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Adventures in Pedal Steel at the WISE Hall on Friday features guitarist Scott Smith hosting an event focusing on pedal-steel guitar.

This year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival looks like six-string heaven for local guitar freaks

Paul Pigat with Big Lazy By Steve Newton This year's Vancouver Folk Music Festival, running from July 19 to 21 at Jericho Beach Park, is offering a diverse selection of traditional and contemporary folk, world, and roots-music artists from around the world and our own backyard. And fans of guitar-based music will be especially pleased … Continue reading This year’s Vancouver Folk Music Festival looks like six-string heaven for local guitar freaks

Steel-guitar ace Scott Smith will trade licks with six-stringer Paul Pigat at Adventures in Pedal Steel

christopher edmonstone photo By Steve Newton I've always thought it would be one of the coolest things in the world to be able to play pedal-steel guitar. I mean that instrument just sounds so damn beautiful, soaring around like it does, making you damn near cry at times. But who's got the patience to learn … Continue reading Steel-guitar ace Scott Smith will trade licks with six-stringer Paul Pigat at Adventures in Pedal Steel