Cowboy Tracks

“Western Swing Party.”  This episode is filled with newer releases of western swing music; upbeat and danceable. Come on in and join the party.

The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) brought a deluge of people from around the world seeking riches, adventure and new lives. The impact on the soon-to-become State were massive. Naturally, many new songs about the journey and life in the camps and towns were born. The August 4, 2017 episode of "Cowboy Tracks" features western songs inspired by the Gold Rush.

This July 23  episode is called "Echoes of the Trail" and includes music and cowboy poetry from Donnie Poindexter, the Western Flyers, Jim Jones with Kasey and Jenna Thunberg, Kristyn Harris, Hot Club of Cowtown, Barbara Nelson, Mike Beck, LeeLee Robert, Randy Rieman, the Farmer and Adele Phoebe White, Don Edwards, Miska Paget, Sourdough Slim, the Due West Trio with Rena Randall, Squeek Steele, Rick Pickren. 

This episode is called. "Come Along the Trail With Me."  It includes selections from Mark Munzert, A Liitle Farther West, Carin Mari, Dave Stamey, Sarah, Pierce, Flavio Arruda and Fatima, Rodrigues, Hilary  Gardner, Gary Allegretto and Ian Espinoza, Carolyn Sills Combo, the Texas trio, Birdie Nichols, Brenn Hill, Rusted Spurs West, Lori Beth Brooke, Stephanie Davis, Lynn Anderson, West Texas folk band.

  This "Double Takes" episode of Cowboy Tracks include two back-to-back songs for every artist. Here's the playlist: Song Title    Artist    Album Theme from Bonanza (instr) Squeek Steele Old West Saloon Piano, Vol. 2 West Texas Rhapsody Sarah Pierce Cowgirls Ride Sun Falling Down Sarah Pierce Cowgirls Ride High Country Trail Syd Masters Cabin Songs Goin' Back to Texas Syd Masters Cabin Songs Buffalo Gals Micki Fuhrman Westbound What A Moon Micki Fuhrman Westbound The Moon Plays Mandolin Paul Kelly Sugarfoot Socorro (Festival of the Cranes) Paul Kelly Sugarfoot Long Gone Out West Blues Patty Clayton The Real West  Astraddle a Saddle Patty Clayton Originals from Astraddle a Saddle Ten Below Zero Doug Figgs One More Ride Sacramentos Doug Figgs Yellow Horse Place to Land Kristyn Harris Place to Land Texas Plains Kristyn Harris Place to Land The Lonesome Western Trail John Lowell She's Leaving Cheyenne Cowboy Moon John Lowell She's Leaving Cheyenne Back in the Saddle Again Squeek Steele Old West Saloon Piano, Vol. 2

“Freshly Baked."I'm calling today's program "Freshly Baked" because you'll be hearing the freshest western CD releases, just HOT out of the oven! Prepare for the satisfying aroma of great music. It's bread for the soul.

A Baker's Dozen. Imagine sitting back with a steaming cup of coffee and the scent of cinnamon and warm donuts while you enjoy this baker's dozen (more or less) of western tunes.

This episode is called "Living in the West." You'll hear much great music by Trinity Seely, Dave Stamey, Tris Munsick, Sarah Pierce, Doug Figgs, Hot Texas Swing Band, Andy Hedges & Bridget Reedy,Western Swing Authority, Tallgrass Express String Band, Ramblin' Rangers, Suzy Boguss, Hilary Gardner, Sons of the Pioneers.  (Unfortunately, the first minutes of the show were not broadcast, so there is a period  without sound).

“Cow Mooo-sings." Today's show is  a light, fun episode. When you think about cowboys, what is it that they have in common?  Well, lots of things, but how about the source of their name: "Cows". Cows or Cattle are the underpinning of cowboy culture but they don't get enough individual attention. So, today's show is called "Cow Mooo-sings" and is an ode to called our bovine partners. All the songs and cowboy poetry will be about these critters and I hope that you'll find it "A-mooo-sing!"

