Music WritingO'BRIEN - Tim O'Brien Tackles Dylan, preview feature & concert review (Chgo Trib, Feb 9 & 17, 1997)
Music WritingBLUEGRASS - Bluegrass Album Band, Vols 1-6 (Rounder), CD review (Chgo Trib, Jan 31, 1997)
Music WritingNASHVILLE - Nashville Mandolin Ensemble-Plectrasonics (CMH), CD (Chgo Trib, Jan 17, 1997)
Music WritingNASHVILLE - Nashville Mandolin Ensemble-Gifts; VA-Tinsel Tunes, CDs (Chgo Trib, 12-20-96)
Music WritingSKAGGS - Ricky Skaggs - College of DuPage Arts Center, concert review (Chgo Trib, 10-13-96)
Music WritingTEAGRASS - Jiri Plocek's Teagrass, concert preview and review (Chgo Trib, Oct 1 & 5, 1996)
Music WritingBHATT - Vishwa Mohan Bhatt/J. Douglas/E. Meyer/B. Fleck/J-B. Chen, 2 CDs (Chgo Trib, 10-3-96)
Music WritingROWAN - Peter Rowan & Jerry Douglas, concert preview & review (Chgo Trib, Sept 6 & 9, 1996)