September 2003, No. 129

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Traveling Light
Bruce Cockburn enlivens his new songs with forays into electronica and modern jazz.
By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

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Words and music to "Messenger Wind"

Acoustic Idols
The 2003 Homegrown CD Award winners. By Simone Solondz
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Compose Yourself
How eight cutting-edge fingerstylists develop their ideas into finished compositions.
By Teja Gerken

Music to Laurence Juber's "Breaking Point"

 

DEPARTMENTS

JUMP STREET Fingerstyle phenom Kaki King, singer-songwriter Jesse DeNatale, June Carter Cash, Happenings, and more.

REVIEWS Finale and Sibelius guitar notation software, fingerstyle jazz guitarist Lenny Breau's home recordings, and Hit List CDs, and books.

HERE'S HOW School Work: Setting up a guitar teaching business. By Chris Grampp

SONGCRAFT Smells Like Team Spirit: Alt-country sideman/songwriter Chuck Prophet finds success in collaboration. By Mike Thomas

Words and music to "After the Rain"

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

GEARBOX A visit with flamenco guitar maker Lester DeVoe and new gear.

SHOPTALK Slip Sliding Away: A lap-style guitar primer. By Andy Volk

Q&A Answers to your questions about buying Brazilian rosewood guitars, perfecting tough musical passages, and gluing nuts in place.

PRIVATE LESSONS

Basics: What Chord Names Mean, Part Two. By David Hamburger

Classical Techniques: Right-Hand Efficiency. By Patrick Francis

Music to Etude No. 5 from Mauro Giuliani's Twenty-Four Studies, Op. 48

GREAT ACOUSTICS 1999 Linda Manzer. By Teja Gerken

Cover: Bruce Cockburn. Photo by Paul Natkin.


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