New Merle Travis release/reissue
One other thing I meant to mention…
A combo release was just put out of two sweet Merle Travis records—1950’s “Merle Travis Guitar,” and 1960’s “Walkin’ the Strings.” Both these have been out of print for long stretches of time, and now can both be had together on one disc which includes a heap of bonus tracks. The disc isn’t on itunes. Nonetheless, it’s good news for those into classic era Merle Travis.
Both albums feature solo guitar—and “Walkin’ the Strings” has a bunch of tunes with Travis singing. ”Merle Travis Guitar” is all electric guitar, while “Walkin’ the Strings” is all acoustic. Both are pretty stunning and highly recommended. 