category: instrumental country / gospel

Travel back in time with champion fingerstyle guitarist John Standefer as he revisits his early years, rekindling the spark that inspired him to spend a lifetime playing guitar. Coming from musical parents, John first carried on the family tradition by playing mandolin and fiddle. During the 'folk' era of the early '60s, he began fingerpicking a guitar along with Peter, Paul & Mary. Then he discovered the genius of Chet Atkins. Chet's magical way of arranging an entire orchestration for solo guitar fueled John to become one of the finest fingerstyle guitarists in the world today. Join John Standefer as he shares the beauty and essence of the music that started it all.

CD Track Listing

All selections adapted / arranged by John Standefer

  1. I'LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS * (Jones / Kahn) (3:00)
  2. DEEP ELUM BLUES (L.Chappelear) (3:19)
  3. COLORADO SUNSET (C.Gilbert) (4:01)
  4. DIXIE McGUIRE (Tommy Emmanuel) (4:41)
  5. JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO (traditional) (3:24)
  6. WHEN THE ROLL (IS CALLED UP YONDER) (James M. Black) ~ UNCLOUDED DAY (J.K.Alwood) (3:19)
  7. THE WATER IS WIDE (traditional) (3:32)
  8. A THING CALLED LOVE ** (J.R.Hubbard) (4:00)
  9. MAN OF CONSTANT SORROW (Carter Stanley) (2:14)
10. YOU TOOK ADVANTAGE OF ME (Rodgers / Hart) (4:03)
11. DON'T KNOW WHY (J.Harris) (4:11)
12. ONCE UPON A WESERN SKY (John Standefer) (2:43)

  * adapted by John Standefer from an arr. by Merle Travis / Chet Atkins
  ** adapted by John Standefer from an arr. by Jerry Reed

w/Tommy Emmanuel - guitar duet - tracks 4, 5
w/Guy Van Duser - guitar duet - track 10
w/Pat Bergeson - harmonica - tracks 8, 12
w/Jim Wallace - guitar duet - track 2

Total timing: 42:34

Label/No: John Standefer Music

Release date: 2005