Welcome to Flatpicking Guitar Magazine Volume 20, Number 4 (May/June 2016). In this issue we feature one of the modern legends of flatpicking, Kenny Smith, on the cover. Also featured in this issue is one of our favorite flat pickers, Peter McLaughlin from Tucson, Arizona. Peter was featured in our very first issue nearly twenty years ago and he was on the cover of our January/February 2004 issue. Additionally we feature a young flatpicker from Connecticut, Korey Brodsky and our Italian flatpicking friend Roberto Dalla Vecchia has also sent in a great solo flatpicking waltz. And all our regular columnists have sent in a bunch of great tunes for you to work with in this issue. We hope you enjoy this issue of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine.

FEATURES

Kenny Smith — “Cumberland Gap”

Peter McLaughlin: “Cotton Patch Rag”

Flatpick Highlight: Korey Brodsky and “Cruizin’”

Guitar Setup Crash Course

COLUMNS

Beginner’s Page: “John Henry” by Dan Huckabee

Kaufman’s Corner: “Dark Hollow” by Steve Kaufman

“Big Mang” by John Carlini

“Tennessee Flat Top Box” by Brad Davis

“Cheverly Hornpipe” by Orrin Star

Creating Solos: A Technical Approach by Dan Miller

The Fretboard and Crosspicking by Kathy Barwick

“Man of Constant Sorrow” by Dix Bruce

“Johnson’s Corner” by Mike Maddux

Sharpening the Axe: The Power of Momentum by Jeff Troxel

“Tennessee Waltz” by Roberto Dalla Vecchia

Flatpicking Fiddle Tunes: “Carpenter’s Reel”, “Carrick Jig” and “The Cat Rambles to the Child’s Sauce Pan” by Adam Granger

Classic Bluegrass: “That Was Before I Met You” by Steve Pottier

The Decline of the Guitar in the 21st Century by Dan Crary