An anchor of the classic mid-century Nashville sound, the pedal steel guitar has been a trusted part of the broader pop palette at least since Jerry Garcia added affable, if primitive, pedal steel to ...

In Pound For The Sound, we get technical with local musicians about what gear they use to create their signature tones. Jon Rauhouse, a.k.a. “Mr. Orchid Fingers,” is a veteran multi-instrumentalist ...

MONTPELIER Jerry Fessenden feels that he was born for the pedal steel guitar. "It was something about the way my mother carried me in the womb," said the 62-year-old musician and instrument builder.

Jerry Fessenden builds a pedal steel guitar in his Montpelier workshop Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur “This is a horrible little shop,” Jerry Fessenden says as he opens the door to a shack abutting the ...

The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

Joe Goldmark has made the steel guitar his mission in life. He is not just a player, though he's one of the best in town, but he also wrote a book about it, collects recording and makes records of his ...