Until a box set of his recordings appears, is the best available anthology of ' classic early years. Sounding like with an electric guitar, ' sides mixed novelties with hot -picking ( and were bandmates in the quartet), and created an anachronistic style that kept pace with the times in its own way. Not every track is electrified, but ' unique update of mountain music is heard most clearly on tracks such as and the popular While most of the songs are , plays it straight occasionally, as on and the couple of songs. Essential music from everybody's favorite . ~ Greg Adams