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Merry Christmas to all!
Below we list some new and classic Cowboy Christmas books and music and we leave a list for Santa with some of the things we'd like to find under our own tree of items released in 2005.
Current Christmas news is posted here.
Visit Christmas at the BAR-D, our daily Christmas celebration, where we add new poetry, news, and features daily during the season.
(See a list here of all the items released in 2005 that have been mentioned in our pages.)
Below:
Cowboy Christmas Books and Music
See last year's Christmas Picks here.
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Some recent books, recordings, magazines, and art we'd be glad to find under the BAR-D Christmas tree...
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys, by Mark L. Gardner, with music by Gardner and Rex Rideout
Buck Ramsey's Grass, With Essays on His Life and Work, edited by Scott Braucher and Bette Ramsey
Ridin' & Rhymin', by Dawn Smallwood and Greg Snider
Spurrin' the Words, edited by Kirk Astroth, from the Montana 4H
What Ever it Takes, by DW Groethe
Of Horses and Men, by Jay Snider
From My Window and other poems by Yvonne Hollenbeck
Good Medicine: Humorous Stories and Poems from COWBOY MAGAZINE, edited by Darrell Arnold
Cowboys and Buckaroos, by Tim O'Byrne
Live From the Tractor by Wylie and the Wild West
The Breaker in the Pen, by Joel Nelson
Cowboy Poetry, Classic Poems & Prose by Badger Clark, edited by Greg Scott
Cowboy Forever, by Jean and Gary Prescott
Good for What Ails You, by Doris Daley
Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering, with various artists
Shootin' the Breeze, by Ken Overcast
Cowboy Rhythm, by Horse Crazy
A Pair of Aces, by Chris Isaacs
Beneath a Western Sky, by Linda Kirkpatrick
In God's Hands, by Rod Nichols, Hal Swift, John Pickul, Mislette the Singing Cowgirl, and Billy Curtiss
Uncle Lou, by Virginia Bennett and Anne Burnett
Hey Cowgirl, Need a Ride? by Baxter Black
Gallows for a Gunman, by Rod Miller
Unbridled, edited by Michael Engelhard
Rhymes of the Mines, by Mason CogginCowboy Magazine
American Cowboy
Western Horseman
Rope Burns(Santa, we've been good!)
Further below:
Cowboy Christmas Books and Music
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2005), is a tribute to the man who was cowboy music's first collector; a significant contribution to western music history; and an enlightening and entertaining experience for readers and listeners. The book is edited and introduced by western historian and musician Mark L. Gardner, with illustrations by noted western artist and cowboy Ronald Kil, and accompanied by a CD recording performed by Mark L. Gardner and Rex Rideout.
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys includes songs and poems from Thorp's original book and an expanded 1921 edition, and also a previously uncollected song found in a Thorp manuscript ("Ti Ri Youdy"). On the accompanying CD, Mark Gardner and Rex Rideout play the songs on vintage instruments in the style they would have been heard in Thorp's time.
Read more about the book at Mark Gardner's site, and read Jeri Dobrowski's report, with photos, on Gardner and Rideout's session at the 2005 Cody Cowboy Songs and Range Ballads event and her expanded article with more about the Thorp project.
See the feature here.
Jack Thorp's Songs of the Cowboys (ISBN: 0890134782) book with accompany CD, is available from the Museum of New Mexico Press for $24.95 plus postage; from CD Baby, where you can listen to track samples from the CD; and from other booksellers, including Amazon.
Buck Ramsey’s Grass, With Essays on His Life and Work, a commemorative edition and CD edited by Scott Braucher and Bette Ramsey, with a foreword by Byron Price, is an exceptional production from Texas Tech University Press. From the publisher's description, "First published as And As I Rode Out on the Morning, Buck Ramsey’s epic poem of cowboy life is a classic. In this edition, the editors have restored the poem’s original title, Grass, and have gathered insightful commentaries on Ramsey’s work from poets, musicians, historians, and others devoted to the cowboy way and movement. Completing the package are Ramsey’s original short story on which he based the poem and a CD of the original 1990 recording of Ramsey performing Grass in John Hartford’s home studio in Nashville, introduced by Andy Wilkinson." Read more here at the publisher's site.
