Issue #49 Jan-Feb 2004
Features
Corey Harris – It’s all about showing my process of education
Mark Erelli – Country & Western Massachusetts
Mark O’Connor – String ties
Slim Bryant – The professional
T Bone Burnett – The invisible man
Articles
Box Full of Letters from Issue #49
Dan Reeder – Let me entertain me
Don Gibson: 1928 to 2003
Elliott Smith: 1969 to 2003
Field Reportings from Issue #49
Hello Stranger from Issue #49
Issue #49 Jan-Feb 2004
Jack Emerson: 1960 to 2003
Jolie Holland – To Be Good or not to be
Lisa Marr Experiment – Beyond the Vancouver Underground & Neko
Love and Happiness
Mindy Smith – A cautionary tale
No River City – Cremo the crop
Old Crow Medicine Show – Making the ghosts walk faster
Radio Nationals – Smokin’ in the rain
Retail Chart from Issue #49
Speedy West: 1924 to 2003
Stagolee Shot Billy
Teddy Wilburn / Rosalie Allen / Ron Davies / Vince Matthews / Sylvester Rice / Bobby Hatfield / A…
The First Annual No Depression Critics’ Poll
The Latin Beat
The Right Stuff
Twang me
What I Know ’bout What I Know: The Musical Life Of An Itinerant Banjo Player
Live Reviews
Blues Masters At The Crossroads – Blue Heaven Studios (Salina, KS)
Charlie Louvin – Valentine’s (Albany, NY)
Frog Holler – Manbites Dog Theater (Durham, NC)
John Prine / Todd Snider – Victory Theatre (Evansville, IN)
Johnny Cash Memorial Tribute – Ryman Auditorium (Nashville, TN)
Kelly Joe Phelps – Union Chapel (London, England)
Love With Arthur Lee – Warsaw (Brooklyn, NY)
Tell Us The Truth Tour – Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
Album Reviews
Ben Weaver – Hollerin’ At A Woodpecker
Bobby Bare Jr. – OK-I’m Sorry
Bottleneck – Late Nights, Early Mornings
Brady Harris – Lone Star
Buttless Chaps – Love This Time
Califone – Heron King Blues
Carlos Guitarlos – Straight From The Heart
Caroline Herring – Wellspring
Conway Twitty – Conway Rocks
David Dondero – The Transient
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver – Thank God
Dumptruck – For The Country
Elizabeth McQueen & The Firebrands – The Fresh Up Club
Evangeline – Big Choice
Flatlanders – Wheels Of Fortune
Gene Clark – No Other
Grant Dermody – Crossing That River
Greencards – Movin’ On
Greg Brown – If I Had Known: Essential Recordings, 1980-1996
High Llamas – Beet, Maize & Corn
Hot Club Of Cowtown – Continental Stomp
Joe Barry – Been Down That Muddy Road
John Sieger With The Skeletons – Her Country: The Songs Of Michael Feldman
Johnny Cash – Unearthed
Judee Sill – Heart Food
Karl Shiflett & Big Country Show – Worries On My Mind
Kate Campbell – Twang On A Wire
Kelley Stoltz – Antique Glow
Kennedys – Stand
Kingsbury Manx – Aztec Discipline / Afternoon Owls
Kinky Friedman – Sold American
Little Joe Washington – Houston Guitar Blues
Lucero – That Much Further West
Lucky Tomblin Band – Self-Titled
Mac Wiseman – The Singles/Bluegrass Favorites
Martin Simpson – Righteousness And Humidity
Moe Bandy – Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life/Cowboys Ain’t Supposed To Cry
Paula Frazer – A Place Where I Knew: 4-Track Songs 1992-2002
Red Stick Ramblers – Bring it On Down
Rick Shea & Patty Booker – Our Shangri-La
Riders in the Sky – Silver Jubilee
Robert Crenshaw – Dog Dreams
Rosie Ledet – Now’s the Time
Ryan Adams – Rock n Roll
Scott Gibson – Make Ready
Shiva Burlesque – Self-Titled / Mercury Blue
South Austin Jug Band – Self-Titled
Southern Culture On The Skids – Mojo Box
Spain – Spirituals — The Best of Spain
Sundowners – Chicago Country Legends
The Gossip – Movement
Various Artists – Ain’t No Grave: A Tribute To Traditional & Public Domain Songs
Various Artists – Angola Prison Spirituals
Various Artists – Goodbye, Babylon
Various Artists – Songs Of The Mormons And Songs Of The West
Various Artists – We Are Each Other’s Angels
Volebeats – Country Favorites
Walter Clevenger & The Dairy Kings – Full Tilt & Swing
Whitehouse – Self-Titled