54 Guitar 2000 Today's state of the art, Tomorrow's Innovations.
Custom guitar photo gallery p. 54
70 Freedom Road A tribute to Josh White, bluesman, songster, and activist ahead of his time.
By Don McLean
Words and music to "Landlord" p. 74
78 Up from Down Under Meet Tommy Emmanuel, Australia's powerhouse of instrumental pop.
By Jim Ohlschmidt
Music to Emmanuel's "Mr. Guitar," with Chet Atkins p. 82
CONTRIBUTORS 7
MUSIC NOTATION KEY 10
MAIL 11
JUMPSTREET Happenings Mary Lou Lord, J.P. Cormier, Sons of the Never Wrong,
the worst album I've ever loved, and more.
REVIEWS Hit
List records and videos, world music
divas, and
Carter Family reissues.
A.G. LETTER Tim Sparks explores Portugal's world of fado guitar.
SHOPTALK Bridge Repairs: What to do when bad things happen to good bridges. By Rick Turner
SONG CRAFT One Thing Real: The raw talent of next-gen troubadour
Dan Bern. By Derk Richardson
Music and lyrics to "Oh Sister" p. 48
GEARBOX Equipment picks from this issue's featured artists, new gear, and a review of Ovation's Adamas SMT.
PRIVATE LESSONS
For Beginners: Irish Accompaniment. By Paul Kotapish
Backup patterns and "The Star of Munster" p. 115
Ear Training: Learning Songs off Records. By Dylan Schorer
SOLO
Glenn Weiser arranges a Highland pipe tune for
fingerstyle guitar.
Music to "Bonnie Dundee" p. 132
DEAR A.G. Answers to your questions.
GREAT ACOUSTICS 1954 D'Angelico. By Michael Simmons
Cover: A Charles Fox dreadnought, inside and out.
Photos by Rory Earnshaw.