This week we're mixing in some new, exclusive live performances from the acoustic guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela. Which prompts me to ask for your favorite instrumental pieces that feature the acoustic ...

Numero Group's compilation collects guitar instrumentals first issued between 1966 and 1981, showing a solo steel-string world apart from John Fahey, Robbie Basho, and Leo Kottke. Save this story Save ...

There was a time when the guitar was more of a background instrument in a pop music ensemble. In the early part of the 20th century, pianos and saxes were more likely to stand out as the showy lead ...

Guitarist and songwriter Yasmin Williams introduced herself last year with Urban Driftwood, a record whose title perfectly encapsulates its sound — earthy yet urgent. Just 25, Williams is upending ...