On the cover: Isaac Freeman. Photograph by Mark Montgomery.

On the spine: Song lyric from "Dublin Blues" by Guy Clark.

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

A PLACE TO BE
Regional portrait
Tejano Conjunto Festival en San Antonio, Texas.

MIKED
Live reviews
Down From The Mountain in Lexington, KY; Concert For A Landmine Free World in Oslo, Norway; Ryan Adams in Melbourne, Australia; Jayhawks in New York City, NY; Jason & the Scorchers in Atlanta, GA; Grandsons Of The Pioneers in Arlington, VA; Chocolate Genius in Portland, OR; Du-Tels in Holland and England.

TOWN & COUNTRY
Brief regional features
Stephen Bruton (Austin, TX); Star Room Boys (Athens, GA); Paul Brewster (Hendersonville, TN); David Zollo (Iowa City, IA); Royal City (Guelph, ON); Benders (Somerville, MA); Neil Cleary (Brooklyn, NY); Possibilities (Athens, GA); Mendoza Line (Brooklyn, NY); Jesse Sykes & the Sweet Hereafter (Seattle, WA); Fourkiller Flats (Tucson, AZ).

DON’T ASK ME NO QUESTIONS
Q&A
Paul Kelly (interview by Geoffrey Himes).

THE LONG WAY AROUND
Extended features
Christy McWilson (by Grant Alden)
Hank Williams III (by Silas House)
Caitlin Cary (by David Menconi)
Lonesome Bob (by Peter Cooper)
Isaac Freeman & the Fairfield Four (by Bill Friskics-Warren)
Freddy Fender (by Roy Kasten)

SITTIN’ & THINKIN’
Essay
The lost tradition of black string bands (by Charles K. Wolfe).

NOT FADE AWAY
Reissues
Uncle Tupelo; Johnny Cash; Byrds; John Hartford; Country Gentlemen; Bill Neely; Dean Martin; Gary Stewart; Stewart Francke; Reid Ringer & Rob Morrison; bonus cuts.

WAXED
Reviews
Michelle Shocked; Billy Bragg & the Blokes; Kevn Kinney; Jim Roll; Hank Williams, Jr.; Pine Valley Cosmonauts; Gurf Morlix; Josh Rouse; Lambchop; Dolly Varden; Mary Lou Lord; 34 Satellite; Bellwether; Gingersol; Troy Campbell; Brian Burns; Honky Tonk Confidential; Shannon McNally; Shiners; Norman Blake & Peter Ostroushko; Shauna Morrison; Dave Olson; Nina Nastasia; Scott McClatchy; Lonesome Pines; One Riot One Ranger; Neal Pollack & the Pine Valley Cosmonauts; Precious Bryant; Shawn Amos; Crop Circles; David Andersen; Yonder Mountain String Band; Weary Boys; Ken Stringfellow; Mickey Newbury. Compilations: Evangeline Made; Americana Motel. Tributes: Doug Sahm (Bottle Rockets) Robert Altman’s Nashville (Carolyn Mark); Randall Hylton. Books: Bluegrass Odyssey (by by Carl Fleischhauer & Neil V. Rosenberg); Fender Benders (by Bill Fitzhugh). Film: Hazel Dickens.

THE NO DEPRESSION TOP 40
A retail chart for November-December 2001.

SCREEN DOOR
Stuff we like
Falling in love with country music (by Laurel Snyder).