resophonic guitar

Matt Leadbetter received a most meaningful gift this holiday season, a Phil Leadbetter signature model resophonic guitar from Banjo Ben Clark, designed by his dad and built by Gibson. And the two men had never even spoken! Here is how it

Do you have a banjo or reso-guitar player on your shopping list who is hard to buy for? Or maybe a guitarist who uses fingerpicks? Well here's an idea... how about a set of fingerpicks or a thumbpick hand cut and

Dobro master Rob Ickes has run the annual ResoSummit in Nashville this past 13 years, with assistance from Betty Wheeler, which featured instruction and demonstration for students of the instrument. With Betty having retired from her association, Rob has entered

This report and photos are a contribution from Rolo Lassiter. The 21st annual ResoGAT (the original Dopyera gathering of resophonic guitarist ethusiasts) was held July 6-9 at the Holiday Inn Express in Wilkesboro, NC. There were over 100 Dobro players attending

Infamous Stringdusters have always pursued their own muse. While they retain an obvious allegiance to bluegrass, they've never felt obligated to always stay within its parameters. Their latest album, Toward the Fray, finds them confronting the issues that have plagued

It's not typical for a dobro player to sing lead, especially when the musician in question is a soloist. However, that is exactly what Abbie Gardner of the Americana trio Red Molly has done on her latest solo effort, DobroSinger.

Jay Starling - photo by Andrew Wyatt Venerable jamgrass legends Leftover Salmon have announced the addition of Virginia reso-guitar man and vocalist Jay Starling to the group. He will also play keys and some lap steel with the Salmon If the name

Mountain Fever Records has announced a digital reissue of an historically important album that never made it to download and streaming before today. It's The Music was initially released by reso master Frank Poindexter with The Rice Brothers on CD in

In an earlier article, John Lawless detailed the relationship between Rudy Jones and Billy Samford, and Billy keeping the Rudy Jones resophonic guitar line active following Rudy's death in 2015. A few months ago I had a chance to meet

Here's one for all you reso-guitar lovers out there. And for folks who like good singers and interesting music. Abbie Gardner, slidester and vocalist with Red Molly, has released a video from her upcoming solo album, appropriately titled DobroSinger. The whole