On the Cover: Joan Baez (Photo by Robert Corwin ©)
Joan Baez: From Folk Madonna to Folk Matriarch ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Martin Simpson: From Scunthorpe to Santa Cruz .......... by Michael Parrish
Del McCoury: All in the Bluegrass Family ................... by Mark Greenberg
Chesapeake ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Mad Pudding ................... by Mark D. Moss
Small Potatoes ................... by Barbara Schaffer
A preview excerpt from There But For Fortune: The Life of Phil Ochs ................... by Michael Schumacher
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First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
The SORCe Report (Songs of the Sea and Election Songs) ..... by Jim Musselman
Teach-In: Banjo (Sonny Osborne's Banjo Style) ..... by Tony Trischka
Teach-In: Harmonica (Playing Back-Up) ..... by Glenn Weiser
Teach-In: Guitar (Voice Leading) ..... by Ken Perlman
Teach-In: Didgeridoo ..... by Mitch Nur
Steppin' Out ..... by Livia Drapkin Vanaver
Appleseeds ..... by Pete Seeger
Courting the Muse ..... by Tom Paxton
The British-North America Act ..... by Ian Robb
Homemade Jam (Denver's Swallow Hill) ..... by Larry Fish
Hey Rube! (What is Success?) ..... by Andrew Calhou
The Folk Process ..... by Faith Petric
The Songfinder ..... by Holly Tannen
The Endless Tale ..... by Dan Keding
Kidsbeat ..... by Sandy Byer
RagTag ..... by Roger Deitz
Broadsides (Letters to the Editor)
What’s Happening (Folk music news and information)
Last Chorus (Obituaries for Mario "Boots" Casetta, Walter Hyatt,Michael Herman, Patsy Montana, Mike Hoban, Manny Greenhill, Annadeene Fraley, Edith Fowke and Howie Wyeth.)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from April through June '96)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for August through November '96)
AVAILABLE ONLINE: Sing Out! Radio Partners (Listing of folk radio programs)
Folk Marketplace (Classified Ads)
Advertisers Index (List and links for all advertisers in this issue)