Buck Ramsey, known as "the spiritual leader of the cowboy poetry movement," left an important legacy when he died in 1998. He received a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and two Western Heritage Wrangler Awards from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame (now the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum) for his recordings. His work and life offer continual inspiration and education.
See our feature about Buck Ramsey here. Stay tuned for our feature on this book.
Buck Ramsey's Grass, With Essays on His Life and Work is available for $29.95 from:
Texas Tech University Press
2903 4th St.
Lubbock, TX, 79412
806.742.2982and other booksellers
Just released on DVD: Ridin' & Rhymin', the award-winning documentary by Greg Snider and Dawn Smallman of Far Away Films about real-deal female cowboy and poet Georgie Sicking. Hal Cannon, Founding Director of the Western Folklife Center, comments, "Georgie Sicking is why 'to cowboy' is best used as a verb to explain a work, a life, and a big open land. This film captures her level gazed life in such a powerful way that it defines the American West."
From the powerful opening backdrop of wide Wyoming skies and throughout the often dazzling canvas of the film, the viewer is captivated by this admirable woman's courage and determination. See our feature about the Ridin' & Rhymin' here, which includes stills from the film and more about Georgie Sicking.
Ridin' & Rhymin' is available for $20.00, plus $3.95 for shipping and handling from:
Far Away Films, LLC
1148 SE 50th Ave.
Portland, OR 97215
(503) 295-6832(*specify DVD or VHS format when ordering).
Spurrin' the Words, the Montana 4-H Cowboy Poetry Project edited by Kirk Astroth, includesa youth guide and an accompanying leader's guide, each with a CD with 13 tracks of classic and contemporary poetry recited by and commented upon by Mike Logan, Gwen Petersen, and Paul Zarzyski. We've written that the project ""... belongs in every Cowboy Poetry library. Whether you work with kids, write poetry, or are a fan of Cowboy Poetry, you'll come away with valuable information from this excellent resource."
The project received the prestigious American Folklore Society's Dorothy Howard Folklore and Education Prize, bestowed on works that encourage the study and use of folklore in education.
Read more in our feature here.
You can preview the youth guide on the Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development web site.
Either book (both the Leader's Guide and Youth Guide include the CD) is available for just $10 postpaid from:
Montana 4-H Center for Youth Development
MSU
210 Taylor Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717
What Ever It Takes by DW Groethe includes his 18 tracks of his songs and poems. All are his original compositions, and "original" is nearly dangerous in his hands. What Ever It Takes encompasses his usual sweet-to-strange range, with plenty of surprising, satisfying, solid entertainment on the generous 18 tracks. A hard-working ranch hand, DW is also one of today's true standout poetry and Western music talents. In 2005, he was invited to the Library of Congress, performed at the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage, and was invited to the National Folk Festival. His book, West River Waltz, is due out at the end of December, 2005.
See more about DW Groethe here and read our review here.
What Ever It Takes is available for $15 postpaid from:
D. W. Groethe
PO Box 144
Bainville, MT 59212
Of Horses and Men by Jay Snider includes 15 tracks of his original poetry. Jay has earned praise from all quarters, including top poet Pat Richardson, who says, "Jay Snider is the real deal. He seems to have it all: the ability to write good poems, he knows what cowboying is all about, and can recite it with the best of them. If you find a cowboy better at any of those three, I'd like to meet him.” Jay, who has appeared at gatherings across the country, was a top winner at the Cowboy Poetry Rodeo for two years running, and has been invited to the 2006 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko (January 28-February 4, 2006).
Read more about Jay and some of his poetry here and at his web site.
Of Horses and Men is available for $19 postpaid from:
Jay Snider
Route 1, Box 167
Cyril, Oklahoma 73029
From My Window and other poems by AWA Female Poet of the Year Yvonne Hollenbeck contains 65 new poems -- including the wildly popular "What Would Martha Do?"-- together with pioneer stories, vintage photos, poetry about quilts and quilters, and holiday poetry.
Among those with early praise for the book are Red Steagall (2006 Texas State Poet Laureate), who has written, in part, "The ability to project life scenes through poetry is a very special and rewarding gift...the window she paints poetic scenes through is very clear and easy for all of us to see ...She is truly a special gift to mankind. Take the time to read her poetry and enjoy ranch life as she sees it "from her window."; and Pat Richardson, who comments, in part, "...People like Yvonne and Baxter Black have a gift that can't be learned. It's the ability to "connect" with people, and it doesn't matter if they've never been close to a cow, or raised with them ...It's the real gristle and bone of real ranch life from the mind of a great poet."
