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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET A
guitarist in Antarctica, Georgia blueswoman Precious Bryant, fingerstyle
phenom Phil Keaggy, Happenings,
and more.
REVIEWS
Nordic recordings, beginning
videos, Hit
List CDs, and instructional tools.
A.G.
LETTER Contemporary
bluesman Steve Cheseborough encounters the ax of his longtime
hero, Bo Carter, in Mississippi.
HERE'S
HOW Time to Change: When
and how to change steel and nylon strings. By
Teja Gerken
SONG
CRAFT Songwriting Boot Camp: Lisa Loeb collaborated with
some of the world's best songwriters on her new CD Cake
and Pie. By
Andrew DuBrock
STAGE AND STUDIO
Performance Polish: How
to put your best foot forward onstage. By Happy Traum
MARKETPLACE Browse
the classified ads
with live links to advertiser websites.
GEARBOX
Inexpensive steel-strings
from Carvin and Garrison, a visit with Canadian luthier Michael
Dunn, equipment
picks from Chris Isaak, Vicente Amigo, Robert Johnson, and others,
plus new gear.
Q&A
Answers
to your questions
about organizing practice time, finding replacement parts for your
guitar, and more.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: Shufflin' the
Blues. By Thomas Beardslee
Music to "The Grad Student Shuffle"
World Music Styles:
French Bourrées. By David Surette
Music to "Bourrée de St. Sever"
OFF THE RECORD
Steve James takes
Robert Johnson's classic automobile blues out for a spin.
Words and music to "Terraplane Blues"
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Woody Guthrie's Martin
000-18. By Preston L. Gratiot
Cover: Chris
Isaak and his custom Gretch. Photo by Jay Blakesberg.
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