On the Cover: Billy Edd Wheeler
(Self portrait by the artist)
Nimrod Workman: Remembering a Force of Nature ................... by John Lupton
Billy Edd Wheeler: Major Songwriting in a Miner’s Key ................... by Roger Deitz
Miroslav & Gordana Evacic: Drava River Blues ................... by John Kruth
Road Warriors: Four Decades with The Tannahill Weavers ................... by Rob Wier
Mette Kathrine ................... by Chris Nickson
Red Molly ................... by Ron Olesko
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Lord Daniel ............. Traditional (© Twos & Fews / Drag City)
Strange Things ............. Produced by Béla Fleck. Trad, arr by The Sparrow Quartet. (© 2008 Nettwerk Productions)
Mark of Cain ............. Rachael Davis and Brett Hartenbach (© Rachael Davis and Brett Hartenbach)
Coal Tattoo ............. Billy Edd Wheeler (© 1963 (Renewed 1993) Quartet Music and Words West LLC.)
Kid with a Gun ............. Kitty Donohoe (© Roheen Music BMI)
Grat For Gruel ............. Traditional, arranged by The Tannahill Weavers (© 2007 Hedera Records)
Pærevalse ............. Traditional, arranged by Mette Kathrine and Kristian Bugge (P.D.)
Every Man’s Heart ............. Archie Fisher (© Kettle Music/PRI)
If It Can’t Be Reduced ............. Words by Martin Bourque; Music by Pete Seeger (TRO © 2008 Melody Trails)
The Roving Gambler ............. Traditional, arranged by Pop Wagner (© Pop Wagner)
Hard to Live With ............. Rich DelGrosso (© Rich DelGrosso / BMI)
Cula Jesam ............. Traditional, arranged by Miroslav Evacic (© Miroslav Evacic)
I Am The Big Easy ............. Ray Bonneville (© 2007 Stonefly Publishing, SOCAN/ASCAP)
Or Bust ............. Tim Grimm (© Steel Cabinet Publishing, BMI - 2008)
Beaumont Rest Stop ............. Laurie MacAllister (© New Leaf Music (BMI))
The First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
Teach-In: Mandolin ..... by Rich DelGrosso
Teach-In: Guitar ..... by Pop Wagner
The Folk Process ..... by Faith Petric
The Songfinder ..... by Joe Hickerson
The Endless Tale ..... by Dan Keding
RagTag ..... by Roger Deitz
What’s Happening (Folk music news and information)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
ONLINE ONLY: Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from October 2008 thru January 2009)
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Last Chorus (Obituaries for John Martyn, Butch Baldassari, Claude Jeter, Davey Graham, Odetta, Miriam Makeba, John Pearse and Studs Terkel)
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