On the Cover: Judy Collins (Photo by Jim Dirden ©)
The Folklore Center: 50 Years On ................... by Izzy Young
Kim & Reggie Harris: Building Bridges ................... by Mike Regenstreif
Mamadou Diabate: The Griot in Your Backyard ................... by Tom Pryor
Judy Collins: In Balance ........................... by Roger Deitz
Los Lobos Va “Vieja Escuela” ................... by John Kruth
Diana Jones: Portraits in Song ................... by Geoffrey Himes
Matapat: Riffin’ on Tradition ................... by Chris Nickson
Anaïs Mitchell ................... by Hugh Blumenfeld
Kurdish Music and Aynur ................... by Kutay Kugay
Zoë Darrow & the Fiddleheads ................... by Rob Weir
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C’était un Capitaine Français ............. Lyrics: Traditional; Music: Gaston Bernard and Simon Lepage (P. D.)
Dewo Dewo ............. Traditional Kurdish (© Kalan Musik Yapum Ltd.)
Don’t Be Afraid of the Neo-Cons ............. Norman Blake (© 2005 Blake & Blake Music / BMI)
Down in the Willow Garden ............. Traditional, arr. by Joe Toole (Public Domain)
George W. Told the Nation ............. Tom Paxton (© 1965 Deep Fork Music / 2007 Tom Paxton)
Get on Board ............. Trad. arr. by Kim and Reggie Harris (P.D.)
La Guacamaya ............. P.D., arr. & adap. by Los Lobos (© 1988 Davince Music / No K.O. Music / Ceros Music / BMI)
Hades & Persephone ............. Anaïs Mitchell (© 2007 Treleven Music / ASCAP)
Home Sweet Home ............. Peggy Seeger (© 2004 Harmony Music, Ltd.)
Letters ............. Donna Hughes (© Flying Hound Publishing / BMI, admin. by Bug Music)
The Magic Blue Bottle from Sidhe ............. Lisa Hake (© 2006 Lisa E. Hake)
Mary Alice ............. Tara Wolfe (© 2006 Tara Wolfe and Dianne Bochsler)
Never Gonna Be Your Bride ...... Carrie Rodriguez & Chip Taylor (© Indian Trail Music / Back Road Music / BMI)
Pony ............. Diana Jones ( © Yarjones Music / ASCAP)
Shakin’s o’ the Pocky ............. J. S. Skinner (P. D.)
Shule Aroon ............. Trad. arr. Judy Collins (© 1962 Universal Music Company / The Wildflowers Company / ASCAP)
Thirteen Below ............. Tony Furtado (© Frith & Fiver Music / Rosa Amore / SESAC)
When the Land and They Were Young ............. Si Kahn (© Joe Hill Music / ASCAP)
Yaribassa ............. Trad. adapt. & arr. by Mamadou Diabate (© 2006 Mamadou Diabate / World Village)
You Can’t Search Me! ............. Paranoid Larry (© 2006 Prove It Music / ASCAP)
The Folk Process ..... by Faith Petric
The Songfinder ..... by Joe Hickerson
The Endless Tale ..... by Dan Keding
Ragtag ..... by Roger Deitz
First Words
Broadsides (Letters to the Editor)
What’s Happening (Folk music news and information)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from February thru April 2007)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for May thru July 2007)
AVAILABLE ONLINE: Sing Out! Radio Partners (Listing of folk radio programs)
Last Chorus (Obituaries for Bob Dyer, Young Tiger, Johnny Booker, The Mighty Terror, Maris Hearn, Mark Spoelstra, Eric von Schmidt and Phil Thomas)
Folk Marketplace (Classified Ads)
Advertisers Index (List of all advertisers in this issue)