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Feeling inspired after spending a long night with friends at Mount Shasta Music Camp – playing music, romping around in the woods, and raiding the semi-off-limits closet of food (which happened to contain some very high-quality cheese) – Leo sat down to write this tune just as the sun was starting to come back up over the trees.
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from Long Before Light,
released April 8, 2015
Written by Leo Shannon
Leo (L), Sami (R): Fiddle
Riley: Banjo
Tristan: Cello
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