On the Cover: Ry Cooder (Photo by Vincent Valdez ©)
Emily Smith and the Future of Scottish Song ................... by Rob Weir
Joan Armatrading: Kind of Blues ................... by Dave Steinfeld
Andy Palacio & the Garifuna Collective: Reviving the Music ................... by Tom Pryor
Ry Cooder: Three (or Four) Chords and the Truth ................... by John Kruth
SONiA & Disappear Fear ............. by Jamie Anderson
Carolina Chocolate Drops: Carrying a Tradition Forward ................... by Bob Carlin
The Sean Nos Festival ................... by Jack Hardy
Sussie Nielsen ................... by Chris Nickson
Anne Hills ................... by Tom Druckenmiller
The Business of Folk Music in the New Millenium ................... by Scott Alarik
You must have JavaScript enabled to hear the music on this page. Use the player button to the left of each song title to hear an excerpt, click a second time to pause.
Aftensang ............. Sussie Nielsen (© 2006)
Baby Blue Eyes ............. Joan Armatrading (© Joan Armatrading, licensed by SLG Music, LLC)
Breathe ............. Dan Bern (© 2007 Kababa Music / ASCAP)
Cielito Lindo ............. Trad., arr. by Marta Gómez (© 2005 Chesky Records)
Gung Ho ............. Terre Roche (© 2006 Nabithius/ASCAP)
La Tormenta Santa (The Holy Storm) ............. SONiA (© 2007 SONiA Rutstein / Ainos Music Publishing / BMI)
Little Boat ............. Eve Goldberg (© 2006 Eve Goldberg / SOCAN)
Little Orphant Annie ............. words: James Whitcomb Riley, music: Anne Hills (© 2007 Anne Hills / Raven Heart Music / ASCAP)
May Colven ............. Trad. / Emily Smith MCPS/PRS (© 2007 White Fall Records)
Picked Up A Hammer ............. Trad., arr. by The Morgantown Rounders (© 2006 The Morgantown Rounders)
Policeman ............. Trad., arr. by The Anarchist Orchestra (© Tao Rodriguez Seeger)
Sneakers ............. Gideon Freudmann (© CelloBop Music)
Sourwood Mountain ............. Trad., arr. by Dom Flemons, Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson (© Lucky Guitar Music / ASCAP)
Suitcase in My Hand ............. Ry Cooder (© 2007 Perro Verde, LLC / Nonesuch Records, Inc.)
The Auld Beggarman ............. Trad., arr. by June Tabor, Andy Cutting and Mark Emerson (© 2007 Topic Records Ltd / Happy Valley Music )
The Old Figurehead Carver ............. Lyrics: Hiram Cody; Music: Dick Swain (© 1996 Dick Swain)
To the Angry Evangelist ............. Allison Russell (© 2007 Po’ Girl Music)
Turn Me Around ............. Traditional, arr. by Ry Cooder and Mavis Staples (© 2007 Anti-)
Twenty-Four Hours A Day ............. Elana James (© 2006 Snarf Records)
Wátina (I Called Out) ............. Beatriz Martinez, Justo Miranda, Andy Palacio and Ivan Duran (© 2007 Cumbancha, LLC)
Homemade Jam ..... by Faith Petric & Phil Hoose
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 May thru July 2007)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for August thru October 2007)
AVAILABLE ONLINE: Sing Out! Radio Partners (Listing of folk radio programs)
Last Chorus (Obituaries for Tommy Makem, Len Domler, Laura Ellen Hopper, Peerie Willie Johnson, Alphonse Ardoin, Carey Bell, Big Joe Duskin, James B. Davis Sr., Howard Larman and Sid Beckerman)
Folk Marketplace (Classified Ads)
Advertisers Index (List of all advertisers in this issue)