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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET
Remembering Mimi Fariña, TV composer Snuffy Walden, ukester
Janet Klein, Happenings,
and more.
REVIEWS
Simon and Garfunkel reissues, Scarlatti transcriptions by Gray and
Pearl, and Hit
List CDs.
A.G.
LETTER Whitney Smith rides the Folktrain
across Canada.
ON THE WEB
Swap Meet: Find thousands of traditional tunes online with ABC.
By Dylan Schorer
SONG CRAFT
Midnight Moonlight: Duncan Sheik shines on his unique new collaboration,
Phantom Moon. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Words and music to "Longing Town"
STAGE
AND STUDIO First Impressions: How to create and distribute
an inexpensive but professional press kit. By Mike Barris
GEARBOX
Equipment
picks from Duncan Sheik, Frank Vignola, Janet Klein, and others,
plus new gear.
SHOPTALK
Gut Reaction: Should you use gut strings on your vintage parlor
guitar? By Michael Wright
DEAR A.G.
Answers
to your questions about seven-string guitars, resonators, classical
volume, and string cleaners.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: Sing While You Play. By Karen Hogg
Will the Circle Be Unbroken?
Alternate Tunings: Arranging Bach in D G C G C D. By Dylan Schorer
Prelude from Cello Suite No. 1
Fingerstyle Techniques: Simple Two-Hand Tapping. By Teja Gerken
OFF
THE RECORD David McCarty introduces Frank
Vignola’s take on a Les Paul original.
Music to "Cryin’"
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the classified ads with live links to advertiser Web sites.
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Graziano Ukulele. By Michael Simmons
Cover: The mighty dreadnought. Photo by Rory Earnshaw.
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