Read more about Yvonne Hollenbeck, some poetry selections, and see a list of the poems included in From My Window and other poems here.
From My Window and other poems is available for $15 postpaid from:
Yvonne Hollenbeck
30549 291st Street
Clearfield, South Dakota 57580
605/557-3559
www.YvonneHollenbeck.com.
Good Medicine: Humorous Stories and Poems from COWBOY MAGAZINE, edited by Darrell Arnold with a foreword by Baxter Black, is a fun-filled anthology of "the lighter side of ranching life," featuring stories, poems, numerous illustrations and cartoons that have appeared in COWBOY MAGAZINE.
Poets in Good Medicine include Mike Logan, D.W. Groethe, Larry McWhorter, Darrell Arnold, Doug Baker, Ken Romriell, and Colen H. Sweeten, Jr..
There are stories by Frank Jordan, Robert Dennis, Chuck Cusimano, Robert M. Miller, Sally Harper Bates, Eugene C. Vories, Ken Romriell, Sam Dawson, Shirley Weaver, Rolf M. Flake, Red Wolverton, Noel Fell, Willard Hollopeter, Jimbo Brewer, Lou Udall, 'Mad' Jack Hanks, Landon W. Lamb, Billy Krieg, Robert Mitchell King, Tom Bryant, Ben Nichols, Jr., Barbara Bockelman, John Metts, Oly Hermitt, Roger Allgeier, Mackey Hedges, and Gary Dunshee.
Artists and cartoonists include 'Mad' Jack Hanks, Bonnie Shields, Walt LaRue, Justin Wells, D. L. Frazier, A-10 Etcheverry, and Robert M. Miller.Good Medicine: Humorous Stories and Poems from COWBOY MAGAZINE is available from COWBOY MAGAZINE for $15 from:
COWBOY MAGAZINE
P.O. Box 126
La Veta, CO 81055
719-742-5250
Cowboys and Buckaroos, by Tim O'Byrne, is described by Western Horseman, its publisher: "A modern-day definitive guide to help improve your cowboy skills and preserve the time-honored traditions of this North American icon. Explains in great detail the working lifestyle and trade secrets in a way that appeals to everyone."
It may be summed up best by Beals Cowboy Buckles, as being about "...what real cowboys do and how they do it...."Stay tuned for our feature on this excellent book.
Cowboys and Buckaroos is available for $21.95 from:
Western Horseman
Beals Cowboy Bucklesand other booksellers
LIVE! at the Tractor from Wylie and the Wild West, the great band that plays like they invented fun, includes 16 "songs of pure Wild West" that will leave your CD player smokin'. Recorded live at the Tractor Tavern in Seattle, the band also has a DVD of the event, which includes band interviews, Wylie at the ranch, 10 Music videos from the past... and more.
Read more about Wylie and the Wild West here and at the Wylie and the Wild West web site.
The LIVE! at the Tractor CD and DVD are available for $15 each plus postage, or order both for $25 plus postage from:
Two Medicine Music
24502 SR 127
LaCrosse, WA 99143
(509) 549-3684
The CD's 15 tracks include Joel Nelson's modern classic, "The Men Who Ride No More"; "Shadow on the Cutbank"; "Sundown in the Cow Camp"; "The Final Run on the Deadwood Stage"; his signature recitation of Buck Ramsey's "Anthem"; Rod McQueary's "For Life"; and other selections, with background guitar and harmonica music by Lew and Gail Steiger (Gail Steiger produced the CD).
The Breaker in the Pen is available for $18.50 postpaid from:
Joel Nelson
PO Box 1021
Alpine, TX 79831
Cowboy
Poetry, Classic Poems & Prose by Badger Clark, edited by
Greg Scott, is a comprehensive collection of the works of Badger Clark. The book includes all of Badger Clark's
short stories; poetry selections, including more than two dozen previously
unpublished or long out-of-print poems; essays; letters; and
photos.
See our feature here.
Cowboy Poetry, Classic Poems & Prose by Badger Clark is is available for $29.95 plus shipping from:
Cowboy Miner Productions
PO Box 9674
Phoenix, Arizona, 85068
602 569-6063
Cowboy Forever, by Gary and Jean Prescott, is a two-disc collection of some of their best work. Jean has been awarded top honors by the Western Music Association and the Academy of Western Artists, and in 2005, Jean and Gary's song, "Fair Blows the Wind," won the AWA Will Rogers Award for the Best Western Song.
