"When a woman gets the blues, she hangs her head and cries / When a man gets the blues, he catches a train and rides." That's a traditional blues verse, from the liner notes of "Blues Guitar Women" ...

Alicia Marie Venchuk has long been fascinated with the pioneering blueswomen of the early 20th century — both from a historical perspective and as inspiration to her own career as a female blues ...

Gráinne Duffy’s scalding guitar solos and her roots on the Ulster blues circuit ensured early (and lazy) comparisons with Rory Gallagher. But the Irish singer-songwriter has since plotted her own ...

When Fender chose artists to represent its iconic Stratocaster guitar in a new marketing campaign, it didn’t go with the usual Strat-slingers. You won’t see Pete Townshend windmilling or Eric Clapton ...

Now, she's one of three all-women headliners for the 14th annual Blues by the Sea festival at Freshfields Village, at the Kiawah-Seabrook roundabout on Johns Island. This year's show has been dubbed ...

Every once in a while, the mail brings a CD that sparks a small revelation. A few months back, a two-disc anthology arrived called “Blues Harp Women,” and until that moment I didn’t realize that my ...

As Black History Month gets underway, let's take a moment to appreciate a very special group of artists who are being celebrated on sheshreds.com in a post titled "7 Guitars That Prove Black Women ...