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A Western Jubilee, On the Trail, When I Was a Cowboy, Vol. 1and 2, Don Edwards, Waddie Mitchell, Sons of the San Joaquin, Wylie & the Wild West | |||||||||
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A Western Jubilee, Songs and Stories of the American West |
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The Tradition Continues...On the Trail with Western Jubilee "Western Jubilee is a premier label in the field of Western/cowboy
music. Just take a look at their artist line-up: Don Edwards, Sons of
the San Joaquin, Waddie Mitchell, David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic, Red
Steagall, Wylie and the Wild West, Rich O'Brien, Norman and Nancy Blake,
and more. This album is a generous 20-track survey of some of their best
work"...Bill Yates, Root 66
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Rowan and Don Edwards start things off with the classic traditional "The
Old Chisholm Trail." The Sons of the San Joaquin's smoothly render
leader Jack Hannah's "Sierra Nevada." Waddie Mtichell recites
his poem of a cowboy, "Sage & Cedar" followed by Don Edwards
singing the lovely traditional "Shenandoah." The spritely instrumental
"Wheels" is delightfully performed by Rich O'Brien and friends.
Red Steagall wrote and sings his tribute to the country, "My America."
"By the Silvery Rio Grande" is the account of a Texas gal and
her love for Texas Jack which overcomes her father's plans for her. Don
Edwards is joined by Nancy Blake on vocals and Norman Blake on guitar.
David Wilkie's waltz-time "The Drover Road to Amulree" has a decided Scottish lilt. Denise Withnell provides the lovely vocal with Cowboy Celtic accompanying with tin whistle and more. The Sons of the San Joaquin return with the traditional gospel tune, "Unclouded Day." Katy Moffatt sings the traditional love ballad, "The Brazos." "Velociraptor Rag" is Tom Morrell's jazzy instrumental tribute to those extinct creatures which once roamed the West. In "Don," Waddie Mitchell narrates the humorous account of a clash between the old ways and the new. Don Edwards sings the well-known "Whoopi Ti Yi Yo." Rich O'Brien and Norman Blake do the honors on O'Brien's sentimental "Grandpa's Barn." The Sons of the San Joaquin tell us the history of the cowboy in Jack Hannah's "From Whence Came the Cowboy." No collection of cowboy songs would be complete without a song about horses. Here Wylie and the Wild West perform Wylie Gufstafson's lovely, "Hooves of the Horses." The singing cowboy himself, GeneAutry, wrote "Way Out West in Texas," here performed by Don Edwards and Norman and Nancy Blake. Glen Ohrlin tells of some of his encounters with other cultures in his "International Glenn," a real hoot. Rich O'Brien plays the sweet traditional "Come and Dine." Jack Hannah and the Sons of the San Joaquin return with the description of an aging cowboy in "He's Runnin' Out of Roundups." Waddie Mtichell's philosophical recitative, "No Second Chance," closes out this Western Jubilee collection. This is a nice sampler of Western Jubilee's output. With their new partnership with Dualtone, their distribution should increase, which is a Good Thing. If you are new to the field of Western/cowboy musdic, this is an excellent introduction to the current scene. There's not a clinker in the bunch. So get on your horse and ride to your nearest record store (or on-line distributor) and round up your copy today, pardner. review by William Theron Yates, copyright 2004, Roots 66 |
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