See more about Jean here and at her web site.
Cowboy Forever is available for $24.95 from:
Prescott Music
P.O. Box 194
Ovalo, TX 79541
(325) 583-2553and from SilverCreekMusic.com
Good for What Ails You, by Doris Daley was recorded live in concert in September, 2005. It contains "Answering Machine," "Bones," "Bless these Hands," "My Perfume," "End Times," "Dear Charlie," "Skunk in the Bunkhouse," and many more poems and a few musical surprises
Read more about Doris Daley and some of her poetry here and visit her web site
Good for What Ails You is available for $20.00 (Canada) $18.00 (US) plus postage from:
Box 4427, Station C
Calgary, AB Canada
T2T 5N2
Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering with various artists, delivers up a banquet of enjoyment, a many-course celebration of poetry, music, and stories, from Allen to Zarzyski, in 40 tracks that alternate music and poetry. Recorded live at the Western Folklife Center's 20th Annual National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 2004, the collection gives a real sense of the breadth and quality of talent that is characteristic of the place "where it all began."
Read our review here.You can order the 2-CD set for $25 plus postage from Western Jubilee (www.WesternJubilee.com), the Western Folklife Center (www.westernfolklife.org) SilvercreekMusic.com, Amazon, and other outlets.
Shootin' the Breeze by Ken Overcast--rancher, writer, cowboy singer, and host of radio's popular The Cowboy Show-- is a book of stories, as described at Ken Overcast's web site, "The vast majority of these little short stories are true.. at least they were sort of true when they happened..." The book has been received with enthusiasm from many, including Darrell Arnold, editor and publisher of Cowboy Magazine: "...If you like laughin’ at cowboys, and I can't think of anybody who doesn’t, you’ll love Ken's new book. Don’t pass it up."
Read more here at the BAR-D, where we have some selections of Ken's stories, and at Ken Overcast's web site.
Shootin' the Breeze is available for $16.95 plus postage from:
Bear Valley Press
PO Box 1542
Chinook, MT 59523
Cowboy Rhythm, by the enormously popular Horse Crazy band (Lauralee Northcott, Emele Clothier, and Nadine Van Hees) has 13 tracks of songs by Patsy Montana, Chuck Pyle, Devon Dawson, Jack Thorp, Gene Autry, Dave Stamey, and others.
See the track list here, and visit their web site for additional details.
Cowboy Rhythm, is available for $15 plus postage from:
A Pair of Aces by Chris Isaacs' honors the memory and celebrates the talents of his friends, Cowboy Poetry greats Sunny Hancock and Larry McWhorter. Accompanied by Rich O'Brien's exceptional background tunes, the CD features Hancock and McWhorter favorites, along with an interesting few selections of lesser known poems.
Included are Hancock's "The Bear Tale," "Doggerel, Plain and Simple," "The High Steppin' Kind," "The Horse Trade," "Change on the Range," "The Difference," and "Ode to My Lady, My Wife"; and McWhorter's "Advice to the Traveler," "The Retirement of Ashtola," "Gate Session," "He Rode for the Brand," "The Red Cow," "The Real Thing," and "Open Gate."
Aside from the considerable entertainment value, there is much to be learned from these sorely-missed masters and Chris Isaacs captures that wisdom in his recitations. Our review is here. There's additional information on Chris Isaac's page here at the BAR-D.
A Pair of Aces is available for $17.95 postpaid from:
Chris Isaacs
502 N Harless
Eagar AZ 85925
Beneath a Western Sky by Linda Kirkpatrick includes poetry and music. She describes the CD: "Each poem, song and background music has a special meaning to me. My partner in Sunset Serenade, Frank Roberts, added his special touch with the songs, the background music and sound effects. Our other partner, Joe Wells, recited the classic poem, 'Bruin Wooin',' that I always enjoy hearing. The music from 'Lonesome Dove,' my favorite movie, backs my poem, 'Cupful of Mem'ries.' 'Old Yellow Slicker,' written by Debra C. Hill, and 'Rosie's Eagle,' written by J. W. Beeson, are two of my favorite contemporary poems, destined to be classics. The poem written by my great, great, great, great grandfather Ambrose Smith, 'Neighbor Thompson,' shows the sense of humor in this old circuit rider Baptist preacher. The last poem, 'All My Trails Lead Home,' was co-written by Woody Woodruff; we tied for first place with it in the Academy of Western Artists Team Penning competition in July of 2005."
