from the U.K.: Ian Anderson, Nic Jones, Eric Bibb and Gordon Giltrap, to name a few. In his interview with Fylde proprietor Roger Bucknall, writer Brad Warren investigates this storied guitar company. |
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Nato Lima
The life of Nato Lima would make for a great Hollywood screenplay. As one half of the legendary Los Indios Tabajaras, Lima literally went from living in the jungles of Brazil with his Tabajara Indian family to landing appearances on the Ed Sullivan and Arthur Godfrey television shows in the United States. In this rare interview, Lima describes how he was discovered as a guitarist, his life as a musician in the States, the friendship he forged with Chet Atkins and much more.
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Harvey Thomas
When he was just a kid, the Guild of American Luthiers’ Tim Olsen was introduced to the universe of guitar making through Harvey Thomas, the eccentric electric guitar builder from Washington State. Thomas’s guitars were like no others, boasting oddball shapes, glitter-filled fret markers, handmade pickups and other, out-of-this-world appointments. In this moving article, Olsen describes the man behind these unusual creations. Photographer Maxwell Balmain takes close-up photos of a few rare Thomas guitar specimens. |
Clifftop Calling
In this issue’s photo essay, Cynthia Connolly takes us on a journey to the annual Clifftop Festival in West Virginia. Here, she showcases a unique subculture where the worlds of punk rock and old-time music collide. Connolly photographs and talks to a few of the many punk rockers who’ve now become smitten with the sounds of acoustic guitars, banjos and fiddles. |
| Plus: Gene Autry; Uncommon Sound: The Left-Handed Guitar Players That Changed Music; Sullivan Banjo’s Old Growth Rims; and much more |
| Available in September 2007 at finer music stores, Borders, Barnes & Noble and select newsstands. Or subscribe today via this website and have it delivered to your door! |
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