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The acoustically minded Tompkins Square label is ready to offer the third installment in its Imaginational Anthem series of compilations celebrating "acoustic guitar mavericks past and present," according to a press release. Volume Three will come out on April 8, as will a box set collecting all three volumes.

Almost a month later, Tompkins Square will unveil the first full-length in 40 years from maverick Peter Walker. The East Indian/ Spanish-influenced player shares Echo of My Soul on May 6. Walker also has a European tour beginning April 9 in Girona, Spain.

Imaginational Anthem Volume 3:

01 Richard Crandell: "Zocalo"
02 Ben Reynolds: "Here Toucheth Blues"
03 Greg Davis: "Sleep Architecture"
04 Nathan Salsburg: "Bold Ruler's Joys"
05 Steffen Basho-Junghans: "Blue Mountain Raga II"
06 Cian Nugent: "When the Snow Melts and Floats Downstream"
07 Matt Baldwin: "Sean Cycle"
08 Mark Fosson: "Another Fine Day"
09 George Stavis: "Goblins"
10 R. Keenan Lawler: "High Tower Bells for Loren Connors"
11 Shawn David McMillen: "Texarkana 1971"

Peter Walker: Echo of My Soul:

01 Cante Gitano (Gypsy Song)
02 Flor de Noche (Night Flower)
03 Caminar en la Tarde (Afternoon Walk)
04 Manitas Juntos (Hands Together)
05 Cueve de Pepe (Pepe's Cave)
06 Sacromonte (Sacred Mountain)
07 Eco de Mi Alma (Echo of My Soul)
08 Poema de Amar (Love Poem)
09 Jaleador (Spirit Caller)
10 Soleo (Alone)
11 Cante en Medio (Song in A Major)
12 Por Rosa (Song in E Major)
13 Grandita (Song From Granada)
14 Bailarcito (Little Dance)

Peter Walker:

04-09 Girona, Spain - Cafe el Cercle (Black Music Festival)
04-10 Lleida, Spain - Cafe el Teatre
04-11 Castellón de la Plana, Spain - Casino Antigo
04-12 Madrid, Spain - La Casa de los Jacintos
04-16 London, England - Cecil Sharp House *
04-17 Bristol, England - The Croft
04-19 Dublin, Ireland - Boom Boom Room
04-20 Cork, Ireland - The Whisky
04-23 Edinburgh, Scotland - Pleasance Theatre
04-24 Newcastle, England - Mordern Tower
04-25 Manchester, England - St. Margaret's Church
04-26 Northampton, England - The Fishmarket

* with James Blackshaw