No. 273, September 2015

Warrren Haynes Unplugged—the Southern rocker teams up with Railroad Earth on a new album, Ashes & Dust. Special Focus: Acoustic Guitars in the Classroom, with a look at community schools and college bluegrass programs. Also, Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls; the Memphis Acoustic Guitar Festival; Otis Taylor explores the rock classic “Hey Joe” and the dark side of his songwriting; Songs to Play, including John McCutcheon’s “Joe Hill’s Last Will,” the classic English murder ballad “Matty Groves,” and Spirit Family Reunion’s “Wake Up, Rounder!”; using the C-A-G-E-D chord system; reviews of  the Martin GPCRSGT, the Guild Westerly F-1512, and the Epiphone Masterbilt AJ-45ME; new albums from Jason Isbell and Dar Williams; and lots more