Today's show episode is called “Western Tales” and includes western music and cowboy poetry by: Wild West Gang, Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band, Old West Trio,  Kristyn Harris, Willie Nelson, A.K. Moss, the Trail Band, Kenn Lee, Hot Texas Swing Band, Ian Tyson, Rita Hosking, Marvin O'Dell, Mary Kaye, Phoebe White, JJ Steele, Dave Stamey, the Trail Band, Jay Unger, and Molly Mason.

This episode is titled "See the West" and features western music by Andy Thorn, Dave Stamey, Sarah Pierce, Gone With the West, Carlos, Washington, Trinity, Seeky, Sid Masters, Lori Beth Brooke, Mighty Poplar, Mickey Fuhrman, Doug, Figgs, Western Flyers, Hillary, Gardner, Kacey and Jenna, Pharis and Jason Romero, the Texas Trio, Skip Gorman. 

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1883-1913) had a massive influence on how the world perceived the West. On the 9/8/17 episode of Cowboy Tracks, Nancy looks at what the Wild West Show was all about and plays music from and about the Show. Don't miss this one!

***NEW EPISODE***  Here's a brand new episode of the Cowboy Tracks show.  You'll hear "Swinging, Singing and Reciting" tracks of western music. The playlist is below. Song Title  Artist  Album Don't Fence Me In (instr) Squeek Steele Old Western Saloon Piano Swing of the Range Rick & the All-Star Ramblers Taryn Noelle Swings Sacramentos Doug Figgs Yellow House Riding Almeda Bradshaw Between a Horse and Me Fence Building Blues Dave Stamey Western Stories The Ribbon Blanket (poem) KC LaCourse The Journey of Life Thru Western Poetry Middle of Nowhere Trinity Seely Trinity Seely Dust of Los Angeles Dan McCorison Me and Les Blues Stay Away  Barbara Nelson Swingin' Open Range The Great Divide (poem) Al Doc Mehl The Great Divide Ride the River Jim Jones Good Days Are Comin' Forget You're Gone Cousin Cricket Ridin' the Rails to Reno Cowboy Way Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band My Horse Knows the Way Home Ragtime Cowboy Joe Wylie & the Wild West Cattle Call Red River Valley Sarah's Quilt Janice Deardorff Same Old Moon Jeff Mamett Carry Me Back Dancin' With Swingitude Grace Clark Dancin' With Swingitude Let My Pony Run Due West Trio with Rena Randall Ten Winters and Ten Springs Quiet Evening Beside the Campfire (instr) Wild West Gang Western Music

Excellent western music on today's show plus a visit from Karen Leyse, host of "In the Key of Folk", on the 20th anniversary of KDRT!

This episode, titled "Sagebrush Style" is full of so much darn pleasant, well-performed, gentle and fun western music.  Rest a spell with us. On today's show you'll hear from Daron Little, Trinity Seeley, The Fall River Boys, Open Range & the Stampede Swing Band, Jon Chandler, Patty Clayton, the Farmer & Adele, Junction 5-12, Jim Jones, Tallgrass Express String Band, Lori Beth Brooke, Eddy Arnold California Cowboy Band, Hilary Garner and Sourdough Slim.  

A "Western Cornucopia" of music including songs by Dave Stamey, Sarah Pierce, Lori Beth Brooke, Jim Jones, Gone With the West, Hot Texas Swing Band, Marvin O'Dell, Kevin Tuckfield, Kacey & Jenna, Phoebe White, Western Swing Authority, Hilary Gardner, Paul Larson, Skip Gorman.

Today's episode, "Western Modality", travels through western roots music in its various forms- western swing, blues,symphonic arrangements, classic cowboy and more. You'll hear selections from the Wild West Gang, Lori Beth Brooke, Rod Taylor, Phoebe White, Dave Alexander, John Denver, KG & the Ranger, Girls of the Golden West, Dave Stamey, Carolyn Martin, Cowboy Joe & the Babcocks, Tallgrass Express String Band, the Timberline Cowboys, the Carolyn Sills Combo, Kenn Lee, Trinity Seely, Andy Wilkinson & Andy Hedges.