See the complete track list here and read some of the included poems.
See our review here.
Beneath a Western Sky is available for $15.50 postpaid from:
Linda Kirkpatrick
P.O. Box 128
Leakey, Texas 78873
In God's Hands includes Rod Nichols' original cowboy poetry recited by him, by Hal Swift and by John Pickul; along with music and the singing of best-loved hymns by Mislette, The Singing Cowgirl and John Pickul; with additional fiddle accompaniments by Billy Curtiss.
Read more, see some of the included poems, and see the track list here.
The CD is available for $12.99 plus postage from:
A collaboration between Virginia Bennett and Monterey, California artist Anne Burnett, Uncle Lou, a fun activity book for kids, features Virginia Bennett's cowboy-poetry-children's poem, "Uncle Lou." The book is hand-crafted and includes eleven pages of imaginative coloring images to the verses of Uncle Lou; a "barnyard" word search; a cowboy maze, and three instructional pages on cowboy knot-tying. Also included is a box of 4 Uncle Lou crayons, a pencil, and also a special cord, complete with glow-in-the-dark beads, for trying out those clever knots.
Read Virginia Bennett's poem here.
Uncle Lou is available for $13.95 postpaid from:
Anne Burnett
457 Spencer Street, Apt. 1
Monterey, CA 93940
Hey
Cowgirl, Need a Ride?, a novel
by Baxter Black, takes up with Lick and Cody, the
two rodeo cowboys from his first novel, Hey,
Cowboy, Wanna Get Lucky? The publisher describes the book, "Written
with Baxter’s rip-roaring humor and inventive language, this caper gallops
to a thunderously satisfying conclusion. Fans who enjoyed Hey, Cowboy,
Wanna Get Lucky? will relish their reunion with Lick and Cody, while new
readers will delight in this unforgettable cast of characters." The
Amazon description says, "What will bring readers back to Lick is Black's
loving, sophisticated sendup of western romances, as if Larry McMurtry were
writing Blazing Saddles II."
Read more about Baxter Black in our feature here and at his web site.
Hey Cowgirl, Need a Ride? is available for $23.95 from:
Coyote Cowboy Company
PO Box 2190
Benson, Arizona 85602
(800) 654-2550
(520) 586-1077and other booksellers
Galllows for a Gunman, a novel by Rod Miller, received praise, from Dale L. Walker, "Rod Miller is a rising star in Westerns," and others. Read more on Rod's page here, along with the publisher's introduction of the book, which includes the intriguing question, "...are some people too evil to really die?"
Rod is one of Western Horseman's most frequently-published poets, and American Cowboy has published at least 12 of his poems. Read more about Rod Miller and some of his poetry here.
Gallows for the Gunman, is featured by USA Today in their 2005 Holiday Gift Guide, in a November 30, 2005 article by Deirdre Donahue, "How to Keep Sane on the Plane".
Gallows for the Gunman is available for $5.99 plus postage from:
and other booksellers
Unbridled: The Western Horse in Fiction and Nonfiction, edited by Michael Engelhard, is an anthology of horse stories featuring prose by poets and writers Virginia Bennett, Linda Hasselstrom, Linda Hussa, Laurie Wagner Buyer, and Carolyn Dufurrena. Their stories join those of Will James, Frederick Remington, Mark Twain, Theodore Roosevelt, Zane Grey; contemporary writers Max Evans, Edward Abbey, Thomas McGuane, Gretel Ehrlich; and others.
The publisher, The Lyons Press, describes the book:
The Western horse has transcended divisions of race, culture, gender, and age to become an American icon. Without it--and the stories it inspires--the West would be impoverished. While much has been written about cowboys and the West, no other anthology exists that focuses exclusively on the animal itself.
Unbridled assembles some of the best Western horse stories ever written. The Western horse is seen and described from a variety of perspectives. These are the stories of ranchers, cowboys, soldiers, hunters, trappers, Plains Indians, vaqueros, pioneer women, and even a president. Many of them are well known; some are waiting to be discovered. The unifying sentiment is their respect for and admiration of this most remarkable animal.
