Each week, we look at the tools behind the tunes. Today, it's a simple glass tube that conjures the sound of the Mississippi delta in all its shimmering glory What is it? A style of playing that ...

If you're a fan of slide guitar, make sure you get down to the Rio Theatre this Saturday. That's when Louisiana guitarist Sonny Landreth--Eric Clapton's favourite slide player--will be holding court ...

The sound of the bottleneck slide guitar is steeped in, yet often saddled by, Delta blues. While its jarring howl is instinctively rural, Sonny Landreth, who brings his trio to the Town Ballroom on ...