Origins

... an enormous talent. Whether playing a reel, covering Martin Simpson or dishing out a ravishing original, Pacetti is a simply astonishing guitarist. AP Tradition and innovation neatly balance in Sam Pacetti's music, the whole infused by a relentless intelligence intent on synthesis. Origins is the recording longtime fans have craved: jaw-dropping fingerstyle showpieces delivered with insouciant grace; stylish readings of songs from Sweet Sunny South, to Psalms of Pain; Merle Travis' incendiary Cannonball Rag, and Nine Pound Hammer. Pacetti honors heirloom works of master musicians near and far: illuminates connection between Scotland's hoary ballad The Drowned Lovers and Cuban composer Leo Brouwer's Etude #6. Stuart Duncan contributes fiddle to two tracks.