Issue #9 May-June 1997

Features
Bottle Rockets – All Day And All Of The Night
Chuck Prophet – Bringing It All Back Home
John Fahey – Age Against The Machine
John Fogerty – Blue Moon Rising
Julie Miller – In The Beginning
Julie Miller – The Millers’ Tale
Old 97’s – The Year Of The Old 97’s
Tom Russell – ” But He’s Big In Norway”
Tom Russell – Out In The West Texas Town Of El Paso…
Articles
Box Full of Letters from Issue #9
Calexico – In the desert, no one can hear you dream
Deliberate Strangers – High on the Hog Wild
Field Reportings from Issue #9
Forget the Alamo; Remember the Buckhorn!
Hello Stranger from Issue #9
Hollisters – Them ‘n Opie
In The Country Of Country: People And Places In American Music
Issue #9 May-June 1997
Laura Nyro / Mae Axton
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch… In Memory of the Sundowners
Pawtuckets – Vegetarians beware
R.B. Morris – The world owes him
Tom House – A poet’s tears, a drunken smile
Vantage Canada – Newgrass survival
Live Reviews
Bill Janovitz – Tin Angel (Philadelphia, PA)
Black Country Showcase – Bluebird Cafe (Nashville, TN)
Blue Mountain / Nadine – Hi-Pointe (St. Louis, MO)
Cigar Store Indians / Squirrel Nut Zippers – The Roxy (Boston, MA)
Gerald Duncan / Chip Robinson / Kenny Roby – Cup a Joe (Raleigh, NC)
Honey Ridge Creek Dippers – Ash Grove (Santa Monica, CA)
Shawn Colvin / Patty Griffin / Freedy Johnson – Roseland Theater (Portland, OR)
Sleepy LaBeef – Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, Ontario)
Tim O’Brien & The O’Boys – Abbey Pub (Chicago, IL)
Vic Chesnutt / Scud Mountain Boys – 7th House (Pontiac, MI)
Album Reviews
Arthur Dodge & The Horsefeathers – self-titled
Barn Burners – Tobacco Sunburst
Ben Vaughn – Rambler ’65
Bill & Bonnie Hearne – Diamonds in the Rough
Bluegrass Cardinals – Self-Titled
Chip Taylor – The Living Room Tapes
Darden Smith – Deep Fantastic Blue
Etta James – Love’s Been Rough on Me
Fernando – Widows
Hick’ry Hawkins & Sidemeat – Anarky, Tennessee!
Huevos Rancheros – Cocktail Series, The Bloody Mary version
Indigo Girls – Shaming of the Sun
Jim White – Wrong-Eyed Jesus
John Casey – Hannah Rose Suite
John Walsh & The Sinkholes – Antimatter Eisenhower
Kentucky Headhunters – Stompin’ Grounds
Paul K & The Weathermen – Love Is A Gas
Porter Wagoner – Essential
Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys – 1971-1973
Red Meat – Meet Red Meat
Robert Earl Keen – Picnic
Rosavelt – Carp and Bones
Say Zuzu – Take These Turns
Tenderloin – “Big Iron”/ Throw Rag – “Devil Woman”
Tennessee Ernie Ford – The Ultimate Collection
The Alan Lomax Collection – Southern Journey (Vols. 1-6)
The Clarks – Someday Maybe / 5 Chinese Brothers – Let’s Kill Saturday Night
The Scud Mountain Boys – The Early Year (2-CD set)
Various – Classic Railroad Songs
Various Artists – Crossroads: Southern Routes Music Of The American South
Various Artists – Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness
Various Artists – Live at Emo’s Vol. 2, “This Place Sucks”
Various Artists – Sourmash: A Louisville Compilation
Various Artists – Travis County Pickin’: Country-jazz Guitar, Austin, Texas Style
Whiskeytown – Rural Free Delivery
Willie Nelson – Yesterdays Wine