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I’m very excited to share that 4 songs from my new album Magical made it to the semi-finals of the 2024 International Songwriting Competition!

"Hard Of Hearing Heart" in the Americana category
"Magical" in the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category
"You Turned Red (That Made...

The official video for my latest single Lookin' Back is out now!

It was a lot of fun filming this video at the beautiful Lido Key Beach in my hometown Sarasota!

This song is really about looking forward. Bob Dylan wrote that "he not busy being born, is busy dying" ...

My new album Magical is out now in CD & Vinyl!
It's not going to be released digitally for a while (besides the singles that are already out), so get your physical copy at the links below!

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“If you’re a fan of B...

The third single off my new album Magical, Lookin' Back is out now!

This song is really about looking forward. Bob Dylan wrote that "he not busy being born, is busy dying" and this is the idea I'm exploring here. It's never too late to discover, to learn, to live.

The official video for my latest single When The West Was Won is out now!

It's a fictional story about the life of a Cherokee child whose family is forced from their Georgia home in 1840 to relocate to Oklahoma on a march known as the Trail of Tears.

My writing pr...

Hey everyone, the release of my new album Magical in CD & Vinyl is coming up, on January 24 (not digital yet!) and I'm excited to share it with you!

The video for the 2nd single off the album When The West Was Won is also coming soon!

My 3rd single Lookin' B...

I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Debra Kate Schafer from The Aquarian about my new album Magical, coming out on January 24!
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The second single off my upcoming album Magical, When The West Was Won is out now!

It's a fictional story about the life of a Cherokee child whose family is forced from their Georgia home in 1840 to relocate to Oklahoma on a march known as the Trail of Tears.

My wr...

The official lyric video for my latest single You Turned Red (That Made Me Blue) is out now!

In a depressing year for politics, I thought it was time for a little humor!

"You turned red & that made me blue
You claimed the right, so I left you

I’...

The first single off my upcoming album Magical, You Turned Red (That Made Me Blue) is out now!

In a depressing year for politics, I thought it was time for a little humor!

"You turned red
That made me blue
You claimed the right
So I left you
...

I'm excited to announce that the first single off my new album Magical (coming January 2025) is going to be released on September 27! The song is called You Turned Red (That Made Me Blue)!

Stay tuned!...

Hey everyone, I'm excited to tell you that I've just started recording my new album! I'm still working to finish up a few of the songs, but I'm hoping to release it later this year!

Stay tuned!...

Hey guys, I'm excited to play at The Elixir Tea House in Sarasota, Florida on Saturday, April 29!

Join us for a great evening of music and fun! See you there!...

My new video Color Outside The Lines is out now on my YouTube channel!

My second album Color Outside The Lines has been a fantastic journey - it's gone places and done things I couldn't have dreamed of!

I'm excited to share with you the final video from ...

I'm excited to tell you that my latest video "The Opium Wars" debuted at #6 on Taste of Country's Top 10 Best Country Music Videos of the Week!

Watch The Opium Wars here!...

My new video The Opium Wars is out now on my YouTube channel!...

I'm delighted to let you know that "When My Truck" debuted at #3 on Taste of Country's Top 10 Best Country Music Videos of the Week!

Watch the "When My Truck" music video here!...

My latest video When My Truck is airing tonight on the New American Country show on Spotlight TV in the UK!

Tune in tonight around 6pm ET!...

Can't wait to be back at Ein Prosit in Avon, CO in July!

I will be taking the stage on Tuesdays, July 12, 19 & 26 around 5pm, to play all-time favorites by Bob Dylan, ...

The video for my new single When My Truck is OUT NOW!

"When my truck learns how to drive
It'll cruise at 55"...

So proud that my song Witness Protection won Second Place in the Lyrics Only category for the 2021 International Songwriting Competition, among 21,000 entries from over 150 countries all over the world - wow!...

Hey everyone, I'm excited to share with you the last video off my EP The Soultrain Sessions!

