Acoustic Guitar (magazine)
ISSN 1049-9261 | | |
Acoustic Guitar is a monthly magazine published in the
History
Acoustic Guitar was founded in the summer of 1990 under the editorial direction of Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers as a publication of String Letter Publishing of Richmond, California.[2] String Letter had previously been established in 1985 as the publisher of Strings, a magazine oriented towards players of bowed string instruments.[3]
The first issue featured the first in a series of columns written by
The magazine has seen a number of staff changes over the years. Rodgers remained with the magazine through its tenth anniversary collector's edition in 2000.[6] In the summer of 2005, Dan Gabel was named associate publisher of the magazine.[7] And In 2006, Phil Catalfo became the editor of the magazine. He was followed by Scott Nygaard and Greg Cahill, and Mark Kemp.[8] Cahill is the creator of the publication's popular online video series called Acoustic Guitar Sessions," featuring interviews and performances by the likes of Richard Thompson, Ed Sheeran, the Milk Carton Kids, Ani DiFranco, Robert Earl Keen, Valerie June, Bruce Cockburn, and many others. The magazine's current editor is Adam Perlmutter,[9] who had been a contributing editor for many years.
Event sponsorship
The magazine is sponsor or co-sponsor of a number of music festivals, workshops, and trade related events, including MerleFest, the Woodstock Invitational Luthiers Showcase, and the Santa Barbara Acoustic Instrument Celebration.[10]
References
- ^ String Letter Publishing web site
- ^ Jeffery Pepper Rodgers bio Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine from his web site
- ^ Strings magazine web site
- ^ Contents (first issue), Acoustic Guitar, 1, July/August, 1990.
- ^ "About us", Acoustic Guitar web site Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Contents (tenth anniversary collectors edition), Acoustic Guitar, 91, July 2000 (see also this excerpt Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine from Rodgers web site)
- ^ "Dan Gabel named associate publisher (Acoustic Guitar Magazine), The Music Trades, July 1, 2005
- ^ "Acoustic Guitar Names Mark Segal Kemp as Editor". Archived from the original on 2014-10-25. Retrieved 2014-10-25.
- ^ "Adam Perlmutter Named Editor of Acoustic Guitar | Acoustic Guitar". Retrieved 2021-03-26.
- ^ "A Guide to events where you'll find Acoustic Guitar magazine, Acoustic Guitar web site