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Forfurther information about the hammered dulcimer, MOTHER-reader Mary Sutter--fromForest Park, Illinois-suggests you write to Andy's Front Hall, Dept. TMEN,RD 1, Wormer Road, Voorheesville, New York 12186. The good folks thereoffer a wide selection of books, albums, and other folk music items . .. and Mary says she's had satisfactory dealings with them for years. (Youcan also order hammered dulcimer kits, parts, and--in some cases--completedinstruments from the mail order houses I mentioned in this column in issue55.)

TheIllustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music by Roy Thompson and FredDeller (Harmony Books, Dept. TMEN, One Park Avenue, New York, New York10016), 256 pages, paperback, $7.95. This is one for all of you "commercial"country music enthusiasts who are just as interested in the performersthemselves as you are in the music they make. Among the two or three "encyclopedic"books compiled on the Nashville scene, this one's probably the best.

TheIllustrated Encyclopedia of Country Music covers, in alphabetical order,over 400 of the famous (and not quite famous) . . . with a picture or twoof each artist, cover reproductions of his or her important albums, anda few paragraphs about the musician's career.

MUSICMAGAZINES

Bluegrassfans, take note! You can now receive monthly updates on your musical passion,because I've found a couple of good magazines that report on "pickin' "happenings in various parts of the country. Wisconsin Bluegrass News --editedby Dick and Lisa Brandlien--is a fine newsprint journal that features articleson local bands and upcoming festivals, as well as concert and record reviews.An annual subscription (eleven issues . . . the January and February numbersare combined) costs $5.00. Write Wisconsin Bluegrass News , Dept.TMEN, N27 W29909 Maple Avenue, Pewaukee, Wisconsin 53072.

Outhere on the West Coast, another periodical is promoting the "foot-stompin'" cause. About a year ago, I reviewed Friends of Mountain Music in this column . . . well, the magazine was bought out not long after that,and its name was changed to Golden West Bluegrass . Look to the newpublication for articles on groups, interviews with pickers and instrumentbuilders, festival information, and reviews. If you'd like to receive acopy of the magazine, write Golden West Bluegrass , Dept.TMEN, P.O. Box 341, Bonsall, California 92003 . . . and send a dollar tohelp 'em keep on keepin' on.

Alltypes of stringed instruments appear in the pages of Frets . . .which is produced by Guitar Player Publications. The bulk of the magazineconsists of regular columns . . . such as Mike Auldridge's words aboutdobro. Byron Berline's column on fiddle, and David Grisman's on mandolin.(Auldridge, by the way, has released several fine albums on the FlyingFish and Takoma labels. Although I received copies of those discs too lateto review them in my column on records in MOTHER NO. 54, they've all earnedmy highest recommendation.)

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