Learn how John Fogerty really plays "Fortunate Son" as well as "Bad Moon Rising," "Proud Mary," and other Creedence Clearwater Revival classics.

Learn a complete arrangement in dropped-D tuning that includes an instrumental break plus a feature of Prine's own rendition that almost no one—not even Bonnie Raitt—includes in their covers.

Learn a bluesy guitar arrangement of the Stevie Wonder classic in a cool dropped-C tuning.

Learn a complete acoustic arrangement of the Grateful Dead classic, with a chord melody intro and instrumental break.

A video lesson on John Denver’s guitar style, with examples drawn from his best-known songs.

A video lesson with the virtuoso Irish guitarist on accompanying traditional songs, and writing songs that fit with tradition.

A great practice to adopt if you want to write—whether prose or poetry or songs, fiction or nonfiction.

A look at common song forms used in rock, country, folk, and pop, and how their components function and fit together.

A toast to the failures and disappointments of 2019.

How becoming a parent helped me rediscover the joy and power of making music at home—just for kicks.

Becoming a writer is not a matter of accumulating clips and making a living with words; you have to earn your badge again and again.

Announcing the 2019 Jerry Garcia birthday tribute concerts in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode island. Featuring host Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers with Leslie Mendelson, Jefferson Hamer, David Surette and Steve Roy, and Ryan Fitzsimmons and Laurence Scudder.