From Plank Road Publishing

May/June 2026

Songs: MOM, YOU'RE MY STAR; WE MADE IT HAPPEN; KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING; SAND; THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT; I'M A PEOPLE PERSON; BALLOON ANIMALS; EVERY PART OF ME WANTS TO DANCE; WHO WOULD EAT ESCARGOT?; PEACE AND FAREWELL; OPUS 2 FOR BOOMWHACKERS & FRIENDS; SMOOTH SAILING (F#, G, A, B, C, D; PT 2: D, E, F#, G, A, B). Articles: Cover Contest Results, About the Music in this Issue, Finalists, Honorable Mentions.

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