Eva Waits is a song about man and a wife, who got separated by Berlin Wall over night. Inspired by the film Bridge of Spies, 2015. That is what Tommy told us at the concert. Beautiful composition with one of the biggest challenges - play slow. Sometimes it still feels like too quick to me.

Eva Waits (cover, 2021)

This is Billy Joel life work. I borrowed Tommy Emmanuel's arrangement and tried to polish it evening after evening.. it is a slow-paced piece, but surprisingly difficult to play it through in one take. I decided to not edit it or correct it in studio manner; as i value the emotional journey more than perfection.

And So It Goes (cover, 2021)

Story about town keeper who made a terrible mistake because of his pride and carelessness. It was probably due to his scientific experiments, the town disappeared one day, it fell into the ground, into fire and lava. No single house left.

As the mayor walked around the terrible pit and felt the helplessness, he saw a little girl on the edge .. she was still alive .. he took her in his arms and cradled her.

Sorry for this deeper matter, i promise next song will be "major" and positive. Unless the mayor does something tangled again. ✌

Mayor (2021)

Smokey Mountain Lullaby is the last song Chet recorded, it's his trademark and carries the essence of who he was. This is my attempt to play a cover of Tommy Emmanuel's arrange.

Smokey Mountain Lullaby (cover, 2022)

I was initially hesitant to release this evening recording because I respect this Tommy Emmanuel's trademark so much. Even after 15 years of work, this is still a very difficult one-taker for me. I even down-tuned the guitar, so i can be more relaxed, at the cost of sound quality. Let's just say this is the 2024 version of me trying to sink down to the very essence of this song. Hope you like it.

Those Who Wait (cover, 2024)

Stay Close To Me cover (2020)

In the summer of 2010, I stood in the gazebo near the Garden House. A strong wind was rising, heavy clouds were beginning to drop their water, dust and sand began to rise to the eyes from the ground, everyone was running. I watched it for a while and realized that I would not be able to escape. So I decided to weather the storm in the summerhouse.

This is my first original piece i wrote. I hope, you will like it.

Josef Svoboda