Stories Without Words

Jim Graham

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Stories Without Words is acoustic guitarist Jim Graham's newest CD (after 1996's "Mezcolanza"), a collection of traditional and original guitar solos from eight countries and several eras, all performed on nylon string guitar. The "stories" on this 19-song record include a lute composition from the late 1600's ("Alman"), flamenco from the mid 1800's ("Solea"), a Brazilian folk tune ("Modinha"), a Scottish bagpipe song ("Bonnie Dundee"), traditional ragtime from the early 1900's ("Silver Sand Rag"), several pieces of European classical music and seven original songs inspired by all of the above.

The record

1	Postcard From Spain Instrumental Guitar	3:21
2	Allegretto I Instrumental Guitar	2:34
3	Acadian Rag Instrumental Guitar	2:10
4	Alman Instrumental Guitar	1:51
5	Romance Instrumental Guitar	3:00
6	Soléa Instrumental Guitar	2:00
7	Of Wheels And Circles Instrumental Guitar	2:57
8	Studio Instrumental Guitar	2:14
9	Bagpipe Flashback Instrumental Guitar	2:03
10	Andantino Instrumental Guitar	2:28
11	Modinha Instrumental Guitar	1:28
12	Aria Instrumental Guitar	1:35
13	Sketch Instrumental Guitar	2:04
14	Bonnie Dundee Instrumental Guitar	1:03
15	Timeframe Instrumental Guitar	5:33
16	Variations On A Minuetto Instrumental Guitar	2:01
17	Allegretto II Instrumental Guitar	1:24
18	Silver Sand Rag Instrumental Guitar	1:00
19	An Gorta Mór Instrumental Guitar	3:05