Unbridled: The Western Horse in Fiction and Nonfiction is available for $22.95 plus postage from:
and other booksellers
Rhymes of the Mines, Life in the Underground, recitations by the late H. Mason Coggin of mining poems from Arizona and the West is available from Cowboy Miner Productions.
H. Mason Coggin was an expert on copper mining, gold placers, and mining history, and well known for collecting and reciting Western poetry. The CD includes 19 tracks, with poems by Robert Service, Curley Fletcher, H. Mason Coggin, and others.
Rhymes of the Mines, Life in the Underground is available for $14.95 from:
Cowboy Miner Productions
1614 E. Bell Road
Ste. 101 #33
Phoenix, AZ 85022
602 569-6063
Cowboy Magazine is a quarterly publication dedicated to promoting and preserving the lifestyle of ranchers and cowboys, "by, for, and about the working ranch cowboy."
See our feature here. Visit the Cowboy Magazine web site.
$20.00 for a 1 year U. S. subscription (4 issues)
$35.00 for a 2 year U. S. subscription (8 issues)
$50.00 for a 3 year U. S. subscription (12 issues)
is published bi-monthly, "...a bold, adventurous magazine that portrays the spirit of the West and appeals to the ever-growing number of Western enthusiasts."Visit the American Cowboy magazine web site.
$19.95 for a 1 year U.S. subscription (6 issues)
(free issue and on-line discount available)(800) 297-6933
Western Horseman is published monthly, "... one of the oldest horse magazines in the world."
Visit the Western Horseman magazine web site.
$22.00 for a 1 year U. S. subscription (12 issues)
Rope Burns is published bi-monthly, with "news from the Cowboy Entertainment and Trade Industry."
See our feature here.
$15.00 for a 1 year U. S. subscription (6 issues)
Rope Burns
P.O. Box 35
Gene Autry, OK 73436
580-389-5350
A Selection of Cowboy Christmas Books and Recordings
Christmas Waltz, Buck Ramsey
A Charlie
Creek Christmas
&
Other Wint'ry
Tales of the West, D. W. Groethe
Cowboy
Christmas Mem'ries, Red Nichols and Gene O'Quinn
Wilbur's Christmas Gift, Rodney Nelson
A Cowboy's Night Before Christmas, Waddie Mitchell
Christmas Poems, Waddie
Mitchell
Christmas Tractor, Cindy Ladage and Jane
Aumann
A Cowboy Christmas, Anne
Tempelman-Kluit (editor)
Our First Noel, Belinda Gail, Curly Musgrave, Kip Calahan, and
R.W. Hampton
The Christmas Trail, with Sons
of the San Joaquin, Rich O'Brien, Don Edwards, Waddie
Mitchell, Michael Martin Murphey, Cowboy Celtic, Peter Rowan, Kelly Willis,
and Norman Blake
Merry Christmas (from
Our Camp to Yours) by Jean Prescott, Chris Isaacs, Buck Ramsey, Sky
Shivers, and
Andy Wilkinson
Christmas in the West with Sons
of the San Joaquin, Herb Jeffries, Don Edwards, Suzy Bogguss, Waddie
Mitchell, Michael Martin Murphey, Riders in the Sky and Marty Robbins
An Ordinary Christmas, Andy Wilkinson
Cowboy Christmas,
Michael Martin Murphey
Cowboy Christmas III by Michael Martin Murphey
Acoustic Christmas Carols, Michael Martin Murphey
Christmas the Cowboy Way, by Riders in the Sky
Mostly
Poetry and Stories
This beautiful poem by one of the greatest Cowboy Poets is presented in a small hardcover book. The book is now out-of-print. Read the poem here.
Available at Amazon and The Western Folklife Center
A Charlie Creek Christmas & Other Wint'ry Tales of the West by D. W. Groethe
This book is a work of art in words and illustration, with hand-lettered poems, and black and white and hand-colored illustrations by Scott Nelson and D. W. Groethe. It includes 7 poems, including A Charlie Creek Christmas.
Available for $10 postpaid from:
D. W. Groethe
PO Box 144
Bainville, MT 59212
Cowboy Christmas Mem'ries by Rod Nichols and Gene O'Quinn
This CD of Christmas Cowboy Poetry, Cowboy Christmas Mem'ries "invites the listener to travel back to a simpler time and observe Christmas with the Cowboy as written by Rod Nichols and read by Gene O'Quinn." See our review here.
