Former Dire Straits leader Mark Knopfler is, as we all know, a great lead guitarist. His fingerstyle leads allow him to incorporate some Flamenco-style rolls to his bluesy playing. But don't overlook ...

Generally with folk you’ll be playing fingerstyle, but standard strumming is commonplace too and sounds great with open-string drone chords. Altered tunings feature heavily and will help bust you out ...