a quarterly journal of songwriting and literature dedicated to the memory of the late great Townes Van Zandt.   cover   features playlists what tunes are spinnin'in the FS team's skulls these days. johnny dowd just an average guy? Bob Paterson interviews the man from Ithaca. duke bardwell he's played with the best now he's got his own disc - Angel's Wings -FS goes the full twenty with D. doug hoekstra our literary nature comes out this month with a neat bit of prose full of musical allusions robert forster half of the mighty GoBetweens songwriting sandwich waxs lyrical with Ed Stainsby terry clarke describes how he recorded latest disc 'Mother Indigo'and talks about St.Ives painters. mp3 to go? is it really free -and will it kill or cure the music biz? Tom McEwen gives a songsters perspective. regulars same as it ever was, same as it ever was...... reviews Nadine, Okra All-Stars,Kenny Roby, Neal Casal, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Beth Orton, Tom Waits...Scott 4 live! NOW constantly updated! text y'all blue lightning and modern twang label spotlight this month Innerstate S.F. sees the light his master's voice usual soupcon of trivial thoughts odds and ends next issue details -will it be worth it? links that never work properly when you want them to..like life.     SUMMER 1999 looks best on Internet Explorer (Full Screen) on a monitor set to 1024 X 768 pixels but it'll work on 800 X 600 just looks crap that's all.   Flyin'Shoes is a non-profitable webzine all opinions are those of the individual contributors.   contact sdb@bodley.ox.ac.uk   © 1999 Horseshoe Press & the individual contributors