Boucher Guitars make very high quality hand crafted guitars in the heart of Quebec and their calling card is their use of locally harvested Adirondack Red Spruce. Simple elegance and outstanding quality control are on display when you first observe these fine instruments. Top notch materials and a wonderful build translate to a sonic palette that will go toe to toe with all other boutique builders and classic flat top guitars. The Boucher Studio Goose SG-21-G is an orchestra
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Fender research findings revealed that, much like the instrument itself, the archetype of the “guitar god” in music and culture has evolved. Guitar isn’t dead – musicians are playing guitar now more than ever, but in new, innovative ways in today’s diverse, popular music landscape. With the rise of streaming and sharing platforms, artists around the world have even more access and empowerment to create and share music. In tandem, Fender consulted with award-winning neuroscientist, musician, record producer and author Daniel Levitin, who
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Sometimes people wonder what these odd four-string instruments are. These days, we’re so used to the 5-string banjo and the 6-string guitar that other forms are unfamiliar. In the early part of the 1900s, the four-string banjo started to appear, with the first commercially produced model built by Vega around 1908. This instrument was based on some principles of other mandolin, mandola type instruments – particularly being tuned in fifths to CGDA and played with a pick. This provided a
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We are pleased to partner up and lend support to Guitars For Kids (GFK) Toronto as the drop-off depot for donated guitars for the city’s east region. We are ready to collect your unwanted used or new guitars on behalf of GFK- Toronto. Guitars for Kids -Toronto, located in the heart of Toronto, is a not-for-profit foundation dedicated to helping those in need. With the dedication of our volunteers, staff members, and partners, we strive to improve the lives of children
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Our good friend Duncan Fremlin’s new book “My Good Times with Stompin’ Tom” is out and available (from 19 November) right here in the shop. Duncan Fremlin played banjo with Tom on his epci cross-Canada adventures, enduring the glory of seedy motels, boozy hoedowns, and thousands of screaming Hosers fro coast to coast. (excerpt) There are over 35 stories featured in “My Good Times with Stompin’ Tom”. Some crazy, others outrageous but all true as stated by Fremlin. They’re behind
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Spanish guitarist and composer Carlos Piñana will perform on two occasions during upcoming Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal: 9 November, 2018 – Aga Khan Museum 11 November, 2018 – Théâtre Maisonneuve, Montréal The first performance, Aga Khan Museum is pleased to present the world premiere performance of Qudud Flamenco, in collaboration with the Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal (FMA). Don’t miss this new production fusing flamenco with the traditional qudud of Aleppo in a unique union of two of the greatest musical traditions of
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