The Wire 438 features a ten page survey of the state of de- and retuned fingerpicking guitar music, including pieces on Marisa Anderson by James Toth, Robbie Basho by Jennifer Lucy Allan, Davey Graham by Val Wilmer, C Joynes by Bruce Russell, Sarah Louise by Abi Bliss, and Gwenifer Raymond by Claire Biddles; plus Glenn Jones on the key matter of tuning.

Here, some of those musicians provide a soundtrack to The Wire's Cosmic Guitars report through a selection of tracks from their own back catalogues.

Tracklist

Gwenifer Raymond
“Off To See The Hangman, Part II”
From You Never Were Much Of A Dancer
(Tompkins Square)

Gwenifer Raymond
“Deep Sea Diver Blues”
From Deep Sea Diver/Bleeding Finger Blues
(Tompkins Square)

Gwenifer Raymond
“The Three Deaths Of Red Spectre”
From The Three Deaths Of Red Spectre
(Tompkins Square)

C Joynes
“Crows On The Sandpile No 1”
From Various Radio 14
(Kit)

C Joynes & The Furlong Bray
“Mali Sajyo”
From The Borametz Tree
(Thread/Feeding Tube)

Waterless Hills
“An Untidy Country Of Glaring Limestone”
From The Great Mountain
(Cardinal Fuzz/Feeding Tube)

C Joynes
“Grey Eyes”
From The Running Board
(Leith Hill)

Marisa Anderson
“Slow Ascent”
From Cloud Corner
(Thrill Jockey)

Marisa Anderson
“Into The Light”
From Into The Light
(Chaos Kitchen Music)

Marisa Anderson
“Were You There When They Crucified My Lord”
From Traditional And Public Domain Songs
(Grapefruit/Mississippi)

Glenn Jones
“Portrait Of Basho As A Young Dragon”
From Fleeting
(Thrill Jockey)

Glenn Jones
“Bergen County Farewell”
From My Garden State
(Thrill Jockey)

Glenn Jones
“Everything Ends”
From The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works For 6 & 12 String Guitar
(Thrill Jockey)

Glenn Jones
“The Sunken Amusement Park”
From The Giant Who Ate Himself And Other New Works For 6 & 12 String Guitar
(Thrill Jockey)

Sarah Louise
“Bright Light”
From VDSQ Acoustic Series Volume 12
(VDSQ)

Sarah Louise
“Ancient Intelligence”
From Nighttime Birds And Morning Stars
(Thrill Jockey)

Sarah Louise
“Chitin Flight”
From Nighttime Birds And Morning Stars
(Thrill Jockey)

Sarah Louise
“Your Dreams”
From Earth Bow
(Bandcamp)

Read more from the above artists in The Wire 438. Wire subscribers can also read via the digital archive.