Modern Fingerstyle Guitar

Modern Fingerstyle Guitar


Latest Episodes

EP 20: Jon Gomm (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
January 23, 2017

The artist of this episode needs little introduction. Throughout his career, Jon Gomm has redefined what it means to be both a singer/songwriter and an acoustic guitar player. He’s honed a style and technique of playing that is distinct and refreshing,...

Ep 19: Chris Woods Groove (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
September 01, 2015

This week’s episode features one of the busiest fingerstyle guitarists in the game – Chris Woods Groove. Based in the U.K., Chris Woods Groove has an impressive list of accomplishments in the fingerstyle guitar realm,

Ep 18: Gary Lutton (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
August 13, 2015

Gary Lutton is the 23-year-old fingerstyle guitarist from Belfast, Ireland and the 2015 winner of the Sky Art’s Guitar Star competition in the U.K. In this podcast, Gary explains his experience competing in and winning the competition,

Ep 17: Shane Hennessy (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
June 30, 2015

  The Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast is back after a short hiatus, this time featuring self-taught 21-year-old guitar player from Dublin, Ireland named Shane Hennessy. Shane has been steeped in traditional Irish music his entire life,

Ep 16: Dylan Ryche (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
May 12, 2015

This week’s episode features Australian fingerstyle guitarist Dylan Ryche. Dylan has a deep knowledge of the guitar spanning theory, composing, teaching and much more. In this interview, I really enjoyed hearing about Dylan’s approach to composing and ...

Ep 15: Travis Bowman (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
April 20, 2015

  This week I spoke with  the 2014 Ernie Ball Acoustic Prodigy competition winner Travis Bowman. Travis was selected out of a sea of over 200 applicants based on his submission of his original fingerstyle guitar song titled Torture Chamber (song includ...

EP 14: Petteri Sariola (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
April 03, 2015

Finnish modern fingerstyle guitarist Petteri Sariola has been described as the “one-man-funk-band” which is a pretty accurate four-word summary of his abilities on the acoustic guitar. He combines his clear command of percussion with a background as a ...

Ep 13: Tommy Emmanuel CGP (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
March 09, 2015

Tommy Emmanuel is a man that needs no introduction. He is hands down, one of the most influential and talented fingerstyle guitarists of all time. Recognized for his music globally, Tommy consistently plays 200-300 shows per year all over the world –  ...

Ep 12: Fingerstyle Documentary (Modern Fingerstyle Guitar Podcast)
March 01, 2015

In this episode, I have the pleasure of speaking with Drew Roller and Mark Fisher, the guys behind the idea and Kickstarter for the first and only documentary film about Modern Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar. -

Ep 11: Making It As A Musician w/ Brandon Waardenburg
February 10, 2015

Brandon Waardenburg isn’t a fingerstyle guitarist. He is however a musician, songwriter, consultant, and creator of Apparatus, a musical accelerator that supports independent artists, songwriters, producers and engineers to empower them in their quest ...