Fiddler’s Green Music Shop is an all-acoustic music shop in Lockhart, TX featuring guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, dulcimers, harps, dobros, flutes, whistles, ukuleles and tons more. We interviewed manager Ben Hodges to learn more about the shop Why music retail? How long have you been in business? Initially music retail was appealing to me because of […]
Calton Artist Q&A with Tony Polecastro
How did you get into music? I actually remember the first tape, yes cassette tape, I purchased; it was Pearl Jam’s Ten. I was in the 5th or 6th grade and that’s what hooked me on music, but really only as a listener. I went on to become a devout metal head throughout high school […]
Calton Artist Q&A with Jared James Nichols
1. How did you get in to music? I grew up hearing the sounds of classic rock from my parents. To be honest, I never really cared much about the guitar at first! I want to be a drummer! When I turned 15, all of my friends we’re getting guitars. I remember borrowing a drum […]
Why Does Humidity Matter?
It’s a dangerous life to be a guitar. Whether you’re riding cross-country on a grueling show schedule or shredding in 12 hour studio sessions, keeping up in the guitar hustle can be a taxing experience. Even more disturbing, sometimes the most hard-to-see dangers can be the most detrimental. Humidity and temperature (collectively ‘climate’) are a […]
Calton Artist Q&A with Jarrod Dickenson
1. How did you get into music? I got a relatively late start in music, not picking up a guitar until I was 18 years old. Like any good Texan, I spent most of my youth outdoors playing various sports. While it had always been a huge part of my life, it wasn’t until I […]
Anatomy of a Calton Case
A guitar is an investment, monetarily and personally. Its sound, its look, the way it feels and plays will infuse into the very soul of your art, a character all its own. For those that don’t play, it may seem strange, even neurotic how dearly guitarists treasure their instruments. The regular servicing, the temperature awareness, […]