On the Cover: Oumou Sangare (Photo by Jack Vartoogian ©)
Oumou Sangare: Queen of Malian Music ................... by Banning Eyre
The Many Faces of Eliza Carthy .......... by Keith Fotheringham
Dwight Diller and The Music of Pocahontas County ..... by Ken Perlman
Folk Traditions: Pennsylvania German Folk Music ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Cherish the Ladies ................... by Rich Kerstetter
Jack Hardy ................... by Mark D. Moss
Salamander Crossing ................... by Rich Kerstetter
The SORCe Report (Songs about Fathers and Fatherhood) ..... by Kobi Lucas
First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
Teach-In: Banjo (Dwight Diller's Banjo) ..... by Ken Perlman
Teach-In: Fiddle (The Jig) ..... by Stacy Phillips
Appleseeds ..... by Pete Seeger
Courting the Muse ..... by Bill Morrissey
Homemade Jam (Floor Singing in English Pubs) ..... by Leslie Berman
Hey Rube (On Licensing, Parodies and Copyrights) ..... by Randy Poe
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 Deacon Brumfield, Judi Bari, Jack Owens, Sam Bayard, and Tweedie Gibson.)
In Print (Book Reviews)
Off the Beaten Track (Recording Reviews)
Publication Noted (A comprehensive listing of folk music releases from January through March '97)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for May through August '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)