If we're going to explore the history of people, the guitar, people and their guitars, and the guitar and its people, we first need to find out some things about us. How we became musical beings, ask if we're musical beings at all, and find out how we learned to make things that would eventually help us to make things that would help us to make music. I promise that you'll never see Saturday Night Fever in the same way, ever again. That'll be in Bodies of Knowledge, Episode Two of A People's History of the Guitar, dropping (or emerging?) on Thursday, May 21, 2024. Click on follow and the machine will let you know when it's up.

In Episode one, we'll be looking at how to start and where, because finding a place to begin a history of the guitar like this isn't simple. In Episode One, we'll make up some stories, dip into a little Greek mythology, and find a starting point in a surprising place - before musical instruments, before music, and before people. Episode One of A People's History of the Guitar, There is No Origin Story, hits the airwaves on Thursday, May 16, 2024, so click follow or subscribe, and our mutual friend The Internet will let you know when that's up.

A People's History of the Guitar is about people, the guitar, people and their guitars, and the guitar and its people. In this introductory episode, you'll find out a little about the podcast, what the podcast is about, why I decided to do this in the first place, and who the podcast is for. Spoiler alert: it's for everybody. I'll be publishing at least three episodes every month as this ramps up, so click follow and be informed. Be very informed.