{"id":132507,"date":"2022-06-29T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/?p=132507"},"modified":"2023-03-14T15:57:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T22:57:14","slug":"my-first-guitar-podcast-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/my-first-guitar-podcast-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Guitar | The Acoustic Guitar Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-10866486\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1990655\/10866486-my-first-guitar.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-10866486&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In our first episode, we share stories of first guitars. Tune in for renowned musicians Eric Bibb, Bruce Cockburn, Courtney Hartman, Richard Thompson, Badi Assad, Sharon Isbin, and Tommy Emmanuel; heartwarming, inspiring, and surprising tales from the community; plus previously unheard recordings of Doc Watson and Michael Hedges. Find out who volunteered to study music out of a sense of family duty, who had his first guitar smashed, and who&#8217;s still playing theirs today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ll be releasing a new podcast episode on the last Wednesday of every month from here on out. You&#8217;ll be able to stream episodes directly on our site by going to <a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/category\/podcast\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/category\/podcast\/\">AcousticGuitar.com\/podcast<\/a>. Or, find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/acoustic-guitar\/id1632083322\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apple<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1j4ITZS5p77yg7wglZely5\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/1j4ITZS5p77yg7wglZely5\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/acoustic-guitar\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/show\/acoustic-guitar\" target=\"_blank\">Stitcher<\/a>, or whichever app you use to get your podcasts (be sure to subscribe! And, if you&#8217;d be so kind, leave a rating and review to help other people find the show.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Support the show:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/acousticguitarplus\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to Part Two, our bonus episode, on Patreon<\/a>. You\u2019ll hear more fascinating guitar stories, including Dick Boak demonstrating the first instrument he ever built, long before his storied career with C.F. Martin &amp; Co began.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/paypal.me\/acousticguitarplus\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Make a donation on PayPal<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional resources:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Learn more about the artists who shared their stories in this episode:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.badiassad.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Badi Assad<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ericbibb.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Bibb<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dickboak.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dick Boak<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/brucecockburn.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bruce Cockburn<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tommyemmanuel.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Emmanuel<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtneyhartman.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Courtney Hartman<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sharonisbin.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Isbin<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.richardthompson-music.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Richard Thompson<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you want to keep your first (or second, third, or 30th!) guitar in top playing condition, check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/reference\/products\/acoustic-guitar-owners-manual\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Acoustic Guitar Owner\u2019s Manual<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/reference\/products\/acoustic-guitar-care-maintenance\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Acoustic Guitar Care &amp; Maintenance<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;guides.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;is produced by the team at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/store.acousticguitar.com\/collections\/back-issues\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Acoustic Guitar<\/em>&nbsp;magazine<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Publisher: Lyzy Lusterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Editor: Adam Perlmutter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Managing Editor: Kevin Owens<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Senior Editor: Blair Jackson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Creative Director: Joey Lusterman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Content Director: Stephanie Campos dal Broi<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital Content Manager: Nick Grizzle<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Marketing Services Manager: Tanya Gonzalez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<em>Acoustic Guitar Podcast<\/em>&nbsp;theme music is composed by Adam Perlmutter and performed for this episode by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to Nick Grizzle and Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers for hosting this episode, to Tanya Gonzalez for producing, and to Joey Lusterman for directing and editing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/acousticguitar.com\/thank-you-patrons\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Special thanks to our listeners who support the show on Patreon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to the first-ever episode of The Acoustic Guitar Podcast, a new monthly show from your friends at Acoustic Guitar magazine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":132515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Listen to the first-ever episode of The Acoustic Guitar Podcast, a new monthly show from your friends at Acoustic Guitar magazine. 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