Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1) 1 / Various Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1) 1 / Various CD

Fast Folk Musical Magazine debuted in January 1984 as the successor to The CooP folk music magazine. The editorial goal of Fast Folk was to promote the performance of noncommercial artistic music, also known as American folk music. This collection of includes performances by veteran folk singer Eric Anderson (The Girls of Denmark) and emerging singer/songwriters Christine Lavin (the witty Don't Ever Call Your Sweetheart By His Name) and Suzanne Vega (Tom's Diner). Itinerant street performer Baby Gramps contributes Don't Play No Andrews Sisters, longtime folk singer Jim Glover performs Rain, and Left Field, formed during the 1981 baseball strike, adds their political song a Big Mistake to the mix. A 20-page copy of the magazine accompanies the music.

1. Drummer Boy 2. Don't Ever Call Your Sweetheart By His Name 3. The Girls of Denmark 4. Ottomanelli 5. Indiana 6. Tom's Diner 7. So Long to Love 8. I Saw a Stranger with Your Hair 9. Big Mistake, As Performed By Left Field 10. Rain 11. Don't Play No Andrews Sisters 12. Don't Slip Away