Ana Popovic
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Ana Popovic on how her family’s sacrifice started a lifelong love affair with the Stratocaster
By Andrew Daly published
The blues guitar virtuoso tells GW how she found her voice through the Stratocaster, and shares some of her favorites over the years, including a '57 reissue that ruined a family vacation

“Right then we knew: this guitar is going to be epic”: Ana Popovic’s Fender ‘Foggy’ Stratocaster is causing quite a stir – and its back story is as remarkable as its one-of-a-kind finish
By Matt Owen published
Four years in the making and a victim of Covid-induced delays, ‘Foggy’ features an exclusive cloudy chrome colorway – and came to fruition as the Serbian blues ace went through the toughest period of her life

Ana Popović: “I don’t want anything that is not legit on my stage. When it’s a cheap drum kit or a cheap bass, I hear it and it bothers me”
By David Mead published
The Serbian blues-rocker tells tales of capturing a ’64 Strat in the wild and why single-coil pickups leave the mighty humbucker in the shade…

Ana Popovic: "The cancer took a lot out of me, and so did working towards getting better. I had to spend every atom of energy on playing guitar and writing songs"
By Andrew Daly published
How the Serbian blues virtuoso battled cancer to record the most accomplished playing of her career – and why nothing beats her '64 Fender Strat

From evocative standards to the missing link between Dokken and Nine Inch Nails: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Matt Owen, Michael Astley-Brown, Sam Roche, Jackson Maxwell published
On tap this week are new projects from George Lynch, Graham Coxon and Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite, plus fresh tunes from Last in Line, Taj Mahal, Ana Popovic, Babymetal and more

How Supersonic Blues Machine are evolving the art of blues guitar and doing everything in their power to stop the genre becoming a "museum piece"
By Robin Davey published
LA’s superstar blues collective currently features guitar royalty Josh Smith, Kirk Fletcher and Ana Popović – they join us for a roundtable discussing the blues scene, competition, and the pros and cons of the new age of guitar stars

Supersonic Blues Machine recruit Eric Gales, Sonny Landreth, Josh Smith, Ana Popovic, Charlie Starr and more for new album, Voodoo Nation
By Matt Owen published
Hear the swampy lead single featuring Sonny Landreth, 8 Ball Lucy, now

Joe Bonamassa to host Keeping The Blues Alive Foundation’s 2nd Annual stream-a-thon, featuring Jared James Nichols, Emily Wolfe and Warren Haynes
By Matt Owen published
Eric Gales, Bobby Rush, Toto, Dion, Ana Popovic are also penciled in to play at the virtual event, which aims to raise money for musicians impacted by the pandemic
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