ON THE COVER: Kris Kristofferson. Photograph by Charles Peterson.
FRONT PORCH
Hello Stranger; Box Full Of Letters; Field Reportings; Letter From New Orleans; Farther Along (Wilson Pickett, Lou Rawls, Jerry Lynn Williams, Bob Feldman, Louise Scruggs, Barry Cowsill, Bryan Harvey, Janette Carter, Pig Champion).
MIKED live reviews
Arlo Guthrie & Friends in Kankakee, IL; The Nebraska Project in New York, NY; Bonnie Raitt in Nashville, TN; Jerry Lee Lewis in N. Bethesda, MD.
TOWN & COUNTRY brief regional features
Little Willies (New York City, NY); Jackie Greene (Sacramento, CA); Robyn Ludwick (Wimberley, TX); Gary Bennett (Nashville, TN); Tom Brosseau (Los Angeles, CA); Wilders (Kansas City, MO); Dave Knudsen (Los Angeles, CA).
THE LONG WAY AROUND extended features
Avett Brothers by Russell Hall
Alecia Nugent by Jon Weisberger
Jessi Colter by Barry Mazor
Rosanne Cash by Don McLeese
Teddy Thompson by Kurt B. Reighley
Calexico by Linda Ray
Tres Chicas by Peter Blackstock
Bruce Robison by John T. Davis
Kris Kristofferson by Bill Friskics-Warren
SITTIN & THINKIN essay
by Edd Hurt
Reconsidering countrys relation to pop.
NOT FADE AWAY reissues
Merle Haggard; Everly Brothers; Johnnie & Jack; Fonotone Records; Henson Cargill; Richard Thompson; Gospel Music; Soul Fire: The Majestic Collection; Whats Shakin; Freddie King; Big Mama Thornton: Saffire The Uppity Blues Women; George Jones & Gene Pitney; Heartworn Highways; James Talley; Classic Railroad Songs.
WAXED reviews
Van Morrison; Gourds; Willie Nelson; Wanda Jackson; Neko Case; Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan; Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives; Minus 5; Sarah Harmer; Robinella; Hem; Scott Miller & the Commonwealth; Ray Davies; Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3; Band Of Horses; Josh Turner; Centro-Matic; Loose Fur; Tortoise/Bonnie Prince Billy; John Fahey tribute; Elliott Smith tribute; Jon Langford; Kenny Roby; Cordero; Shawn Mullins; Mike Stinson; Tony Gilkyson; Mari Brom; Jesse Harris; Peter Case tribute; Eef Barzelay; His Name Is Alive; Songs For Sixty Five Roses; Gamble Brothers Band; Bela Fleck & the Flecktones; Tom Russell; Legendary Shack Shakers; Southern Culture On The Skids; Bobby Earl Smith; Darden Smith; Hamell On Trial; Amelia White; Rancho Deluxe; Willie Nile; Howe Gelb; Lynn Miles; Amy Lavere; Frog Holler; Limbeck; Deadstring Brothers; East River Pipe; Elected; Erwin Helfer Trio; Oreiginal Sinners; John Stewart; Stace England; Sunshone Still; Swearing At Motorists; Pretty Miss Norma Jean.
BACK PORCH
Film At 11; Reel Stories; Bound; No Depression Top 40; Screen Door.
