Features
Charlie Louvin – Magic Songs of Life
Charlie Louvin sidebar – Murder, She Wrote
Iris Dement – Homespun of the Brave
Jason & The Scorchers – The Scorch will Rise Again
Joe Henry – This time he’s not coming down
Steve Forbert – An Old Dylan rocks his horse head to a New Sincerity
Vic Chesnutt – Gravity In Bulk
Articles
Big Blue Hearts – On the fast track
Box Full of Letters from Issue #6
Dalhart Imperials – Dal in the Hart of Texas
Field Reportings from Issue #6
Hello Stranger from Issue #6
Horseshoe – They’re on the other foot now
Issue #6 Nov-Dec 1996
Kevin Johnson – Still on the Linemen
MacAnanys – A SoCal sojourn
Pine Dogs – A new band learning old tricks
Pine State – An echo, louder now
Pinetop Seven – Seven and Seven Is
Pinetops – Perfecting the art of perseverance
Some Have Gone, and Some Remain
The Gourds – The buckle in the beeble belt
Live Reviews
Alison Krauss & Union Station – The Backyard (Austin, TX)
Austin Country Showcase – KRLU Studios Austin City Limits Taping (Austin, TX)
Bad Livers – Bluebird Theater (Denver, CO)
Bill Monroe: 1911-1996 – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Bottle Rockets – Lincoln Park Zoo (Chicago, IL)
Hank Williams Birthday Party – The Sutler (Nashville, TN)
Jimmie Dale Gilmore – Egan Center (Anchorage, AK)
Pete Droge & The Sinners – La Luna (Portland, OR)
Pony Stars – The Showbox (Seattle, WA)
Richard Buckner – The Lyric (Melbourne, Australia)
Rollin’ Creek Dippers – Cruise KafE (Oslo, Norway)
Strawberry Music Festival – Camp Mather (Yosemite, CA)
Tim Carroll / Duane Jarvis / Lonesome Bob – Schubas (Chicago, IL)
Woody Guthrie Tribute – (Cleveland, OH)
Album Reviews
Al Casey – Sidewinder
Backsliders – From Raleigh, North Carolina (EP)
Bela Fleck & The Flecktones – Live Art (2-disc set)
Belle Starr – Far as the Wind Blows
Bill Monroe – True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe
Cake – Fashion Nugget
Charley Pride – Classics with Pride
Del McCoury Band – The Cold Hard Facts
Dolly Parton – Treasures
Dynamo Hum – Four Cute Creatures (10″)
Eddy Arnold – The Essential Eddy Arnold / Eddy Arnold & The Tennessee Plowboys – Early Recordings
Glenrustles – In Stone
Greg Brown – Further In
Gretchen Peters – The Secret of Life
Harlan Howard – All Time Favorite Country Songwriter
Heather Myles – Sweet Little Dangerous
High Noon – Stranger Things
Ian Tyson – All the Good ‘Uns
Jimmy Webb – Ten Easy Pieces
John Mellencamp – Mr. Happy Go Lucky
Johnny Cash – Unchained
Johnny Paycheck – The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin’ Years
Kate MacKenzie – Age of Innocence
Kelly Hogan – The Whistle Only Dogs Can Hear
Kevin Carroll & The Sleestacks – Redemption Day
Lincoln ’65 – “Dreams” b/w “Jellyfish”
Lullaby for the Working Class – Blanket Warm
Marty Brown – Here’s to the Honky Tonks
Mary Cutrufello – Who to Love and When to Leave
Mary Lee’s Corvette – Self-Titled
Meredith Louise Miller – ifihadahifi
Million Sellers – “You Don’t Have to Worry About Affection” & “Love’s Last Laugh” b/w “Wake Up! W…
Miss Xanna Don’t & The Wanted – Ode to Punk 7″
Moonshine Willy – Bold Displays of Imperfection
One Fell Swoop – Self-Titled (EP)
Phil Cody – The Sons of Intemperance Offering
Ray Price – Night Life
Rocky Burnette – Tear it Up
Ronnie Dawson – Rockin’ Bones: The Legendary Masters
Rosie Flores – A Honky Tonk Reprise
Seldom Scene – Dream Scene / Sam Bush – Glamour & Grits
Slim Dunlap – Times Like This
Southern Culture on the Skids – Santo Swings (double 7”)
Steeplejack – Kitchen Radio
Tom Jessen’s Dimestore Outfit – Redemption
Tracy Nelson – Mother Earth Presents Tracy Nelson Country – The Best of Tracy Nelson/Mother Earth
Various Artists – American Songbook
Various Artists – Cowpunks 24 Trailblazing Tracks
Various Artists – Hit the Hay, Vol. 2
Various Artists – Truck Songs
Willard Grant Conspiracy – 3am Sunday @ Fortune Otto’s
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