In 2012, producer Will Ackerman (the founder of the ground-breaking label Windham Hill), working in conjunction with co-producer and engineering/mixing aficionado Tom Eaton, selected tracks from recordings of the many artists who had journeyed to his now legendary Imaginary Road Studios in rural Vermont to record their music. The resultant album, The Gathering, blew critics and fans away and won the coveted Album of the Year award at that year's Zone Music Reporter Award Show in New Orleans "As he did on The Gathering, Will Ackerman, with his producing partner and ace engineer/mixer Tom Eaton, has 'gathered' together some of the most talented acoustic music artists onto yet another stellar compilation album. The Gathering II proves that not only was the first album's success not a 'one trick pony' by Ackerman, but that he apparently has a singular talent for harnessing the best that these artists have to offer the world. From soulful solo piano to graceful guitar to delightful duos or excellent ensembles, The Gathering II is a one-stop shop for lovers of acoustic instrumental music." Bill Binkelman Music Reviewer Zone Music Reporter and Retailing Insight magazine If you wondered where the beautiful music of Windham Hill went..... try The Gathering II !!!