“I use open and alternate tunings to get music out of the guitar,” says fingerstyle master Martin Simpson. “Do you want to move people? You can’t be struggling with holding down the damn strings.

Back in 1974, a young Pierre Bensusan was cutting his teeth as a performer on the folk scene in Paris when one of his idols, banjo great Bill Keith, offered him his first official paying gig playing ...

Without a shadow of a doubt, Pierre Bensusan is a 24-carat gold master on the world fingerstyle scene. Pierre is now so adept at DADGAD tuning that he has adopted it as an 'alternate standard tuning', ...

Find out how to watch Celtic Instrumentals for Fingerstyle Guitar, Vol. 1: DADGAD Tuning. Stream the latest seasons and episodes, watch trailers, and more for Celtic Instrumentals for Fingerstyle ...

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