On the Cover: Dar Williams (Photo by Jayne Toohey ©)
Music of the Coal Fields: A New Music Hall of Fame Digs into the Bituminous-dusted
Roots of West Virginia Music ................... by Tristram Lozaw
In Harmony:Gordon Lightfoot Looks Back .......... by Rob Weir
Mauno Järvelä: The Ostrobothnian Music Man ..... by Andrew Cronshaw
Dar Williams: Never Better ................... by Dave Steinfeld
John Tams: England's Song Maker ... and More ................... by Chris Nickson
Opposites Attract: Hindustani Slide Master Debashish Bhattacharya
Melds Tradition with Innovation ................... by Anastasia Tsioulcas
David Holt ................... by Carol Mallett Rifkin
Lúnasa ................... by Rob Weir
Dion ................... by Roger Deitz
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First Words ..... by Mark D. Moss
The Folk Process ..... by Faith Petric
The Songfinder ..... by Joe Hickerson
The Endless Tale ..... by Dan Keding
RagTag ..... by Roger Deitz
Broadsides
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 February '06 - April '06)
Festival & Camp Guide (A complete listing of events for August 2006 through October 2006)
AVAILABLE ONLINE: Sing Out! Radio Partners (Listing of folk radio programs)
Last Chorus (Obituaries for Bob Blue, Buck Owens, Ali Farka Touré, Edwin Duhon, Charles Wolfe and Janette Carter.)
Folk Marketplace (Classified Ads)
Advertisers Index (List and links for all advertisers in this issue)