Watch Frank Turner Star in the Latest Episode of Ernie Ball's 'Unearthed' Series
The folk-punk songwriter opens up about his background, influences, guitar playing, Ernie Ball strings and more.
Today we bring you the latest episode of Unearthed, starring English folk-punk songwriter Frank Turner. You can watch it above.
A web series created by Ernie Ball, Unearthed highlights the incredible journeys of today’s most interesting songwriters. In this episode, Turner talks about his background, influences, guitar playing, Ernie Ball strings and more.
"Because it's so easily accessible, you can pass the acoustic guitar around a room full of people quite happily. And I've spent a lot of my life doing that," Turner says. "It really removes any kind of aristocracy about music making. It becomes something that's public property.”
Frank Turner plays Ernie Ball Earthwood Medium 80/20 Bronze acoustic guitar strings.
To find out more, head over to ernieball.com.
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