One of my favorite guitar records, out of print since its private press in 1980, has finally been reissued on CD in a simple but nice edition with bonus tracks and a fairly nice remastering job.
Crandell's guitar playing is incredibly sweet and even more minimal than John Fahey's and he manages just the right blend of homage to his fingerpicking forebearers and his own emotive individuality. This one is highly recommended for fans of Fahey and the like, a document as ripe for rediscovery as Drag City's issuance of Mark Fosson's early Takoma recordings, and perhaps better.
