Graham, who was born and raised in Oshawa, lived in British Columbia for 16 years. Three years ago he and his family moved to Kingston. Since then, he says, "I've been doing just the music."

The reason for the move, he explains, is that "things changed an awful lot in 16 years. B.C. was the 'laid-back' capital of Canada but over the years all sorts of strange vibes entered the scene. Everybody was under stress." Relocating to Kingston, he adds, "has been a good move.'

Graham says that this CD "is a slight departure from Mezcolanza, " his first CD.

"There's not as much flamenco," he notes. "This one has more classical music."

The cultural range demonstrated on Stories is impressive -- the compositions originate from eight different countries including Brazil, Scotland, Italy and Spain -- as is the time span encompassed in the CD, one composition dates from the 17th century, while another was commissioned recently by the Kingston Irish Famine Commemoration Association.

Despite the wide-ranging nature of Graham's selections, which include ragtime, flamenco, traditional bagpipe music and classical compositions, there is a striking cohesiveness to the collection.

According to Graham, this is because each track is played on the same instrument, a nylon-string acoustic guitar, and recorded in one take. Beyond that, a similar sensibility informs each piece so that although the forms vary, the CD as a whole is remarkably unified and consistent.