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How Can I Keep From Singing?
Pete Seeger looks back at a life of stories and songs—and ahead to the next verse. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Words and music to "The Bells of Rhymney"
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Affordable Classics
Sixteen nylon-string guitars under $1,500. By Teja Gerken

Their Way
The winners of the 2002 Homegrown CD Awards. By Simone Solondz
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DEPARTMENTS

JUMP STREET Australian alt-country sensation Kasey Chambers, pop chanteuse Alana Davis, Brazil's Carlos Barbosa-Lima, Happenings, and more.

REVIEWS Blues instruction videos and Hit List CDs.

HERE'S HOW Physical Memory: How your hands learn to play guitar.

SONG CRAFT Forbidden City: The disappearing world of singer-songwriter Sam Phillips. By Simone Solondz
Words and music to "Fan Dance" WEB-ONLY SPECIAL! Read the complete interview here.

STAGE AND STUDIO All Together Now: How to develop a lasting relationship with your band. By Paul Kotapish

MARKETPLACE Browse the classified ads with live links to advertiser websites.

GEARBOX A visit to the new Guild guitar factory and equipment picks from Pete Seeger, Eddie Pennington, Sam Phillips, and others, plus new gear.

Q&A Answers to your questions about using a preamp, stretching before playing, and more.

PRIVATE LESSONS

Basics: Chord Theory. By Dylan Schorer

Accompaniment Techniques: Bass Lines for Guitarists. By Paul Kotapish
Music to "Lévis Beaulieu"

OFF THE RECORD Jim Ohlschmidt analyzes Eddie Pennington's thumb-picking classic.
Music to "Nine Pound Hammer"

GREAT ACOUSTICS Carlson Oracle. By Teja Gerken

Cover: Pete Seeger at the Bread and Roses 25th-anniversary concert, 2000. Photo by Andrew DeLory.