Folk musician Joan Baez helped fuel a movement by looking into society. In 1963 she played a 1929 O-45 Martin Guitar at the 1963 March on Washington D.C. Nearly 60 years later Baez painted the ...

Actor Monica Barbaro stops by Studio 1A to discuss her Oscar-nominated movie “A Complete Unknown,” where she stars opposite ...

In this lesson, we are exploring the guitar style of one of the most celebrated ‘protest singers’ of America in the 1960s and beyond. A legend of the folk genre, Joan Baez was born in New York ...

The role also required Barbaro to learn guitar — a huge challenge, considering Baez’s playing is very unique. “Joan’s fingerpicking style is so intricate, so specific, and I had no ...

Barbaro has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as the young Joan Baez, depicting the period when she met Dylan and became part of his rise to fame.