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1 week ago | acousticguitar.com | Isa Burke |Michael Wright |Mark Small |Adam Perlmutter

On its seventh studio album, Rituals, North Carolina duo Watchhouse—Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz—explores themes of home, presence, time, and the patterns we come to depend on. Co-produced by Marlin and Ryan Gustafson of the Dead Tongues, the album gently expands the band’s sonic palette. It introduces new textures and approaches while holding onto their signature warmth and lyrical clarity.

2 months ago | vintageguitar.com | Dave Hunter |Michael Wright |Walter Carter |Oscar Jordan

June 2019 VOL. 33 NO. 08FEATURESBacon & Day The Guitar YearsA major force in the banjo market of the early 20th century, B&D’s story includes a significant chapter on guitars as the company pushed to compete when the guitar moved closer to the front of stages.

Jan 10, 2025 | acousticguitar.com | Michael Wright |Steve James |Greg Olwell |Michael Simmons

When singer-songwriter Dom Flemons saw this Clef Club guitar banjo at RetroFret in Brooklyn a few years ago, he knew he had to have it. Flemons had long been inspired by Papa Charlie Jackson, a versatile musician from the 1920s who played a Gibson guitar banjo with an oversized 14-inch head. (Most banjos these days have 11- or 12-inch heads.) With its 16-inch head, this Clef Club is even larger, and it has all the punch and power you could want.