From the July/August 2020 issue of Acoustic Guitar | By Gwenifer Raymond “Uncloudy Day” is an 1879 gospel song by the Reverend Josiah Kelley Alwood, who was inspired by the sight of a rainbow, backed by an enormous black nimbus cloud in an otherwise clear sky, greeting him on the final leg of a long homeward-bound journey. It has been…
Here we explore the styles and history of fingerstyle guitar, as well as some of the more influential players and examples of the technique in different genres.