This is Outfit by one of my favorite artists, Jason Isbell!

It was a lot of fun filming all these videos live in the studio with the super talented Jon Skibic & Ryan Joseph...

My fourth video off my new EP The Soultrain Sessions is OUT NOW!
This is Story Of Isaac by the great Leonard Cohen!...

My latest single "Same River", off my album Color Outside The Lines, is now #2 on Taste Of Country's Top 10 Best Country Music Videos of the Week!

Watch the "Same River" video here!...

I'm excited to announce that my latest music video Same River will debut on Ditty TV this Sunday, Jan 30 at 10pm CT! Tune in to watch "Same River" and many other new music videos!

Rebroadcast on Monday, Jan 31 at 10am CT!...

The video for my new single Same River is OUT NOW!

I'd like to thank our amazing director John Chuldenko and his awesome crew for making the shoot so much fun in the Colorado nature!

"Though some memories never die
We can't go back to change our lives

My third video off my new EP The Soultrain Sessions is OUT NOW!

This is Highwayman by The Highwaymen and the amazing Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson! ...

Hey everyone, I'll be attending a couple of Open Mics in Sarasota, Florida this week!

Feel free to join us on Monday, Dec 13 at Raffurty’s Bar and Grill and on Tuesday, Dec 14 at The Elixir Tea House! See you there!...

My second video off my new EP The Soultrain Sessions is OUT NOW! Love this one - Flyin' Shoes by Townes Van Zandt, live in the studio!...

Jim Stanard will be playing The Elixir Tea House in Sarasota, Florida on Saturday, November 20!

Come and join us for live music! Starts at 7pm!...

My first video off my new EP The Soultrain Sessions is OUT NOW! It's one of my favorite songs by Jason Isbell, called 24 Frames, live in the studio!...

The new EP by Jim Stanard featuring Jon Skibic & Ryan Joseph is OUT TODAY!

Jim went into Nashville's Soultrain Studios in June of 2021 to shoot performance video of some songs from his Color Outside The Lines album. After shooting wrapped, Jim and his guitarist Jon Skibic (The Af...

Hey everyone, I'm very excited to announce that this Friday, October 29, I'm releasing an EP called #TheSoultrainSessions, covering some of my favorite songs live in the studio!

I'm thrilled to share with you all my own version of some of the songs that have influenced ...

Jim Stanard is playing live this Wednesday, October 20 at Common Grounds Meeting Hall in North Port, Florida! Three more musicians will join him for this Open Mike Night and the set will also be broadcast live at KDW Radio 97.5 FM!

Starts at 7pm and Jim goes on at 8.04pm!

Jim Stanard continues his Wednesday residency at Ein Prosit in Avon, Colorado all through September!

Join us for a fun evening of live music, good food, happy hour and friends!

Colorado-based singer-songwriter Jim Stanard takes the stage on Wednesdays at Ein Prosit to p...

"Singer-songwriter Jim Stanard will perform his critically acclaimed originals and select covers at Ein Prosit in Avon at 5pm on Aug 18 and 25. His shows are in support of his sophomore album, Color Outside The Lines, which reached the top 10 on Roots Music Report’s Weekly Top 50 Colorado Album Ch...

Join us for a fun evening of live music, good food and friends!

Colorado-based singer-songwriter Jim Stanard takes the stage on Wednesdays at Ein Prosit to perform classics by legendary artists, such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and more, as well as his own songs, which...

"Launching a full-time music career after a seventieth birthday might not be on everyone’s bucket list, but it seems to be working fine for American troubadour Jim Stanard.

His second album, Color Outside The Lines, a set of nicely observed folk-based songs that draw on the experien...

I'm very excited that my music video Witness Protection debuts this week on The Curve on Ditty TV!

Tune in this Wednesday April 28 at 10pm CT or catch it again this Thursday April 29 at 10am CT!...

