Single · Released July 31, 2026
Helping Hands
A song for the hands that catch us — and the ones we learn to offer in return.
About This Single
Helping Hands is a warm, uplifting, instrumental folk song built on a simple and timeless truth: none of us travels through life alone. At different moments, we all need a hand — kindness, encouragement, good fortune, grace, and the inner belief that we can reach what we seek.
Featuring Shambhu on acoustic guitars, bass, and dobro, the song carries a gentle, human spirit — hopeful, grounded, and quietly inspiring. Its message is one of faith in life's unseen support, and faith in ourselves. Sometimes help arrives through another person. Sometimes it comes as grace. Sometimes it appears as a moment of luck, intuition, or inner strength rising just when we need it most.
Helping Hands also marks a musical first for Shambhu, who performs the piece on a custom-made Oracle Guitar crafted by master luthier Todd Johnston. The instrument brings a special sweetness to the recording, giving the song an intimate acoustic voice that feels both handcrafted and heartfelt.
"Shambhu is one of the finest contemporary instrumentalists of his day, and here, on this new single, he proves that to be the case with ease. This is one of those singles that, once you have listened to it once, you just can't stop. There is so much to enjoy, from its happy refrains and pleasant, heartfelt tenderness—and what fan of acoustic guitar wouldn't love to have this brand-new single called Helping Hands by Shambhu?"
— Steve Sheppard, One World Music Radio
Shambhu with the custom Oracle Guitar, the day he picked it up from master luthier Todd Johnston.
Production Credits
Acoustic Guitars, Bass and Dobro: Shambhu
Performed on a custom-made Oracle Guitar by master luthier Todd Johnston
Produced by Shambhu
Recorded at Hamptons Sanctuary Studios (Westhampton NY)
Mixed & Mastered in Dolby Atmos by Todd Boston at Spatial Sound Studios (Portland OR)
Composed by Neil Vineberg (BMI) · Published by Sacred Love Music (BMI)
Release Date: July 31, 2026 · An Acoustic Shine Release #1028
ISRC: USULC2600003
Performed on a custom-made Oracle Guitar by master luthier Todd Johnston
Produced by Shambhu
Recorded at Hamptons Sanctuary Studios (Westhampton NY)
Mixed & Mastered in Dolby Atmos by Todd Boston at Spatial Sound Studios (Portland OR)
Composed by Neil Vineberg (BMI) · Published by Sacred Love Music (BMI)
Release Date: July 31, 2026 · An Acoustic Shine Release #1028
ISRC: USULC2600003
