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Photo Credit - johnpaulwhite.com “Countrypolitan” or “The Nashville  Sound” are terms used to describe the lush, orchestral approach to country music that took root in Nashville in the 60's. Strings and chorus sections embellished the music in to make it appeal to a more distinguishing audience of the time. Let’s take a journey to Nashville, Tennessee and look into a truly revered and widely respected individual on the acoustic guitar scene.We often immediately associate the... read more.

We journey down South for this weeks guitar master and tone connoisseur. This instalment finds us in Austin, Texas: "The Live Music Capital of the World”!The stage is set, and the amps are lit 🔥, so let's catch the train as it pulls in and get on the movement that is the smokin’, modern bluesman Gary Clark Jr. 🤘   Texan Blues and City Limits Gary has his roots in Austin in more ways than one;... read more.

This week we make our way to Philadelphia. Home to many firsts in the USA, and iconically symbolic with many American Revolutionary sites - most notably the signing of the Declaration Of Independence ✍️ - it seems this state still has far more to offer. So let's stick with the subject of firsts: there's only one way to introduce this weeks player. This could be the first time you've heard this... . Ladies and gentlemen... read more.

Image : Rolling Stone In this edition of the Player Spotlight we find ourselves downtown at the centre of the universe, New York.🤘 A place in the world with endless opportunity and limitless possibilities. But, to make yourself known and stand out, you really must have something truly unique to catch the eye of the masses. Charisma is everything .. Ticking all the appropriate boxes, multi-faceted professional actor/artist/musician David Hanbury had a very strong and... read more.