As seen in Guitar Girl Magazine Issue 19 – Spring 2022
- From Downers Grove, Illinois
- American fingerstyle guitarist, harp guitarist, and instructor
- First woman to win the National Fingerpicking Guitar Championship
- Mentored by the late great Chet Atkins
- Released ten albums throughout her career, with the latest album Nightlight Daylight in 2014 receiving national and international awards
- Released multiple instructional books and DVDs
- Released Acoustic Chef cookbook in 2020
- Founded the charity Music for Life Alliance
- Founded and hosts the annual All-Star Guitar Night
- “Muriel Anderson is a good friend and a great guitarist. She deserves national recognition.” ~Chet Atkins
- “Just one hell of a great player …a great personality and what I like is the touch that Muriel has on the guitar, the way she plays it like we all wish to play.” ~Les Paul
- “… She has demonstrated excellent technique and has the fine musicianship to communicate well to her audiences.” ~Christopher Parkening