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DEPARTMENTS
JUMP STREET Fado
torchbearer Mariza, folk-pop songwriter Rosie Thomas, a trip down
Highway 61, Happenings, and more.
REVIEWS
Rootsy children's CDs and Hit List CDs.
SONGCRAFT
Poetic Justice: Soulful country songwriter Darrell Scott reclaims
the lost songs of his youth.
By Craig Havighurst
Words and music
to "Full Light"
GEARBOX
A visit with luthier William R. Cumpiano and new gear.
SHOPTALK
Neck Relief: Repairing classical necks warped by heat, string tension,
or age. By Frank Ford
Q&A
Answers
to your questions
about tortoiseshell picks, smooth chord changes, and grain runout.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Basics: Flatpicking
Fiddle Tunes. By Scott Nygaard
Music to "Paddy on the Turnpike"
Music to "Cuckoo's Nest"
Fingerstyle Techniques:
Banjo-Style Guitar. By Craig Dobbins
Music to "Lonesome Road Blues"
GREAT ACOUSTICS
Martin Double-Neck Prototype. By Teja Gerken
Cover: Rickie Lee Jones at Town Hall, New York City, November
2003. Photo by Jack Vartoogian.
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