Roger, about the downside of digital technology. A real revelation to me on the new CDs is the cleaned up version of "See That My Grave is Kept Clean" by Blind Lemmon Jefferson. It completely changed my concept of his status as a guitarist. Since then I have been listening more carefully to some of his other records and I realize what a blind fool (deaf fool?) I have been. This man is where it all started. I can begin see the derivation of such diverse styles as those of Son House and of Blind Blake in those Jefferson records.

There was a book that came out in the early 70s that was meant to be a companion to the Anthology. It is called "Anthology of Americal Folk Music" by Oak Publ. Edited by Moses Asch, Hosh Dunson, and Ethel Raim. It has transcriptions some of the pieces (I would say 2/3) and a lot of good editorial stuff including an interview with Frank Walker by Mike Seeger. It was probably a lot more impressive before the superb documentation that comes with the CD set; but it still makes a good read.

Murray