Bluegrass masters and Spanish virtuosi on offer at this year’s four-day Festival in the South Australian capital.

The 2016 Adelaide Guitar Festival has announced this year’s line-up, featuring more than 300 artists performing during the four-day event, August 11 – 14. These include 18 international acts, 66 national artists and almost 200 local musicians.

Headlining the festival this year will be two world-class acts imported from America. 21st-century Bluegrass quintet Punch Brothers, who return to Australia for the first time since 2012, will showcase almost every stringed instrument imaginable, including banjos, mandolins, basses, violins and, of course, guitars. Their one-of-a-kind style is described by Adelaide Guitar Festival Artistic Director, Slava Grigoryan, as “unique, soulful and virtuosic.”   

The Punch Brothers

Multi Award-winner Béla Fleck, alongside singer-songwriter and partner Abigail Washburn, bring the blues-jazz-folk fusion that recently earned them a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album to Adelaide Town Hall. With a list of collaborations ranging from Symphony Orchestras to jazz icons, the eclectic stylings of this extraordinary duo promises to be the highlight of this year’s offering.

The artistry, passion and deep affinity...