Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1988, Vol. 4, No. 7): Cross Country

Fast Folk Musical Magazine was formed to serve as an outlet in the promotion of "noncommercial artistic music," also known as American folk music. In this collection, the editor of Fast Folk delves into the mailbag for audition tapes submitted to the magazine and presents a dozen examples of folk music from around the U.S.A. and Canada. Opening the set is veteran folk performer Cliff Eberhardt with “Everything Is Almost Gone.” Along the way are selections from the Toronto-based a capella quartet Catchpenny (“When It Comes to the Crunch”), Chicagoans Buddy Mondlock (“Aunt Anna”) and Fred Kollar (“Auctioneer”), an early recording by Kristina Olsen (“I’m Keeping This Life of Mine”), Hugh Blumenfeld’s dark version of “America the Beautiful,” and Danny Starobin’s old-timey take on “When the Lights Go Out.” A 20-page facsimile of the magazine is included.

Track Listing

101	Everything is Almost Gone	Cliff Eberhardt	03:51
102	Angel Child	Liz De Haven	02:31
103	When it Comes to the Crunch	Catchpenny	03:15
104	Aunt Anna	Buddy Mondlock	04:22
105	The Earl King	Steve Gillette	03:29
106	I'm Keeping This Life of Mine	Kristina Olsen	03:03
107	Row	Rachel Polisher and Brian Claflin	03:28
201	America the Beautiful	Hugh Blumenfield	03:00
202	When the Lights Go Out	Danny Starobin	04:15
203	Canvas	Lillie Palmer	03:48
204	Auctioneer	Fred Kollar	03:12
205	Dead Aid	Kirk Kelly	03:23
206	Pony Girl	Barely Lace	05:57