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"Our Lady of the Perpetually Moving Pedals: An Interview with Susan Alcorn"
By Hermione Johnson
Susan Alcorn is no ordinary pedal steel guitarist. Self-taught and experimental, her music pushes through the bounds of conventional Americana to a realm all of its own - one which has won her accolades, as well as death threats.
She grew up on Muddy Waters and classical, cut her teeth on stage playing pop music and country and western, before venturing into the worlds of chromaticism and minimalism; Xenakis and Stockhausen, pedal steel at her lap. Mostly self-taught,… more
By Hermione Johnson
Susan Alcorn is no ordinary pedal steel guitarist. Self-taught and experimental, her music pushes through the bounds of conventional Americana to a realm all of its own - one which has won her accolades, as well as death threats.
She grew up on Muddy Waters and classical, cut her teeth on stage playing pop music and country and western, before venturing into the worlds of chromaticism and minimalism; Xenakis and Stockhausen, pedal steel at her lap. Mostly self-taught,… more