This is an academic journal containing a collection of articles by country music scholars on a variety of topics with an emphasis on historical country music. Contributors include Don Cusic, Dave Sichak, Mari Nagatomi, Tim Dodge, Linda J. Daniel, Christina Lynn, Boll Nowlin, David W. Johnson and Kenichi Yamaguchi. Topics include Hank Williams, Milton Estes, Country Music in Japan, Don Messer's Jubilee, Irish Country Music, Jo Val, The Stanley Brothers, the Phipps Family, Eve Thompson Jones and The Sleepy Hollow Ranch.