Calling all acoustic guitar fans...

Pat Metheny/Jim Hall

Ians, thanks for the offer... but at this point, I have a ton of research to do. You guys are awesome! I have jumped over to Amazon to check some of these recommendations out and I already have 17 on my Wish List.

If you liked Matthews and Reynolds on the bonus CD, there is a Live 2-CD set of the two of them doing an acoustic concert at Luther College that is one of the most outstanding live-performance CD's out there.

I love acoustic guitar. Here are just a few suggestions without benefit of having read all the responses here (so pardon the redundancies):

Rory Block, "When a Woman gets the Blues" (many of her others are quite wonderful too)
Patty Larkin, "A Go-Go"
Patty Griffen, "Living with Ghosts" & "1000 Kisses"
"The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives and Steel" (part of the excellent "Roots&Blues" collection)
Definitely Muddy Waters Folk Singer
If you like acoustic Jazz guitar this one is a truly astounding recording that was on Stereophiles Recordings to Die-For list. It has a very improvisational sound to it.....not for everyone I'd imagine: Marc Ducret, "Detail"

Marco

I would add Nick Drake to any acoustic guitar list.
Start off with one of his compilations.

On another post I recommended Doc Watson. He plays bluegrass and country blues. Absolutely fantastic. All his stuff that I've got, "Memories", "Trouble in mind", and "live on stage" to name a few have great music and sound. Essential!!!! His stuff with his late son Merle is the best.