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

Stanford in Oz

This is a collection of songs written as I traveled through Australia with Stanford's Overseas Studies Program in 2006. What began as a joke for a mock town hall meeting slowly evolved into an album that told the stories of our adventures in the rainforests and coral reefs. Thanks to Ron Johnstone and the Center for Marine Studies at University of Queensland for helping us to record these memories.

1. Charismatic Megafauna (The Dugong Song)
2. Dascyllus Aruanus (Humbug of the Sea)
3. Lamington (The Leech Kingdom)
4. Mangrove Love Song (When Your Branch Broke)
5. Island Fever (Paradise Found?)
6. City Lights (Memories of Sydney)
7. Predator Song (The Croc Came Out of the Water)
8. Outtakes
9. Why Coral Bleaching Is Important To You (Live)