On the Cover: Juan Gutíerrez of Los Plenaros de la 21 (Photo by Jack Vartoogian ©)
Los Plenaros de la 21: Bomba y Plena en Nueva York ................... by Mary Armstrong
Jean Ritchie: An Unbroken Circle .......... by Mary DesRosiers
Battlefield Band’s Colorful Past & Future ................... by Rob Weir
Brooks Williams ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Garmarna ................... by Mark D. Moss
Moxy Früvous ................... by Barbara Schaffer
First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
The SORCe Report (Holiday Seasonal Songs) ..... by Jim Musselman
Teach-In: Banjo (Bonaparte's Retreat) ..... by Tony Trischka
Teach-In: Harmonica (Blues in the First Position) ..... by Glenn Weiser
Teach-In: Guitar (Slides) ..... by Ken Perlman
Teach-In: Fiddle (Rags, Bob Wills and Double Notes) ..... by Stacy Phillips
Steppin' Out ..... by Livia Drapkin Vanaver
Appleseeds ..... by Pete Seeger
Courting the Muse (Writing the Blues) ..... by Guy Davis
The British-North America Act ..... by Ian Robb
Homemade Jam (How to Hold a House Concert) ..... by T.R. Ritchie
Hey Rube! (Overcoming Stage Fright) ..... by Sol Weber
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 Colleen Peterson, Bob Gibson, Bill Monroe, Marcel Dadi and Lou Gottlieb)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from July through September '96)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for November '96 through February '97)
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)