Various Artists - Ryley Walker Presents ...Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 9

2019 CD collection.

Tompkins Square label's very first release in 2005 was the acoustic guitar compilation, Imaginational Anthem Volume One. The concept was to showcase new talents alongside first-gen American Primitive guitar legends, a formula that stuck across the first three volumes. Volume Four, released in 2010, featured all contemporary players, giving many folks their first taste of William Tyler, C Joynes, Chris Forsyth and Tyler Ramsey. The label then started farming out curation duties to others : Sam Moss for Volume 5, Chris King for Volume 6 (Origins of American Primitive Guitar), Hayden Pedigo for Volume 7, and Michael Klausman & Brooks Rice for Volume 8 (The Private Press).

For volume 9, the label recruited Ryley Walker to compile the set. As with past Imaginational Anthem compilations, volume 9 represents the vanguard of acoustic guitar mastery in 2019.