Various - Wayfaring Strangers: Guitar Soli

another fantastic archival release from the numero group: bridging the gap between american primitive pioneers john fahey, robbie basho, and leo kottke, and the californian modernists william ackerman, alex de grassi, and michael hedges. guitar soli explores the private side of the solo guitar movement from 1966-1981. while takoma and windham hill were laying the groundwork for the new age marketing juggernaut of the mid-80s, these 14 loners were picking away in tiny cafes, selling records hand to hand. worth it for dana westover's 'beginning' alone... the single disc set comes housed in a chipboard slipcase, with a 40 page booklet, digipak, and a limited edition numero guitar pick (!). fans of six organs, jack rose, james blackshaw etc will lap this up.