On the Cover: Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Photo by Dave Gahr ©)
Piedmont Blueswoman Etta Baker: One-Diming It With The Hands Of Time ................... by Cathy Signorelli
Kate and Anna McGarrigle: On Their Own Terms .......... by Mike Regenstreif
Swapping Songs and Tales with Jimmy and Cleda Driftwood ................... by Rik Palieri
Jerry Alfred ................... by Barbara Schaffer
The Whiteville Apparel Choir ................... by Mark D. Moss
Kate MacKenzie ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Child Ballad Adaptation: The Twa Corbies ................... by Charles Vess and Charles deLint
First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
The SORCe Report (Coal Mining Songs) ..... by Jim Musselman
Teach-In: Banjo (Don Stover's Banjo) ..... by Tony Trischka
Teach-In: Guitar (Navagating the Fingerboard)..... by Ken Perlman
Teach-In: Fiddle (The Waltz) ..... by Stacy Phillips
Teach-In: Harmonica (The Waltz) ..... by Glenn Weiser
Steppin' Out ..... by Livia Drapkin Vanaver
Appleseeds ..... by Pete Seeger
The British-North America Act ..... by Ian Robb
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 Townes Van Zandt, John Duffy, Wilf Carter, Cordell Reagon, William Clarke, Gordon Friesen and Nick Steed.)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from October through December '96)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for February through May '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)