by David Mathis | Aug 9, 2026 | News |
We’re Going to Italy — And a Nashville Studio Session Is Why For most of our history, Gallagher has been a Tennessee story. Although we have shipped guitars to all 50 states and 13 countries, this year, the story is expanding further with international dealers....
by David Mathis | Jul 27, 2026 | News |
IBMA selects Gallagher Guitar Co. for its Distinguished Achievement Award Thanks to our friend, Kevin Mac, who joined me for the announcement at Sirius XM in Nashville The Award will be presented at the IBMA World of Bluegrass The International Bluegrass Music...
by David Mathis | Jul 13, 2026 | News
A Tennessee guitar is Cool Our Tennessean guitar that is built from native woods. The Annual Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee The Tennessee Chamber of Commerce We received notification from the Tennessee Chamber of Commerce that someone had nominated Gallagher Guitar...
by David Mathis | May 18, 2026 | News
As our third year, this was a big step forward for an emerging attraction for music lovers. Friday evening we had a special evening with Don Gallagher and David Tipton who presented a Tribute to Doc Watson, in particular, the personal side of a relationship with Don...
by David Mathis | Jul 12, 2017 | News
(photo via jbonamassa.com) We’re proud to have a Gallagher guitar included in Joe Bonamassa’s very short list of instruments featured in his Carnegie Hall performances. Joe says this about his 1978 Doc Watson model: “Doc Watson was a multi-Grammy...
by David Mathis | May 18, 2017 | News
Our local newspaper, the Shelbyville Times-Gazette, recently featured the story of Don’s last guitar, known around the shop as “the Rotary guitar”. The guitar was made in honor of James L. Bomar, Jr., former president of Rotary International. The...
by David Mathis | May 27, 2015 | News
The Tennessean recently featured this image of Waylon Jennings playing his Gallagher Guitar to a group of school kids. He’s playing a G-70 model, a classic country music guitar.
by David Mathis | May 31, 2013 | News
In an interview in Acoustic Magazine, blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa called the 1978 Doc Watson model “one of the real stars” of his recent project, An Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House. See him playing “Woke Up Dreaming” on that...
by David Mathis | May 23, 2013 | News
In the cover story of Guitar Aficionado’s May/June 2013 issue, Ed Helms discusses acting, banjo picking, and playing his most recent acquisition: the Gallagher G-50 that belonged to Doc Watson. Read more of the article here.
by David Mathis | Dec 1, 2011 | News
The Fretboard Journal, Issue 24. Photos by Amanda Kowalski.
