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A Good Man

David was a golden boy

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter

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2 more releases

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A Little Late

If I was a horse, I’d let you ride me down to the sea

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2012, 2014, 2025
Genre
Blues; Rock; Singer/Songwriter

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1 more releases

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Across the Canyon

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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After Rain

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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2 more releases

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Ahead of the Storm

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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Ask, Seek, Knock

Even when I’m asleep there’s a light that shines

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2022, 2024
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Traditional Folk

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1 more releases

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Back of Grandpa’s Truck

In the back of Grandpa’s truck

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2014, 2015, 2022, 2025
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Country

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2 more releases

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Buy Yourself a Saddle

I carried every sentence

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
20 of 20

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Call It A Day

I spent the morning with my father

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2008, 2020, 2022, 2024
Genre
Alternative Folk; Traditional Folk; Singer/Songwriter

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3 more releases

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Chad Loves Me

Chad says, “Friend, you’re doin’ just fine,”

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
8 of 20

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Chant

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Release years
2009, 2015, 2020
Genre
Alternative; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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Close to Home

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2011, 2015, 2020
Genre
Easy Listening; Rock; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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Do Not Rush the Dawn

Music and Lyrics by Scott Simpson

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Scout's Honor
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2014, 2020, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Pop

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1 more releases

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Don't Grow Away

I watched the sun come up this morning

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Scout's Honor
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2010, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Pop; Rock

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1 more releases

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Down

Let me know if you hear me

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2002, 2008, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Country

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4 more releases

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Dry Creek Rising

I was sound asleep when the water did come

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2008, 2014, 2015, 2022, 2025
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Country

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3 more releases

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Dry Land

When I was a boy

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Country; Singer/Songwriter

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Eight Pound Test

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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Eyeah

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2011, 2015, 2020
Genre
Worldwide; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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Flail Toward the Light

No map in your pocket, no voice in your ear

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
11 of 20

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Frame Around the Sky

I found an old frame in the attic,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
1 of 20

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Gotta Feed Myself Too

Worked all day with a shovel and pen,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
10 of 20

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Grace

She's a born again believer

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2002, 2014, 2024, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Traditional Folk; Country; Singer/Songwriter

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2 more releases

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Grindstone

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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2 more releases

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Hampton Town

Sung by Dan & Bessie & Caller from the Band

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2008, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter; Traditional Folk

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4 more releases

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Haunted and Glowing

She keeps her creams in a velvet pouch,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
12 of 20

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Hello Mr. Martin

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2014, 2015, 2020
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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Home

We moved to town on a Monday

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2008, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk

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3 more releases

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In the Hills

Something’s blowing through the Hills tonight

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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2 more releases

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Keep Learning

When the days grow thin and the road feels long

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
19 of 20

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Learn Something

When the night won’t let you rest

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
13 of 20

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Letting the Sunlight Back In

The only light that makes it down through the branches

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scout's Honor; Scott Simpson
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2010, 2025
Genre
Pop; Blues; Rock

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1 more releases

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Lonely No More

Sung by Rosie

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter; Traditional Folk

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2 more releases

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Made Up, Like a Song

Some days the world feels like it’s written,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
2 of 20

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Mammoth Hunt

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2022, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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2 more releases

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Man on the Mountain

The man on the mountain

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Country; Singer/Songwriter

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3 more releases

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Mining Camp

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2022, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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2 more releases

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Over the Prairie

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2022, 2025
Genre
Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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2 more releases

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People As Tall As Mountains

There's a bird here,

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scout's Honor; Scott Simpson
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2013, 2014, 2025
Genre
Pop; Blues; Rock; Singer/Songwriter

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2 more releases

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Place the Flowers in Water

Place the flowers in water

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter

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3 more releases

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Ragged Set of Claws

I am not the man

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Scout's Honor
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2019, 2020, 2021, 2025
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Pop

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2 more releases

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Random Words

I wrote down something on a page

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Writer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
4 of 20

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Refuge

You're not on your momma's hip anymore.

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk

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3 more releases

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Road Signs

Met a man with a shining grin

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
9 of 20

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Rock In The Stream

I've been there in the summer,

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2015, 2022, 2025
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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Silent Time

The silent time is always filled with sun

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Scouts Honor
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2017, 2019, 2020, 2024
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Pop

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2 more releases

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Spearfish Canyon

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2011, 2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Worldwide; Easy Listening; Alternative Folk

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3 more releases

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Starting Out

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2011, 2020
Genre
Easy Listening; Rock; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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Sunlight and Air

There’s a part of me that roots in silence,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
5 of 20

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The Angel Building Legos

An angel building Legos under fluorescent light

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
6 of 20

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The Company You Keep

I've walked this road behind me

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; David Scott Simpson
Release years
2008, 2009, 2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative; Alternative Folk

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3 more releases

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The Next Thing Happens

Don’t dress me up in borrowed fear,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
16 of 20

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The Reckless Resurrected

Down to the river just to find myself,

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2022, 2024
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Traditional Folk

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1 more releases

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The Water Is Wide

The water is wide

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Writer
Traditional
Composer
Traditional; Traditional Folk Song
Artist
Scott Simpson; Nanapapa
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2021, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Children's Music; Alternative Folk

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1 more releases

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They Didn’t Eat Me

Caught a ride on a dusty lane,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
18 of 20

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Unmarked Trail

Instrumental · No sung lyrics

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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Up on the Mountain

When I’m lost, when I forget my name

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Writer
Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2015, 2019, 2022, 2024
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk; Traditional Folk

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2 more releases

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Wash My Feet

I walked that fence line one Wednesday afternoon,

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson; Stone Campbell Revue
Project creator
Scott Simpson
Release years
2002, 2021, 2024
Genre
Alternative Folk; Rock; Traditional Folk

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1 more releases

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We Are for Making Meaning

I wake up with a phrase I didn’t plan on keeping,

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Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Composer
Not separately credited in the supplied album notes
Artist
Faithfulcrum
Project creators
Scott Simpson; Mark Baldridge
Release year
2026
Genre
Acoustic; Singer-songwriter
Album
Mountain Acoustic
Track
7 of 20

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What I Got

I’m the poet without a pen,

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Writer
Scott Simpson
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2008, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2022
Genre
Singer/Songwriter; Alternative Folk

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3 more releases

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Wildflower Moon

Sung by Rosie

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Not separately credited
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2000, 2014, 2020, 2022
Genre
Alternative Folk; Singer/Songwriter; Traditional Folk

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3 more releases

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Winter Moon

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases

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Woodsmoke

Instrumental · No sung lyrics

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Not applicable · instrumental
Composer
David Scott Simpson; Scott Simpson
Artist
Scott Simpson
Release years
2001, 2020, 2022, 2025
Genre
Easy Listening; Alternative Folk; Classical; Rock; New Age

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3 more releases