Ye Olde Guitar Shoppe in Des Moines, Iowa is a special place where you can feel totally at ease selecting a new guitar, tuning up or repairing your present one, or recording your music. We are the only music store in Des Moines that houses a fully operational recording studio. Our mission is to support local music and create a broader audience for the guitar. We are achieving our mission one person at a time - by creating guitar players who will attend concerts, perform themselves, and be an advocate for the instrument. Regardless of your age or experience level, our instructors will custom tailor guitar lessons to help you improve your playing ability with the instrument ...
Matt owns the recording studio that is co-located inside of the Ye Olde Guitar Shoppe. His rates are very reasonable, and he knows his chops in that department. He is a strong advocate for the independant musician, and hosts a weekly television show to educate and encourage people to make music. Matt says "I really believe that music is in the heart and soul of everyone. Music is part of the human experience. I'd like to see more people get out there, and make the music that they feel, regardless of what style it is ...
FOTW covers everything acoustic music related: banjos, guitars, dobros, fiddles, violins, mandolins, bouzoukis, octave mandolins, mandolas, resophonic, resonator guitars, lessons, contests and dulcimers. Folk of the Wood carries the acoustic music flag forward with the hopes to contribute to and support acoustic artforms on behalf of the many artists and listeners who live for music with all natural ingredients.