My latest single "Witness Protection", off my album Color Outside The Lines, is now #8 on Taste Of Country's Top 10 Best Country Music Videos of the Week!

Watch the "Witness Protection" video here!...

"I need witness protection, I need the marshal's help... I can't quit you by myself!"

Check out my new music video Witness Protection - out now!...

I am proud that two of my songs were selected as semi-finalists in the 2020 International Songwriting Competition among 26K entries!

"Home" featuring Peter Yarrow & Bethany Yarrow (directed by John Chuldenko - Danger Train) was selected in the Music Video category and "Witness Protec...

From Peter Yarrow:

Kudos to Jim Stanard and his recording of "Arkansas” for being on the right side of history with a message of “never again". We can only hope that such stories will be written in our own time, again and again. We must look at our past, celebrate when accolades a...

I'm beyond thrilled to announce that my music video "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow & Bethany Yarrow, directed by John Chuldenko (Danger Train), won the silver medal on Global Music Awards!...

I'm honored to have Peter Yarrow & Bethany Yarrow join me once again on my new single Arkansas, off my latest album Color Outside The Lines. It's very meaningful to us to release this video on the first day of Black History Month, as both the song and the video tell a story about the 1919 ...

"Anyone who has gone through their musical socialization with Gordon Lightfoot, Richard Dobson, Tom Rush or John Prine will find a new and interesting companion in Jim Stanard", says music review website Cool Tourist from Germany on Color Outside The Lines.

"Jim Stanard is a good obs...

I'm thrilled that my music video "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow & Bethany Yarrow, directed by John Chuldenko (Danger Train), is one of the finalists for FilmFreeway's Music Video Awards!...

"There is plenty to enjoy with a nice balance to these self-penned songs, easy guitar sounds and clever lyrics, with "Same River", "Each Other’s Minds" and "Soft and Gentle Smile" standing out", states Paul McGee from Lonesome Highway on Color Outside The Lines....

My single "Fake News", off my new album Color Outside The Lines, just debuted at #6 on Taste Of Country's Best Country Music Video of the Week!

Watch the "Fake News" video here!...

"They say there’ll never be another Johnny Cash or Kris Kristofferson, but Jim Stanard draws from the same well of weathered experience", states Don Wilcock from American Blues Scene on Color Outside the Lines.

"Starting a career as a performing musician after most people have ret...

"Home" featuring Peter Yarrow & Bethany Yarrow is once again #1 on Radio Guitar One's Top 25 Folk Cuts Chart! So thankful!
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My new album Color Outside The Lines has hit the ground running on the RMR - Roots Music Report in my state of Colorado sitting pretty at #10, and the album takes a big leap up the Americana Country Chart landing #48. Favored songs are "Witness Protection", "Fake News", "Each Other's Minds" an...

"Someone's putting out Fake News... not been verified"

Check out my new music video Fake News. It's not what you think!!...

My new single "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and Bethany Yarrow climbed to #1 on Radio Guitar One's Folk Cuts chart!!
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Take Effect Reviews on Color Outside The Lines.

"A very genuine and well thought out record where Stanard’s expressive voice illuminates his imaginative storytelling.
Stanard is clearly very much influenced by the sounds of the ‘60s, and his lifetime of experiences help hi...

SkopeMag reviews Color Outside The Lines:

"Jim Stanard has a way of crafting the perfect song through mindful lyrics, stellar musicianship and original vocals. The combination is an absolute treat and listeners everywhere will find joy in hearing all of the wonderful textures on the ...

My new single "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow and Bethany Yarrow keeps climbing on Radio Guitar One's Folk Cuts chart - #5 this week!
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My new music video for "Home" just climbed to #2 on Taste Of Country's Best Country Music Video of the Week!

Thank you everyone for voting and making this happen!...

Check out my live Facebook video to see who won the Taylor guitar signed by Peter Yarrow, Bethany Yarrow, Kip Winger and me!...

