Music doesn't get much more honest or down-to-earth than these slowly strummed gospel instrumentals from North Carolina's Ira Smith. He approaches these classic 19th-century hymns entirely unaccompanied on electric guitar, his tone reminiscent of an autoharp or even a harpsichord. While the arrangements may be simple, the spirit behind them is anything but.
His favorite hobby is practicing the guitar nearly every day and he loves playing old hymns in a country style.