Deeper

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Jack’s new album Deeper is a series of self-help songs that will help people get perspective on the current Corona crisis. The songs are inspired by his own life experiences and mental struggles. Jack previously lived a toyboy lifestyle in Amsterdam, working as a copywriter, musician, and fashion designer.

However, this led to burnout and breakdown, so Jack set off on a bicycle tour through 45 countries as a nomadic troubadour, playing over 700 house concerts in return for a place to sleep.

Jack grew through all these experiences, countless self-help books and podcasts, and Vipassana meditation. As a documentary songwriter and modern-day troubadour, he writes non-fictional songs with a goal of instructing, educating, or maintaining a historical record.

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Background Worry 2:56

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OK Plateau 2:31

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Alright In The End 3:13

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I Can't Live In This Place 3:38

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Vipassana 4:16

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Master Of Mind 5:04

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Amalfi Coast 4:26

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My Favourites LP

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

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A one off special release of my favourite songs. A mix of stripped down acoustic folk songs and studio produced epics available for free download.

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Every moment matters 2:48

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Tall tales of tranquility 3:03

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The hard way 3:37

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Every day's a joy 4:39

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I want you to fail 3:19

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Debt train 2:16

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Falling 3:21

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Dreams of plenty 3:01

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Ashtanga Hridaya - The Album

Jack Stafford, Ayurvedic Troubadour

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The Forgiveness Song 5:33

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Vikruti 3:57

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Ayurveda Lifestyle Blues 4:53

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Rhapsody For Vata 2:07

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Kapha Cantata 2:05

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The Rules (Dinacharya) 3:07

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Snigdha 1:24

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You Are The Ayurvedic Average (balance With Opposites) 2:50

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Panchakarma 3:30

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Talking Diabetes 3:51

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Agni Vs. Ama 3:07

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Son Of The Sum (Adharaneeya Vega- The 14 Urges) 2:19

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Crimes Against Wisdom 2:09

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Why Are You Running? (Like Increases Like) 2:06

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Lord Of The Doshas (The 6 Tastes) 4:35

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The Opposite Of Vata 3:41

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We're All Completely Screwed 4:14

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Cilento time (2015)

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This album was recorded in the Cilento in the heart of Southern Italy. I'm very grateful to everyone who played on the album. Piera Lombardi (Vocals/percussion), Francesco Citera (Accordion), Denis Citera (Drums), Angelo Loia (Guitar). It was recorded in the wonderful studio of Tonino Valletta with all it's shiny valves. The songs are inspired by life in Italy and my lovely ball and chain, Maria Rosaria della Pepa. Long may she keep me here. (PS - Thanks to Francis Cassidy for the album cover www.thestrayphotographer.com)

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City by the sea 4:26

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Winter in Perdifumo 3:00

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Tall tales of tranquility 3:03

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Falling 3:21

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My mind 3:50

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Man in the middle 2:27

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Slow Cilento 2:42

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The seeds inside me 3:01

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Samsara 3:41

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Clean and regular 3:41

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Berlusconi 2:54

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Rolling round the world 2:59

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2012 - Lost Christmas

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Covers of four classic Hank Williams songs. Francesco Citera on accordion. Antonio Fiorillo on double bass. And Piera Lombardi provides percussion. It was recorded and produced by Tonino Valletta at TVA studio, in Ascea, Italy. Tonino put so much time working on the sound of the recordings and all the quality you hear is down to him.

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Lost highway 2:52

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I'm so lonesome I could cry 2:55

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Your cheatin' heart 4:25

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Cold cold heart 2:52

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The Troubadour Chronicles

The Troubadour Chronicles is a songwriting journal that records my experiences touring around the world. It's not just all about me though. The best songs are those about the weird and wonderful characters I met, and the local issues I heard about, be it building a wind farm or fighting local developers. It's also a record of the times with stories from the newspapers I read while waiting for a bus.

I travelled by bicycle, boat, train, plane and automobile. With friends, musicians and by myself. Around Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia. Couchsurfed with over 200 people. Some of the songs were recorded on the spot, others later in a studio with more musicians. I'd like to go back and record them all again, but then the story would lose it's arc. I hope you can hear how I changed during the experience. Inevitable really. Negative sardonic songs came easy back then. Now I prefer a positive message.

