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Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Volume 13, Number 5
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The July/August 2009 edition of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (Volume 13, Number 5) features two-time National Flatpicking Guitar Champion Gary Cook on the cover. Gary, who has been performing at cowboy and Western music at the Bar-D Chuckwagon for 20 years, provides us with a fantastic arrangement of "Grandfather's Clock." Additionally, we feature an outstanding young picker from West Virginia, Adam Hager. Adam has recorded and transcribed two versions of the fiddle tune "Whistling Rufus." We also feature a very talented female artists from the United Kingdom, Sophia Johnson. This issue also includes interesting and informative articles, tunes, and exercises from our staff of talented contributors. Features Gary Cook: "Grandfather's Clock" Flatpick Profile: Adam Hager & "Whistling Rufus" CD Highlight: Sophia Johnson & "Fast Raging River" Columns "Far From Home" Craig Vance Western Swing: "Faded Love" Joe Carr Beginner's Page: "I'll Fly Away" Dan Huckabee Kaufman's Corner: "Soldier's Sorrow" Steve Kaufman Taking It To The Next Level: Improvisation Exercise John Carlini Nashville Flattop: Telecaster Licks Brad Davis Sharpening the Axe: Giuliani Studies Jeff Troxel "Midnight in Rosine" Kathy Barwick The O-Zone: "Midnight on the Water" Orrin Star George Shuffler Guitar: "Stone Walls & Steel Bars" Dix Bruce Music Theory: Closed Position Playing & "Get Along Home" Mike Maddux Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes: "St. Anne's Reel" Variations Adam Granger "Sea of Recollection" Bill Bay Eclectic Acoustic: "I Found A New Baby" John McGann