One of my coworkers here was having some trouble getting a CD to play on his computer so he asked me to take a look at it and see if I could fix the prob. A few settings later had him up and running again. The CD he was listening to, though, is the main point of this story: it sounded rather amazing…the guitar by itself is enough, but the lyrics and his vocals are unique as well. Turns out a couple people here have seen him in concert, where the show is supposed to be even better.
So far I’ve only seen evidence of one album, put together in 1997 (review of the album here), but I’m told there’s at least one more. Until I can get ahold of that, listen to Sam Pacetti’s Solitary Travel here. Many of the songs are instrumental, though you should absolutely listen to "The Lion & the Child" as well as "Saturday’s Revival."
You may hear references to the south, as well as to Florida and some of its attractions, which can be attributed to his residence in St. Augustine. Keep in mind he cut that album at the age of 22.
If this is what acoustic folk with a touch of bluegrass sounds like, sign me up.