Upon reaching the center of the labyrinth, I learned that is was customary to leave a token. Only had one thing in my pocket worth leaving. Chuck too. And so we did. So grateful to have the sort of friends who will do things like walk your path with you even when it's a circuitous one. Especially then. Here's a toast of respect to your path friends...however winding or misunderstood by others it may be. #cariray #labyrinth #trustyourpath #lothlorien #thumbpicker #troubadour #singersongwriter #beyouanyway #brotherfromanothermother (at Elvin H.O.M.E. - Lothlorien Nature Sanctuary)

@chriswolfsongs at @squarecatvinyl NOW! @virginiaavenuefolkfest #cariray #americanamusic #chriswolfsongs #squarecatvinyl #thumbpicker (at Square Cat Vinyl)

And here's Merle Travis himself playing "Cannonball Rag", a song Ben Hall calls the national anthem of thumbpickers.