Jackdaw

The fourth LP in Tompkins Square's series of private press solo guitar reissues, all by artists featured on the compilation Imaginational Anthem vol 8 : The Private Press. This is a reissue of Larry Conklin and Jochen Blum's great Seattle private press album, Jackdaw, originally released in 1980, now remastered. About half the album is instrumental with Larry Conklin on guitar and Jochen Blum on violin and 12-string guitar. Jackdaw brings to mind Fahey, Basho, Hecht, and other great solo guitarists, with mellow, haunting vocals that are worthy of the loner-folk tag. This album also spawned the regional Pacific Northwest hit River Of Stories. If you're on a mission to find lost, masterful acoustic guitar records, this is definitely one you must hear.