Setting up an electric guitar with the high action and heavy strings needed for slide is an off-putting barrier of entry. Happily, most acoustic guitars already have a setup that will work for slide.

Now, if you have a dedicated slide guitar then you can easily do that either with a nut riser (as many acoustic slide players prefer) or, with less extreme results, either make a new nut or simply ...

Martin Simpson, described by The Guardian as "one of the virtuoso instrumentalists of the English music scene," will take to the stage at the Queen's Hall on Saturday, March 29. The show is scheduled ...