Wayfaring stranger

Old folk/gospel songs have always been some of my favorites, this one in particular. The lyrics and the atmosphere are just perfect, and it was made to be played on a Telecaster.

Having accidentally found this creek (note: not the River Jordan) in Parco del Nobile while wandering in the hills in the countryside of Torino, I decided to record a little version right then and there, even though I'd just learned to play the song earlier that day (as you can tell).

This stream is small but mighty, so much so you can hear the water through the pick-ups of the guitar, so there is quite a bit of background noise. But at least you get to hear what it actually sounded like (as opposed to a sanitized studio sound) spending the afternoon in this fantastic place. There is nothing in this world like playing music out in nature. At some point while I was recording, I even got to make the soundtrack for a bird bathing in the river.

Sound recorded with the amazing little VOX amPlug 2 portable guitar amplifier and my always-faithful ZOOM H2n.

I'm just a poor wayfaring stranger
Traveling through this world of woe
Yet there's no sickness, toil, or danger
In this land to which I go

I'm going there to see my father
I'm going there no more to roam
I'm just going over Jordan
I'm just going over home