BBC One did an excellent 3-part series on the story of the guitar last year. Tons of interviews and tons of guitar goodness. Below is the first ten minutes of the first episode via YouTube. You can watch the remainder of the first episode (Out of the Frying Pan) here.
Now, why can’t we on this side of the ‘pond’ produce work like this? Recession? You know what, fuck it, I’ll go out there myself and gather stories. After all, if you noticed the subtitle of Guitarkadia, that’s what this blog is supposed to bring to you, isn’t it? I don’t have the might and money the BBC has, but I have a working pair of eyes, ears, arms, legs, and lots of un-lived years and un-burnt energy ahead of me. If James Longley can make Iraq in Fragments all by himself, I should be okay. If I need permission to embark on something like this, I’ve never really wanted to do it.
Other stories:
Tim Brookes, Telling the Story of the Guitar (NPR)
The Story of Jazz Guitar (a great post by Simon Jay Harper with video samples)
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