About Sepia Soul
Sepia Soul was going to be titled Distant Rain until a line from my song My Last Stand came out of nowhere and described me. "I am gone to search for the mother lode / a new dawn / a sepia soul." I write relatively few autobiographical songs, but this one, in particular the phrase Sepia Soul, captured my proclivity for literary, traditional, Americana-oriented songwriting.
Sepia Soul was recorded and released during one of the most creative periods of my career. My CD Westerns had received exceptional praise, and I wanted to follow it up fairly quickly. A 'best-of' compilation that included six brand new songs mixed with ten compositions from my first three CD's seemed in order, and allowed me to present what I felt were my best songs to date. As I said in Sepia Soul's original liner notes, " I tend to bend genres, I'm told. Whatever you call this music - Americana, progressive country, western, roots, folk - it's all a reflection of my western self." The recording turned out to be my calling card, and I remain as gratified with listeners' responses today as I was when it was newly released."
Sepia Soul was recorded and released during one of the most creative periods of my career. My CD Westerns had received exceptional praise, and I wanted to follow it up fairly quickly. A 'best-of' compilation that included six brand new songs mixed with ten compositions from my first three CD's seemed in order, and allowed me to present what I felt were my best songs to date. As I said in Sepia Soul's original liner notes, " I tend to bend genres, I'm told. Whatever you call this music - Americana, progressive country, western, roots, folk - it's all a reflection of my western self." The recording turned out to be my calling card, and I remain as gratified with listeners' responses today as I was when it was newly released."
Praise for Sepia Soul
"It's very difficult to categorize Jon Chandler's music. It is western, sorta, because Chandler is a man of the West, but it is also, at times, Americana, progressive country, folk, southern bluegrass, balladesque. Regardless, listening to this Jon Chandler album is a beautiful musical experience."
- Darrell Arnold, Cowboy Magazine
- Darrell Arnold, Cowboy Magazine
Sepia Soul Track Listing
1. Colorado Skies
2. Red Tail
3. He Was No Hero
4. Thorns
5. Through the Gap
6. Be On My Way
7. Heartwell
8. The Spanish Peaks (Reprise)
9. America's Soul
10. Nancy's Eyes
11. I'm Going Home
12. Out West of Laramie
13. My Last Stand
14. Little Wilbur & Miss Lorraine
15. Niobrara (Running Water)
16. Distant Rain
2. Red Tail
3. He Was No Hero
4. Thorns
5. Through the Gap
6. Be On My Way
7. Heartwell
8. The Spanish Peaks (Reprise)
9. America's Soul
10. Nancy's Eyes
11. I'm Going Home
12. Out West of Laramie
13. My Last Stand
14. Little Wilbur & Miss Lorraine
15. Niobrara (Running Water)
16. Distant Rain