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Italian flatpicking guitarist
's second album for
is a collection of tracks, many of them
originals, dedicated to other flatpickers he admires. Thus,
's
is earmarked "to
," and
's own
is "to
." As that song title implies,
never feels restricted to a single guitar line; the album is heavily overdubbed with multiple passes, all by
until the end. Most of the disc is instrumental, though
does step in to sing occasionally, notably on
demonstrating that his mastery of rural English has improved despite a slight Italian accent. He concludes the disc with a couple of live performances, joined by friends:
("to
") is a collaboration with mandolinist
, and
features
on banjo and
on mandolin. The tribute theme of the album is something of a gimmick, but it does provide a structure for
to hang some of his own characteristically fast and fluid playing on. ~ William Ruhlmann