Looking forward to this No Labels event tonight at 7pm ET with Peter Yarrow and Dave Walker!

Sign up and join us at nolabels.org/SWEvent...

My new single "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow and Bethany Yarrow just climbed to #10 on Radio Guitar One's Folk Cuts chart!!...

My new album Color Outside The Lines is out now!

I want to thank everybody that has already loved the album, especially "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and Bethany Yarrow!
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From Peter Yarrow:

A Recommendation and a Bright Moment

Given the times in which we live, bright moments are ever more precious in my world. This is one of them. My daughter, Bethany, and I added our voices to two songs on my friend Jim Stanard’s new CD and, eerily, t...

My new album Color Outside The Lines debuted at #12 on the October Euro Americana Chart!

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My new single "Home" off my new album "Color Outside The Lines" climbs to #15 on Radio Guitar One Top 25 Folk Cuts chart from #19 where it debuted!

You can listen to "Home" and all songs off my new album here....

My new video "Home" featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary & Bethany Yarrow debuted at No.4 on Taste of Country's Best Country Music Video of the Week!

I want to say thanks to everybody for voting and making this happen!


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This is my first single off my new album "Color Outside The Lines" and it features Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and his daughter Bethany Yarrow!

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As a thank you to all of you that have supported my music from the beginning and have already made Color Outside The Lines #1 on Amazon's Hot Traditional Folk chart, I'd like to give away a Taylor guitar signed by me, Peter Yarrow, Bethany Yarrow and the album's Grammy-nominated produ...

Thanks to everybody for making this happen! My new album "Color Outside The Lines" is now #1 in Traditional Folk and #13 in Folk on Amazon's Hot New Releases chart!

Preview all songs and pre-order my new album featuring Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and his daughter Bethan...

I'm very excited that my new album "Color Outside The Lines" is now available for pre-order in CD, Vinyl and all digital platforms!

You can preview all songs, including "Home" and "Arkansas" with very special guests Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary and his daughter Bethany ...

I'm exhausted - but excited! We've been in LA all week filming 4 music videos. Our first single of the Color Outside The Lines album is "Home" and we expect to release the video in mid-September - stay tuned!...

We've finished recording the new album - Color Outside The Lines. I couldn't be prouder and I can't wait to share it with you. I'm so honored to have Peter Yarrow (from Peter, Paul & Mary!!) and his daughter, Bethany Yarrow, join me on the songs "Home" and "Arkansas".
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If you are in or around Sarasota, please join Jim at the The Elixir Tea House on Sunday, April 14, 2019 at 6 PM – 9 PM EDT for an intimate evening of original acoustic songs from his album BUCKET LIST.

The Elixir Tea House is located at 1926 Hillview St, Sarasota, Florida 34239 and...

Excerpt translated from Swedish review in Zero Magazine:

"...Bucket List is definitely a solid, well-performed and good record with songs like rocky "Apex Predator", "Dogs Of War", "She Wants Him To Change", "Can't Happen Here" and "Sparks, Nevada" as highlights. Give the guy a ...

"...Stanard is agile with words, so his work evokes comparisons with the songs of Fred Koller, who worked a lot with Shel Silverstein. His wife is off to "Sparks, Nevada". So there's nothing else for Stanard to travel to Sparks, a place that nobody goes to without a good reason. "Meant To Say" ...

"...Through his life experiences and also tips from some colleagues, he produced 11 songs for his debut album "Bucket List". A mix of stories with themes about deception such as the merry-sounding 'Sparks, Nevada', or a piece of history with 'Dogs of War'. Musically, "Bucket List...

The "Law Of Love" music video from Jim Stanard's CD "BUCKET LIST" is one of the Latest Videos now streaming on The Alternate Root Magazine website.

Enjoy the insightful lyrics and humorous video about the law of love and thus the law of life. Come on over and take a peek.
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Now that Jim's Bucket List is expanding its influence into Europe, we are starting to get some activity from across the pond.

