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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET
Train, Robert Shafer,
Happenings, and more.
REVIEWS
Recordings for kids, blues duets from Woody Mann and Bob Brozman,
Hit
List CDs and books, and more.
A.G. LETTER
Sue Thompson writes from the Wintergrass festival in
Tacoma, Washington.
SONG CRAFT
Happy Town: The good-time grooves of bluesy songwriter
Ray Bonneville. By Simone Solondz
Words and music to "Rough Luck"
ON THE WEB
Lutherie Links: Web resources for guitar builders. By Teja Gerken
SONG CRAFT
Editing Your Songs: How to identify what’s essential and what needs
trimming. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
STAGE AND STUDIO
Hitting the Road: A guide to booking your own tour. By Sam Shaber
New Homegrown CD contest: Read
about our 2002 Homegrown Awards program for home recording projects
and download an entry form.
GEARBOX
Equipment
picks from Emmylou Harris, Sean Watkins, Ralph Towner and others,
Fender and Yamaha small-bodied steel-strings reviewed, a visit with
Huss and Dalton guitars, and new gear.
DEAR A.G.
Answers
to your questions about John Fahey, busking, amps and blenders,
and finding a teacher.
SHOPTALK
Don’t Fret: Common fret problems and how to solve them. By Frank
Ford
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: More Barre Chords. By David Hamburger
Musical examples
Lead Techniques: Position Shifting. By Larry Sandberg
Musical examples
MARKETPLACE Browse
the classified ads with live links to advertiser Web sites.
OFF THE RECORD
David McCarty introduces an original composition from next-generation
flatpicker Sean Watkins.
Music to "Neo’s Song"
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Stella 12-String Reproduction. By Richard Johnston
Cover: Emmylou Harris on stage. Photo by Amanda Edwards/Redferns.
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