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JORGENSON AND DAVIS BRING THE HEAT

Grammy winning guitarists John Jorgenson and Brad Davis, armed with two brand new and previously unplayed Takamine prototypes, stepped aboard the KMC Acoustic Stage at the 2014 NAMM show and proceeded to deliver serious flat-picking heat. As anyone fortunate enough…

Top Grossing Country Act of 2014: Toby Keith.

Forbes Magazine recently made note of Country Music’s recent surge past mainstream pop as the nation’s top selling genre.

WALTER SCHREIFELS LIVE PEFORMANCE ON HIS TAKAMINE P5DC

Walter Schreifels is a New York based musician, songwriter and producer. He was a founding member and principle songwriter for bands such as Gorilla Biscuits, Quicksand and Rival Schools (actively).

MATHIEU NAMED FRANCE’S NOUVELLE STAR

And the winner is… Nouvelle Star, France’s version of U.S. television show American Idol, has just crowned a new winner – a young singer and musician that goes by the name Mathieu. Performing his way through a field of incredibly…

THANK YOU LANCE ALLEN

The day Takamine Guitars associated itself with award winning fingerstyle guitarist Lance Allen was a good day. The Takamine brand has benefited greatly from the innovative composer and teacher from Kentucky who has demonstrated like no other the suitability of…

STORYMAN TO RELEASE “THIS TIME ROUND”

Formerly known as The Guggenheim Grotto, the award-winning Irish duo of Kevin May and Mick Lynch have the new name Storyman and a new album This Time Round. We met Kevin and Mick during their last tour of the States…