On the cover: Loretta Lynn, circa 1970, treated by Shocko Grafix. Song lyric from "I Can't Hear The Music", written by Loretta Lynn, Cody James and Kendal Franceschi. On the spine: Song title from Christy McWilson's album The Lucky One.

FRONT PORCH
Hello Stranger; Box Full Of Letters; Farther Along; Field Reportings.

A PLACE TO BE
Regional portrait
The Highlander Center In New Market, Tennessee.

MIKED
Live reviews
O, Brother Where Art Thou in Nashville, TN; Kilkenny Rhythm & Roots Weekend in Kilkenny, Ireland; Neko Case, Kelly Hogan, Bob Egan in Toronto, ON; Rhett Miller In Hoboken, NJ; Magnetic Fields in Chicago, IL; Hank Williams III in Asheville, NC; Roxy Gordon Memorial in Dallas, TX.

TOWN & COUNTRY
Brief regional features
Christy McWilson (Seattle, WA); Eileen Rose (London, England); Marlee MacLeod (Minneapolis, MN); Carolyn Mark (Victoria, BC); Ray Condo & the Ricochets (Vancouver, BC); Rivergods (New London, CT); Belle Starr (St. Louis, MO); Las Tres Chicas (Raleigh, NC); Roy Moon (Greenville, NC); Tom Armstrong (San Francisco, CA).

DON'T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS
Q&A
Hank Cochran (interview by Grant Alden).

THE LONG CUT
Extended features
Vigilantes Of Love (by Bob Townsend)
Mark Kozelek (by Peter Blackstock)
Afro-Cuban All Stars (by Roy Kasten)
Tim O'Brien (by Lisa Sorg)
Loretta Lynn (by Jon Weisberger)
John Doe (by Geoffrey Himes)

NOT FADE AWAY
Reissues
Willie Nelson; Woodchips & Heartbreakers; Big "D" Jamboree; George Jones; Old Time Music Of West Virginia; Emmylou Harris; Box Tops/Amazing Rhythm Aces.

WAXED
Record reviews
Billy Bragg & Wilco; Victoria Williams; Osborne Brothers; Greg Brown; Ass Ponys; Dolly Varden; Stacey Earle; Chris Mills; James Hand; North Mississippi All Stars; Alvin Youngblood Hart; Dave Stuckey & the Rhythm Gang; James Intveld; Cowlily; Kimmie Rhodes; Original Harmony Ridge Creek Dippers. Here's Blood In Yer Eye: Down To The Promised Land: Five Years Of Bloodshot Records.. Tributaries: Full Circle: A Tribute To Gene Clark; 'Til We Outnumber 'Em: Songs And Stories Of Woody Guthrie. The Sahm Remains The Same: Doug Sahm. Bound: Can't You Hear Me Callin': The Life Of Bill Monroe, Father Of Bluegrass, by Richard D. Smith.

THE NO DEPRESSION TOP 40
A retail chart for March-April 2000.

SCREEN DOOR
Stuff we like
Greasy kid stuff, by Rick Cornell.