The Chronicles is spread over 8 discs and last over 5 hours, which is more Jack Stafford then anyone should be forced to bear. I certainly wouldn't recommend listening to it in one sitting. Take it slow. As I wish I had done.

Disc 1

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This disc is the preface. The beginning. And in the beginning there was... a day job. The stick to the carrot of the open road. I had the full set... girlfriend, job, house, cats... they were hers. Normal life is tough and offers little in the way of compensation.

CREDITS: Andreas Langhorn and Patrick Fergus produced Every Day's a Joy and Viva la revolucion in Copenhagen. Kevin Wesley Williams and Chris Leggerie produced the other musical tracks in Philadelphia. Ro Halfhide recorded many in Amsterdam. And Simon Wallace from Austin played harmonica on City Life.

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Every day's a joy 4:39

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Rise of the renunciate 4:19

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Debt train 2:16

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IKEA 0:39

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Dreams of plenty 3:01

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Daytime TV 1:21

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Mortgage on mind 3:03

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Job applications 0:43

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Cold cold world 3:33

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Viva la revolucion 3:44

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A cruel beginning to my decline and inevitable death 4:17

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Work eat shit sleep 1:23

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Dear shareholder 3:50

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City life 4:26

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Soulseller 2:45

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Disc 2

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The tour started as a lap of the states and Canada but afterwards I kept on going, visiting most states and seeing places you couldn't even find on a map. I ended up doing two tours actually, but for the sake of simplicity let's just lump all the American songs together.

CREDITS: Kevin Wesley Williams for picking me out of a festival in Dewey Beach and giving me recording time. Steini for driving me across Canada. And the hundreds of people who gave me help, places to stay, places to play. I can never pay you back but I hope to pass it on.

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Every moment matters 2:48

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Killing the kids (Jamie Oliver blues) 2:47

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A.D.D. 3:13

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Mother feeder and the homecoming kid 3:15

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The sorrow of Gaia 1:50

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The stone age didn't end because we ran out of stones 1:53

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The US economy 2:29

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Another dead man in Afghanistan 4:32

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A day out in Detroit 3:16

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The ballad of Jolie Holland 3:14

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Cabin song 3:50

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Super easy classic rock 1:50

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Mel Gibson's mind 2:19

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Disc 3

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These are all songs I wrote while I lived in Holland. I was there for a long time - 10 years - so technically this is an adjunct to the Chronicles. Some of them are recorded on an ipod way back. I like this sound best. Why do people spend so much on a studio?

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Mr Pleasure Man 3:29

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Ode to the lonely stoner 4:08

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Eindhoven: City of light 2:51

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Song to Woody 1:35

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Vanessa & Sebastian 3:17

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Gay OK 3:45

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The art of conversation 2:57

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Five years on 2:37

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Nick Helderman and the immortals 2:11

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Dance for me 2:49

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The waiting game 3:49

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All-knowing girl 1:52

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Girl with the perfect posture 1:38

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The law of diminishing marginal returns 2:55

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Why are they like the way they are? 2:14

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My leaving was a long time coming 3:38

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Disc 4

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I have played a few times in England but haven't lived there since 1998. Still I know more about what goes on there than anywhere else thanks to newspapers and following the football. Most of these songs are inspired by stories I read on guardian.co.uk

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I want you to fail 3:19

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A journey (The Blair Crusades) 3:53

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The end of the farce 3:39

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The loneliness of the bank CEO 3:27

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Gordon Brown Blues 2:51

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Anywhere but here 5:08

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After the Olympics has gone 2:22

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The trial of Toni Terry 1:44

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Tales at the end 3:33

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Strange times 3:11

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The obituary of Will Perrin 4:01

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Nights like these 2:52

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Sleep 4:48

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Jack Stafford

Deeper

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

My Favourites LP

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Ashtanga Hridaya - The Album

Jack Stafford, Ayurvedic Troubadour

Cilento time (2015)

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

2012 - Lost Christmas

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

The Troubadour Chronicles

Disc 1

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Disc 1

Disc 2

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Disc 2

Disc 3

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Disc 4

Jack Stafford, Troubadour

Disc 4

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