This incredible collection compiles solo guitar works from the acoustic underground circa 1966 to 1981. None of the players here ever achieved the notoriety of John Fahey, Leo Kottke, or Bert Jansch, but their fret dexterity and expressiveness is no less impressive. A handsome package with a 40-page booklet tells the hard-luck tales of these artists selling their wares in small cafes and providing an undeniable bridge between the original folk innovators of the '60s and their modal successors in the '00s folk explosion. An essential purchase for fans of experimental folk, WAYFARING STRANGERS does for the acoustic guitar what NUGGETS did for '60s garage.