Search - Trent Wagler :: Journal of a Barefoot Soldier

Journal of a Barefoot Soldier is Wagler's debut album and it was a project he took on with two members of the Goldmine Pickers. With their help, Trent was able to craft a 10-song many times autobiographical journey through some of the pain and joy of the last few years of his life. "Many of the songs are about death because I had two people in my life commit suicide last year. So, the album opens and closes with a song about suicide. One is more hopeful and one is painful." The title song and Hot Steam Rises are insightful and poetic displays of frustration and ache with US wars, but in a timeless and haunting motif. Then there are several tunes with images of sunrises, sunsets, an kissing tree romance, and the freedom and stupidity of youth. This album will hit everyone with something. Stylistically it moves from Bluegrass to funk to solo singer/songwriter folk seamlessly and beautifully. This is a great album for your collection.