Issue #70 July-August 2007

Features
Cherryholmes – Next of kin
Fats Kaplin – Groove and vibe
King Wilkie – Monroe’s horse, just a different color
Loudon Wainwright III – IIIrd act
Mandy Moore – Mandy Moore’s second act
Mark Olson – Pick me up on your way down
Nick Lowe – Half a boy and half a man
Porter Wagoner – Hillbilly deluxe
Articles
Adrienne Young & Little Sadie – The artistry of activism
Andrew Hill
As Far As You Can Get Without A Passport
Big Boss Man: The Life & Music Of Bluesman Jimmy Reed
Box Full of Letters from Issue #70
Carey Bell Harrington
Carson Whitsett
Cary Brothers – Being independent together
Casey Neill – A bridge to the Highlands
Eilen Jewell – Something in rambling
Field Reportings from Issue #70
Flags of Our Brothers
Glenn Sutton
Hello Stranger from Issue #70
Issue #70 July-August 2007
James B. Davis
James Wallace Lewis
John Dee Holeman – Heaven can Waif
John Platania – One step up, two steps backing
Laura Ellen Hopper
Nancy Tannenbaum
Pegi Young – Discovering electricity
Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life And Times Of Gene Autry
Sarah Borges – Not fado way
Shout, Sister, Shout! The Untold Story Of Rock-and-roll Trailblazer Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Topper (Terry O’Neil) Price
Transatlantic Americanamania
White Bicycles: Making Music In The 1960s
Live Reviews
Decemberists – Orpheum (Madison, WI)
Jerry Jeff Walker Birthday Bash – Paramount Theatre (Austin, TX)
Maria Muldaur – Gaylord Opryland Resort (Nashville, TN)
Merlefest – Wilkes County Community College (Wilkesboro, NC)
Ponderosa Stomp – House Of Blues (New Orleans, LA)
Stagecoach Music Festival – Empire Polo Fields (Indio, CA)
Album Reviews
Amy Allison – Everything And Nothing Too
Amy Lavere – Anchors And Anvils
Andrew Collberg – Self-Titled
Ann Savoy & Her Sleepless Knights – If Dreams Come True
Barrelhouse Buck McFarland – Alton Blues
Beaver Nelson – Beaver Nelsons Exciting Opportunity
Ben Weaver – Paper Sky
Betty Davis – Self-Titled / They Say I’m Different
Bill Monroe – My Last Days On Earth: 1981-1994
Billy Joe Shaver – Greatest Hits
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Baby 81
Buck Owens – The Warner Bros. Recordings
Buffalo Tom – Three Easy Pieces / Meat Puppets – Rise To Your Knees
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Dona Got a Ramblin’ Mind
Dale Watson – The Little Darlin Sessions
Danny Flowers – Tools For The Soul
David Childers & The Modern Don Juans – Burning In Hell
David Olney – One Tough Town
Dennis Brennan – Engagement
Dynamites Featuring Charles Walker – Kaboom!
Elliott Murphy – Coming Home Again
Fred Katz – Folk Songs For Far Out Folk
Future Clouds & Radar – Self-Titled
Garrison Keillor – When I Get Home: Songs
Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers – Self-Titled
George Jones – The Grand Tour
Gourds – Noble Creatures
Gretchen Wilson – One Of The Boys
Grinderman – Self-Titled
Gurf Morlix – Diamonds To Dust
Hackensaw Boys – Look Out
Haunt – As Blue as Your Dying Eyes
Ike Reilly Assassination – We Belong To The Staggering Evening
James Blood Ulmer – Bad Blood In The City: The Piety Street Sessions
Jason Isbell – Sirens Of The Ditch
Jeff Finlin – Angels In Disguise
Jeff Murphy – Cantilever
Jim Bryson – Where The Bungalows Roam
Jim Ford – The Sounds Of Our Time
Jimmy Hall – Build Your Own Fire
Jimmy Lafave – Cimarron Manifesto
John Anderson – 2
John Doe – A Year In The Wilderness
Johnny Cash – Ultimate Gospel
Joseph Arthur & The Lonely Astronauts – Let’s Just Be
Judy Henske – Big Judy: How Far This Music Goes 1962-2004
Keegan Dewitt & The Sparrows – Self-Titled
Kelly Willis – Translated From Love
Kim Richey – Chinese Boxes
Larry Sparks – The Last Suit You Wear
Luther Russell – Repair
Marc Broussard – S.O.S.: Save Our Soul / Tab Benoit With Louisiana’s Leroux – Power Of The Pontch…
Maria McKee – Late December
Maria Muldaur – Naughty, Bawdy & Blue
Marshall Tucker Band – The Next Adventure
Michael Fracasso – Red Dog Blues
Nathan – Key Principles
North Twin – Falling Apart
Olav Larsen & The Alabama Rodeo Stars – Loves Come To Town
Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior
Richmond Fontaine – Thirteen Cities
Rocky Votolato – The Brag & Cuss
Rodney Hayden – Down the Road
Romi Mayes – Sweet Somethin Steady
Ron Block – DoorWay
Rufus Wainwright – Release the Stars
Ryan Adams – Easy Tiger
Sea And Cake – Everybody
Shannon Wright – Let In The Light
Special Consensus – The Trail Of Aching Hearts
Spiritualaires Of Hurtsboro Alabama / Mike Farris / Ben Bowen King
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers – Glassjaw Boxer
Steve Forbert – Strange Names & New Sensations
Suzanne Vega – Beauty & Crime
T-Bone Walker – Good Feelin’
Tracey Thorn – Out Of The Woods
Various Artists – Anchored In Love: A Tribute To June Carter Cash
Various Artists – Forever Changing: The Golden Age Of Elektra Records 1963-1973
Various Artists – Just One More: A Musical Tribute To Larry Brown
Various Artists – Tamburitza! From The Balkans To America: 1910-1950
Various Artists – The Sandinista Project
Vince Bell – Recado