In the fall of 2023, an event showcasing the Austin-Marie Collection of historical guitars was held at the Marin Art & Garden Center in Ross, California. Guitar curator Jeff Wells spoke about the collection and was joined by guitarists Jon Mendle, Christopher Mallett, Carolyn Smith, and Richard Savino. The artists performed period music on selected […]
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The Austin-Marie Collection of historical guitars featured in the November issue of Marin Living Magazine (pages 40 & 42 or 42 & 44 in the search bar): https://issuu.com/marinliving/docs/de_10231001_marin_living_nov
One of my favorites websites with an eclectic assortment of historical guitars from the leading makers of their day.
In late September 2021, I traveled to Cambridge, England to attend a 3-day symposium held by the Cambridge Consortium for Guitar Research. During my stay, I videoed Dr. Christopher Page performing Fernando Sor’s, Progressive Study at Sidney Sussex Chapel.
The guitar craze that began with the Folk Revival Movement in the late 1940s and transitioned into the rock and roll bands of the 1950s-’70s is familiar to most everyone old enough to remember. But there was another craze for the guitar born in Western Europe over two centuries ago at the dawn of the […]
