Simpler Times
John Jared & The Guthrie Boys
Our Roots: Kentucky Instrumental Bluegrass
2:52 January 16, 2026
BPM
118
Key
A♭ Major
Camelot
4B

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Simpler Times by John Jared & The Guthrie Boys Song Details

On January 16, 2026, the song "Simpler Times" was released by John Jared & The Guthrie Boys. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:52. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Simpler Times's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 33 in the song's album "Our Roots: Kentucky Instrumental Bluegrass". In this album, this song's track order is #2. In terms of popularity, Simpler Times is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Simpler Times by John Jared & The Guthrie Boys having a BPM of 118 with a half-time of 59 BPM and a double-time of 236 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.391 dB
Acousticness
79%
Danceability
55%
Energy
61%
Instrumentalness
40%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
94%

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ISRC
QZFZ22678070
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records