Building Complementary Parts on Two Acoustic Guitars

Hudson Taylor, the Dublin folk duo, explain their jam-led approach to songwriting and reveal how they build complementary parts on two acoustic guitars. Hudson Taylor is made up of brothers Alfie and Harry. 

Elixir Strings are so responsive - you can really dig in and play hard, or do very subtle fingerpicking and they always sound great. They hold their tone for ages and have never let us down. Harry Hudson-Taylor

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