The Adelaide Guitar Festival is the largest of its kind in Australia and it runs next weekend, August 11 to 14. The Festival will celebrate the high art of classical guitar to the kneeslapping delights of bluegrass, stopping at every fret and note in between. Sarah Bleby from the Festival joins us tonight along with blues legend and Guitars In Bars performer, Cal Williams Junior.

We discuss

    Guitar puns
    The Guitar Festival, Guitars In Bars
    Adelaide - UNESCO City Of Music
    Surviving as a muso in Adelaide
    How to learn guitar, the clever, Cal Williams Jnr way
    History of the guitar
    Blues and slavery music
    Eric Bogle
    Guitar, the most popular instrument
    Should you lubricate your fingers?

Also appearing with our Adelaide Guitar Festival banter

In the musical pilgrimage, we hear a track from a gun guitarist, Matt Stillert

The SA Drink Of The Week is a Sidewood Adelaide Hills Shiraz

In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests us on guitars in Adelaide

News about Nigel and I playing games in Mannum

And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au

If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review in iTunes or other podcast sites. We'd greatly appreciate it.

The Adelaide Guitar Festival is the largest of its kind in Australia and it runs next weekend, August 11 to 14. The Festival will celebrate the high art of classical guitar to the kneeslapping delights of bluegrass, stopping at every fret and note in between. Sarah Bleby from the Festival joins us tonight along with blues legend and Guitars In Bars performer, Cal Williams Junior.  We discuss  Guitar puns The Guitar Festival, Guitars In Bars Adelaide - UNESCO City Of Music Surviving as a muso in Adelaide How to learn guitar, the clever, Cal Williams Jnr way History of the guitar Blues and slavery music Eric Bogle Guitar, the most popular instrument Should you lubricate your fingers?  Also appearing with our Adelaide Guitar Festival banter  In the musical pilgrimage, we hear a track from a gun guitarist, Matt Stillert  The SA Drink Of The Week is a Sidewood Adelaide Hills Shiraz  In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests us on guitars in Adelaide  News about Nigel and I playing games in Mannum  And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It's an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we'll add you to the list: podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au  If you enjoy the show, please leave us a review in iTunes or other podcast sites. We'd greatly appreciate it.

A weekly podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, news, interviews, chat and quizzes. 

Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. 

The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis and Nigel Dobson-Keeffe.

Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday (when we have published a new episode) with an overview of that week's show. Plus, consider joining our Inner Circle; a small group of passionate South Aussies who allow us to pick their brains and gain interviewee suggestions.

This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, ...

The Adelaide Show

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

The Adelaide Guitar Festival is the largest of its kind in Australia and it runs next weekend, August 11 to 14. The Festival will celebrate the high art of classical guitar to the kneeslapping delights of bluegrass, stopping at every fret and note in b...

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