Dire Straits were one of the most unlikely success stories of the 80s, making 1985’s world-beating Brothers In Arms album before guitarist and leader Mark Knopfler ended the band at the height of ...

showcasing the power and beauty of acoustic music. “We are thrilled to bring together such an exceptional collection of artisan guitar builders and to feature the incredible talent of Steve Forbert,” ...

Armed police attended reports of a person with a gun - outside a property on Kitemoana Street. Two pistols, one shotgun and one rifle were found inside a vehicle.

Electricity? Overrated… ‘Real’ guitarists know that a guitar’s genuine excitement is best earned via the more personal connection of the player plus the resonant wooden body of an acoustic. Decades ...

Thirty years ago, Dan Bejar picked up an acoustic guitar and started performing as ... “This was about balladry and getting back into chord progressions,” he says. “I was probably thinking ...