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Grant Nicholas of Feeder Sunday - MAIN STAGE - London Acoustic Guitar Show
Jason Mraz ‘I just think of success as how your heart feels when you’re playing’
Kathleen Edwards ‘I’ve always been incredibly fortunate to be surrounded by amazing guitarists’
Michael Kiwanuka ‘When I’m playing live I really feel the pressure…people have a lot of expectancy’
Neal Casal ‘Bert Jansch and Nick Jones are my favorites. I tried to approximate some of their playing…hey, I can try?’
Newton Faulkner Saturday - MAIN STAGE - London Acoustic Guitar Show

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Festival Round Up

Wondering which festivals to go to this year? Fear not. We’ve compiled our list of festival ‘musts’ this year and a handy festival essentials guide to keep you right on those wet and muddy English fields.

Takamine’s Big Five-Oh

We’ve got the big one. Takamine’s pinnacle of guitar craftsmanship – the special edition Takamine T50th. One of only 50 came through our doors and what a special event that was. Read our verdict.

The Odd Couple

You probably couldn’t imagine a stranger alliance. Take a renowned jazz guitarist and pair him with one of the greatest classical virtuosi of modern times. John Williams and John Etheridge is what you get.

The Art of Finnish Luthiery

For this workshop special, we travel to Finland to examine its fine art of luthiery. We look at two of its finest guitar luthier companies – Ruokangas Guiars and Smithy Jasesoi Guitars. We’ve also got a handy guide about all things wood…

Newton Faulkner

Newton Faulkner first entered our world back in 2007 when his debut album, Hand Built By Robots, rocketed up to the number 1 slot in the UK album charts. Now he’s back again, ready to go with his third studio album, Write It On Your Skin.

Eric Bibb

The acoustic blues legend is back. He’s got a brand new album, Deeper in the Well, which was completely recorded in Louisiana and we caught up with him following his Australian tour to talk about his new found source of inspiration...

Christy Moore

Christy Moore, the Irish folk superstar, isn’t one for interviews, so when the chance came to chat with him, Acoustic jumped at it. He talks about his roots, how his music has affected his family life and how being close to death brought about music again.

Gretchen Peters

Teri Saccone catches up with the Grammy-nominated Nashville singer-songwriter as she opens up to some home truths about her new album, Hello Cruel World, and talks about writing songs for the likes of Faith Hill, Etta James and Bryan Adams.

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Newton Faulkner to play main stage at the London Acoustic Guitar Show

We are delighted to announce that Newton Faulkner will be performing at the London Acoustic Guitar Show on Saturday 22nd September! Visitors will be in for a treat with Faulkner’s performance, spending...

Blaze Publishing Ltd Acquire Acoustic Magazine

I’m pleased to officially announce that Wes Stanton, owner of Blaze Publishing Limited, has purchased Acoustic Magazine and its intellectual property. Blaze Publishing Limited is a specialist, niche...

Grant Nicholas of Feeder to play London Acoustic Guitar Show!

The first major act for the main stage at the London Acoustic Guitar Show this September is Grant Nicholas...

Tanglewood & Manuel Rodriguez

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Terry Pack Introduces new parlour model

The recently introduced Terry Pack SJRS now has a ‘little brother’, JUST ARRIVED!!! the PLRS parlour guitar, solid rosewood back and sides, solid AAA Sitka top, herringbone inlays, maple binding,...