Here's a translated excerpt of a Swedish review of the album:

"...I like this disc. Jim sings really well with the experience that on...

Beaver Creek, CO resident Jim Stanard grew up listening to, loving, and absorbing the music of all the greats. He grew up in an era when he could watch first hand entertainers like Tom Rush, Doc Watson, Bruce Springsteen, hanging out at the legendary Main Point Coffeehouse in Bryn Mawr, PA. He even ...

The story of singer-songwriter Jim Stanard began much the same as those of his folk contemporaries - he grew up listening to, loving, and absorbing the music of the greats. Having started playing guitar as a teenager, Jim brings a lifetime of experiences to his music and will be performing many self...

Jim Stanard is NOT your standard run-of-the-mill singer/songwriter. He recently retired from his job as a prominent leader in the finance and insurance world. As such, he is now honing his craft as performer. His new CD, entitled BUCKET LIST (Manatee Records) is an inspiring collection of songs. He ...

Jim Stanard's song "It's All Turtles" from his new CD BUCKET LIST was aired on July 14, 2018 on the legendary Dr. Demento Show. The Dr. Demento Show is online at http://drdemento.com/online.html?i=DDS1828

Demento's weekly show went into national syndication in a two-hou...

Even relatively late in life, it’s not too late to make a singer-songwriter record, no matter what the walk of life. Take Jim Stanard, for example. He sounds as if he’s a contemporary of this writer and the two Richards you seen so prominently on this site. Stanard grew up during the golden ag...

Jim Stanard’s profoundly plainspoken vocals and sentiments address issues both highly personal (“She Wants Him To Change”, “Sparks, Nevada”, “Bucket List”) and grand in scope (“Dogs Of War”), reliably delivering appropriate emotional punch. He spells these moments with sly, wry hum...

Drawing from a well of influences that includes such diverse artists as Warren Zevon, The Who, David Bromberg and Robert Earl Keen, Jim Stanard gets inside the head of a soldier for his song “Dogs of War" from his new album, Bucket List. ​

Get your BUCKET LIST and receive tw...

June 1, 2018 (NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE) — Once a powerful leader in the world of finance and insurance, a now-retired Jim Stanard is taking on a new role as a singer / songwriter, fulfilling a dream that has burned for more than four decades. Stanard’s BUCKET LIST is out today on Manatee Records.

The new video LAW OF LOVE is now streaming world wide.

Life is short... Get Your BUCKET LIST Now!

iTunes: https://apple.co/2L6Xm8i
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KzXf4g
Tinman: https://bit.ly/2Kv9KOg...

The new video IT'S ALL TURTLES is now streaming world wide.

It's the law of life... Get Your BUCKET LIST Now!

iTunes: https://apple.co/2L6Xm8i
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2KzXf4g
Tinman: https://bit.ly/2Kv9KOg...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- Once a powerful leader in the world of finance and insurance, a nowretired Jim Stanard is taking on a new role as a singer / songwriter, fulfilling a dream that has burned for more than four decades. Stanard's Bucket List is set for release on Manatee Records on June 1....

Jim Stanard's Bucket List is set for release on Manatee Records on June 1 and is now available for pre order on iTunes and Tinman Merchandising.

On 11 original songs, Stanard lends an authentic voice behind the wisdom of someone who has lived a life trying to learn from his mista...

Jim Stanard recorded his new album BUCKET LIST at Ocean Way Studios and VBI CLassic Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Ocean Way's state of the art and vintage recording equipment lends itself to a highly professional sound made possibly by veteran engineers and studio musicians.

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The crew and musicians at Ocean Way Studios in Nashville took a break from a long tracking session and went into fun mode. Among the "fun guys" are Jim Stanard and Kip Winger.

Jim Stanard recorded his debut album BUCKET LIST in studio A filled with state of the art and precious vintag...