NEXT GENERATION BLUES Ben Harper blazes a trail between roots music and alternative rock. By Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers
Words and music to "I Shall Not Walk Alone"

SUMMER STUDY 2000 Our annual guide to camps and workshops for players and makers.
Getting ready for camp, by Paul Kotapish
Jorma Kaukonen’s Fur Peace Ranch, by Tom Halbert

BIG SOUND IN SMALL PACKAGES Ten great small-bodied steel-strings under $1,500. By Teja Gerken
Read the review online.

DEPARTMENTS

JUMP STREET Robyn Hitchcock, the Adcocks, the Holy Modal Rounders, Happenings, and more.

REVIEWS Hit List records, the Byrds reissued on CD, and an Eliot Fisk classical guitar video.

SONG CRAFT Dublin Calling: After chasing down the American dream, Luka Bloom goes home and writes a different kind of album. By Kenny Berkowitz
Words and music to "Ciara"

STAGE AND STUDIO Ax Tracks: Mark Mancina brings acoustic guitar to the movies. By Julie Bergman

GEARBOX A visit with Gallagher Guitars in Tennessee, a look at new gear, and equipment picks from our featured artists.

DEAR A.G. Answers to your questions.

PRIVATE LESSONS

Basics: Building Fingerstyle Arrangements. By Andrew DuBrock
Music to "Greensleeves"

Alternate Tunings: Country Blues in Open-C. By David Hamburger
Music to "I Am a Pilgrim"

GREAT ACOUSTICS Weissenborn Teardrop. By Ben Elder

MARKETPLACE Browse the classified ads with live links to advertiser Web sites.

Cover: Ben Harper awaits the crowd at Berkeley, California’s Greek Theater.
Photo by Jay Blakesberg.