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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET The
Reeltime Travelers hit the old-time big time, Midwestern singer-songwriter
Carrie Newcomer, a new batch of old guitars,
Happenings,
and more.
REVIEWS
Richard Thompson's More Guitar
and The Old Kit Bag,
and Hit
List CDs.
A.G.
LETTER Dan Ouellette
checks out the vibrant jazz and guitar scene in South Africa.
ON
THE WEB No More Pencils,
No More Books: Berklee College of Music's new e-learning program.
By Nicole Solis
SONGCRAFT
Love and Dreamtime: Dar Williams revels
in The Beauty of the Rain. By Paul Zollo
Words and music to "The Beauty
of the Rain"
STAGE
AND STUDIO In Your Room:
Creating the ideal environment for your home studio. By David
Simons
MARKETPLACE Browse
the classified ads
with live links to advertiser websites.
GEARBOX
Frame-based practice/travel
guitars reviewed and new gear.
SHOPTALK
Under Pressure: Why bridges
crack and how to repair them. By Frank Ford
Q&A
Answers
to your questions
about fingering fiddle tunes,
Old Kraftsman Dobros, and more.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics:
What
Chord Names Mean. By
David Hamburger
Flatpicking Techniques: Open-Position
Arpeggios. By David Surette
Music to "Kohler's Hornpipe"
OFF THE RECORD
Ron Forbes-Roberts explores
Rick Ruskin's approach to writing fingerstyle guitar melodies.
Music to "Whispers"
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Elfolk. By Michael Simmons
Cover: Lucinda
Williams at Amoeba Records in Los Angeles, April 2003. Photo
by Sherry Rayn Barnett.
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