The Eclectic Guitar

Between Forms: Hiroya Tsukamoto on Writing Across Cultures and Solo Guitar

The guitarist-composer on working across musical cultures and finding a personal language for solo guitar—plus a transcription of his new composition…

Feb 4 • Adam Perlmutter

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January 2026

Following the Eye: New Work by Julian Lage

A close look at how “Opal” took shape—from early lead sheets to the finished recording—plus a transcription of the piece and a conversation.

Jan 21 • Adam Perlmutter

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Lost and Found: Buck Curran on Reclaiming Old Guitars—and the Music They Carry

A conversation with the guitarist, luthier, and composer on his prized Sobell guitars, Robbie Basho’s restored 12-string, life in Italy, and recent…

Jan 15 • Adam Perlmutter

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Listening Back at 2025: Two Standout Guitar Albums

A pair of contrasting guitar pieces, transcribed in full, with reflections from Mary Halvorson and Gwenifer Raymond

Jan 7 • Adam Perlmutter

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December 2025

Another Route: Brandon Ross on Side Work and Long Arcs

Talking with the guitarist and composer about long collaborations, his Harriet Tubman project, and instruments by Steve Klein, plus a transcription of…

Dec 26, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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In Search of Beauty: Dylan Day and His Considered Guitar Approach

A conversation with the L.A. musician about listening, restraint, and touch, alongside a transcription from his new solo acoustic album.

Dec 19, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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Who Is G. Weller?

Reflections on "Pirate Songs of the Lower Islands," supposedly the work of a reclusive solo guitarist—though the details don’t fully hold. Plus a…

Dec 11, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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Desert Music: Cameron Knowler’s Sound of the Interior West

Knowler reflects on the place that shaped him, the archival habits that inform his writing, and the old guitars that make him work—all ahead of two new…

Dec 6, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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November 2025

Free Time: Inside Charlie Rauh’s Minimalist Language

The guitarist-composer discusses his influences, working methods, and the distilled pieces that define his music, along with a premiere transcription of…

Nov 26, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter and Charlie Rauh

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Carrying Memory: Laura Snowden on Storytelling, Line, and the Making of This Changing Sky

A conversation with Snowden about how folk roots, intuition, and narrative shape her work—and a transcription of her solo-guitar arrangement of the…

Nov 20, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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New Trajectory: Brandon Seabrook on Evolving Form, Lyricism, and the Physical Roots of His Music

A discussion of easing velocity, giving ideas space, and finding new clarity in his writing—along with a transcription of the tremolo-picking showpiece…

Nov 11, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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Source Listening: Nathan Salsburg on Folk Lineage and Long-Form Writing

On years with the Alan Lomax Archive, far-reaching collaborations, and writing a 40-minute piece in one arc—with an excerpted transcription.

Nov 6, 2025 • Adam Perlmutter

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