Podcast 535: John Stropes

Fingerstyle guitar authority John Stropes joins us this week to talk all about his new two-volume book featuring transcriptions of every track on Leo Kottke's monumental '6 & 12 String Guitar' album! Get the book here: During our chat, we hear about Stropes love for fingerstyle, how the Old Town School of Folk Music (home of the Fretboard Summit) shaped his playing, collaborating with Kottke and Michael Hedges, and so much more. Our 58th issue of the Fretboard Journal is now mailing.

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Podcast 535: John Stropes is an episode from The Fretboard Journal Guitar Podcast by Jason.

This episode is 01:01:03 long.

This episode was published on Jan 29, 2026.

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