On summer evenings, the small city of Mountain View, Ark., in the heart of the Ozarks, is a place from dreams. Groups of folk musicians (who may or may not have a history playing together) set up in and around the downtown squares.

They know the old songs, the new songs; some songs have been reclaimed through Internet research.

Bugs and birds and Arkansas accents, plus the sweet smell of melting ice cream mix with the music under a yellow moon.