Vanitas, oil on canvas by Dulcinea Cherie Stutzman

Latest album

Something
That Lasts

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About Bill

Bill Stutzman with his guitar

Singer, songwriter, guitarist.

From his home studio in Moscow, Idaho — Songsmith Stutzman Studios — Bill Stutzman crafts songs rooted in faith, perseverance, and the quiet beauty of ordinary life. His music draws on a deep well of gratitude for family, community, and the sustaining grace that carries us through.

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Featured writing

Something That Lasts

This album has been a long time in the living and the making. May you be blessed in the listening.

from the liner notes of Something That Lasts

Featured writing

The Long Game

“They also serve
who only stand and wait.”

— John Milton, a guiding thread through the album

Featured writing

Gratitude

With heartfelt thanks and gratitude for making this possible — to family, to community, and to the countless others who contributed in ways large and small to this album and all the life that pours into and out from it.

from the album dedication

The music

Three albums. Listen here, explore the liner notes, or read each song’s full lyrics on Bandcamp.

Something That Lasts

· 14 tracks

Something That Lasts album cover

Fourteen songs, with Bill on guitars and vocals, recorded at his home studio in Moscow, Idaho.

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  1. Drowning Man4:01Lyrics ↗
  2. Many Waters4:18Lyrics ↗
  3. Don't Make It So Complex4:53Lyrics ↗
  4. Lord, You Know2:55Lyrics ↗
  5. The Long Game2:40Lyrics ↗
  6. Suffering and Serving3:02Lyrics ↗
  7. Beginnings and Overs4:14Lyrics ↗
  8. Withering Grass4:03Lyrics ↗
  9. If My Heart4:48Lyrics ↗
  10. Something That Lasts4:18Lyrics ↗
  11. Write Me a Love Song3:23Lyrics ↗
  12. Canary4:11Lyrics ↗
  13. Rest My Weary Heart2:49Lyrics ↗
  14. More Than Life3:08Lyrics ↗
Liner notes & credits

Songs, guitars and vocals: Bill Stutzman.

Cello: Cole Tutino. Additional vocals: Cherise Stutzman.

Recording, production, mixing and mastering: Songsmith Stutzman Studios, Moscow, Idaho.

Cover painting: Vanitas, oil on canvas, by Dulcinea Cherie Stutzman. Album design and layout: Jeremy Knudsen.

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Cardinals & Fireflies

· 12 tracks

Cardinals & Fireflies album cover

Twelve songs written, performed, recorded and produced by Bill, with cello and additional vocals.

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  1. Cardinals & Fireflies4:48Lyrics ↗
  2. Looking for Love3:58Lyrics ↗
  3. Asleep Beside Me3:59Lyrics ↗
  4. For All the Worlds3:12Lyrics ↗
  5. Marian's Lament5:12Lyrics ↗
  6. Dearest Magdalene (Big Burn)3:50Lyrics ↗
  7. View from a Hospital Bed3:51Lyrics ↗
  8. Snowfall Waltz2:44Lyrics ↗
  9. Waiting Lullaby (for Tyndale)2:50Lyrics ↗
  10. Everyday Things4:51Lyrics ↗
  11. Work to Do3:45Lyrics ↗
  12. Mountain Chickadee3:45Lyrics ↗
Liner notes & credits

Songs, performance, recording and production: Bill Stutzman. Cello: Stephanie L'Heureux. Additional vocals: Cherise Stutzman.

Album art and design: Jeremy Knudsen.

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Crabapple World

· 13 tracks

Crabapple World album cover

Thirteen tracks, dedicated to Cherise. Bill wrote, performed, recorded and produced the album.

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  1. You Can't Keep Me Down3:14Lyrics ↗
  2. Girl on a Fishing Boat4:27Lyrics ↗
  3. Hard to Say4:51Lyrics ↗
  4. Crabapple World (Fly)4:57Lyrics ↗
  5. Daylight4:47Lyrics ↗
  6. Dad's Guitar5:29Lyrics ↗
  7. Judge and Jury4:18Lyrics ↗
  8. Play the Man (Martyr's Song)4:13Lyrics ↗
  9. Pulitzer Dream5:57Lyrics ↗
  10. War Stories5:03Lyrics ↗
  11. Looking Tamara3:30Lyrics ↗
  12. Heal the World4:50Lyrics ↗
  13. All Things New5:01Lyrics ↗
Liner notes & credits

Looking Tamara was co-written by Bill Stutzman and Jon Rohland.

Cello: Stephanie L'Heureux. Vocals: Lauren Wilford, Scott Castle and Cherise Stutzman. Violin: Kate Tracy.

Cover photography: Dorothee Seidenglanz.

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