This is a solo acoustic guitar instrumental take of this old hymn. Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Acoustic Instrumental

This is my arrangement of an old hymn, on double bass and acoustic guitar. All glory to God.
Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing Acoustic Instrumental

This is my arrangement of an old song, Shenandoah (public domain), on solo electric guitar. Using the shimmer effect on the MXR Reverb pedal, in combination with the MXR Carbon Copy delay, and the Ibanez TS9.
Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.
Other gear:
Fender Stratocaster
Fender Blues Jr. III amp
Sterling ST-55 mic
Presonus Studio One Artist 2 recording suite

Shenandoah (Solo electric guitar)

Acoustic bliss

Written and recorded by David William Roark.
Copyright 2013 David William Roark

Think And Feel

Christmas Medley of 4 songs, with acoustic guitar and upright bass.

O Little Town of Bethlehem
Joy to the World
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Traditional/Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.

Christmas Medley (Guitar and bass)

Written and recorded by David William Roark.
Copyright 2014 David William Roark

Tears fall hard
On troubled cheeks of reddish hue
And glisten for a moment
Dropping to your shoes
Looking through those sad eyes
You know something's changed
The man you see before you
Isn't quite the same

Who's to say it's all 
Just up to circumstance
When you've come across feelings
That at second glance
Were in fact showing signs
Of things now so obscure
You'd wandered off the map
And lost all you'd secured

Ch1

Something's different
I'm setting my course straight
Fear of failing 
Has failed me too long
Driving straight through
I found a better song
The darkest night will meet the brightest sun

And then another feeling
Passes through your mind
You can recall thinking
That you'd never find
Rest from all the worry
Wrestling with your thoughts
But somehow you've approached
A peace you thought was lost

Ch1

Break

Ch2

Something's different
I'm setting my course straight
Fear of failing
Has failed me too long
By God's grace
I found a new, better song
The darkest night will meet the brightest sun

The Brightest Sun

Hold On

This is my take of an old public domain tune... Thought it would put a new spin on it. Sort of Tony Rice inspired I think, it's a bluesier, jazzier approach to an old song. Enjoy!

Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho (Blues/Jazz Jam)

This is my arrangement of an old song, with acoustic guitar, upright bass, bongo drums, shaker, and rain.

Arranged and recorded by David William Roark.

Shenandoah

This is an instrumental song with a few different sections, starting soft, almost giving the sense of the stars twinkling, and then going through some undulations until the final burst of dynamic and color, much as we see the splendor of God's creation in the sky.

Written and recorded by David William Roark.
Copyright 2020 David William Roark

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