Hymns and Such

This is a collection of hymns and folk songs arranged and performed with my friend Martha (with appearances by Kristen and the Stanford RUF worship band). Martha and I played together for four years in the RUF worship band, a group which plays a number of old hymns arranged in folk style with acoustic guitars and fiddle. After taking Stanford's Music 181 class with Marsha Genensky, we began to work on arrangements of our own, seeking to bring a new sound to the rich poetry of the old hymns. This is a set of recordings made primarily with the built-in microphone of Martha's laptop.

1. By The Mark
2. Amazing Grace
3. Jesus, Lover of My Soul
4. O Sacred Head Now Wounded
5. Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross