The guitar, the banjo, the mandolin, the fiddle, and the upright bass are just a few of the instruments commonly associated with country music. Though there is one instrument missing from that list, ...

An anchor of the classic mid-century Nashville sound, the pedal steel guitar has been a trusted part of the broader pop palette at least since Jerry Garcia added affable, if primitive, pedal steel to ...

Brush aside any preconceived notions that you may have about the pedal steel guitar and its familiar association as the sonic stalwart of syrupy country corn. Susan Alcorn’s music dispels all such ...