Poems included are:
Christmas Mornin' Coffee
Christmas Round the Campfire
A Cowboy Christmas Carol
Christmas at the Bunkhouse
The Storekeep's Christmas
Christmas at Miz Mary's
Christmastime in Texas
A Christmas Mem'ry
The Christmas Story
Cutter Bill's Bar
Ol' Ebb
Christmas Without Snow
Christmas at Line Camp
Rockin' Horse Cowboywith Billy Curtis on guitar and John Pickul on harmonica
A Cowboy Christmas, edited by Anne Tempelman-Kluit
A collection of stories and poetry, with poems by S. Omar Barker and others, including David Kelley; stories by Will James, Charles A. Siringo, Andy Adams, Roy Rogers and others; "Stubby Pringle's Christmas" by Jack Schaefer; recipes and much more in a 134-page softcover book.
Available at Amazon and other outlets
Wilbur's Christmas Gift, by Rodney Nelson
A touching poem in a hardcover book from two North Dakota ranchers. Written by poet Rodney Nelson with illustrations by Scott Nelson, and dedicated to "all mothers who have taught their children the importance of a gift--whether big or small, given or received."
Available for $10.00 plus
$2.50 postage from Rodney Nelson, 4905 44th St., Almont, ND 58520
701/843-8081
A Cowboy's Night Before Christmas, Waddie Mitchell
An original poem in a small hardcover book.
Available at SilverCreek Music and Books, Amazon, The Western Folklife Center, Gibbs-Smith and other sources
Christmas Poems by Waddie Mitchell
Poems from Waddie's annual Christmas cards, with Illustrations by Larry Butte..
Available at Waddie
Mitchell's Western Jubilee site, The
Western Folklife Center, Amazon,
and other sources
Christmas Tractor by Cindy Ladage and Jane Aumann
The third collaboration by Jane Aumann and Cindy Ladage, this children's book is about a "too-little" girl who wants to help get the family tractor ready for the Christmas parade.
Available at Cindy Ladage's web site
Mostly
Music
Our First Noel, Belinda Gail, Curly Musgrave, Kip Calahan, and R.W. Hampton
1. Two Step Round the Christmas Tree / Belinda Gail/Curly Musgrave
2. This Year My Christmas Wish is Mexico / Kip Calahan
3. Long Canyon Christmas / RW Hampton
4. Mary Did You Know / Belinda Gail
5. Christmas Cookies / Curly Musgrave
6. The Meaning of Christmas / Kip Calahan
7. Mary's Little Boy Child / RW Hampton
8. Till The Season Comes Round Again / Curly Musgrave
9. Cowboy Christmas Eve / Kip Calahan
10. Wrapped In Glory / Curly Musgrave/Belinda Gail
11. When My Heart Finds Christmas / RW Hampton
12. What Child is This / Belinda Gail
13. Once Upon a Christmas / Kip Calahan, Belinda Gail, RW Hampton, Curly Musgrave
14. Traditional Christmas Medley / Kip Calahan, Belinda Gail, RW Hampton, Curly Musgrave
Belinda Gail offers a Christmas Special for orders received by December 20, 2005: 1 - 4 CDs - $15.00 each postage paid;
5 or more CDs - $12.00 each postage paid; Special Fan Club Price - $10.00 each postage paid. Contact Belinda Gail, 2120 E. Harvard Ct, Visalia, CA 93292 / 559 733-0808 / cell 559 786-4872 / email: BGailSings@aol.com. Visit Belinda Gail's web site for more information.The CD is also available from RW Hampton's site and Kip Calahan's site.
The Christmas Trail from Western Jubilee
1. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear - Sons of the San Joaquin
2. Ridin' Up the Christmas Trail - Don Edwards
3. Silent Night - Rich O'Brien
4. A Cowboy's Night Before Christmas - Waddie Mitchell
5. O Little Town of Bethlehem - Cowboy Celtic
6. Cowboy Christmas Ball - Michael Martin Murphey
7. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer - Don Edwards and Peter Rowan
8. Here Comes Santa Claus - Rich O'Brien
9. Away In A Manger - Wylie Gustafson & Kelly Willis
10. Christmas Letter - Waddie Mitchell
11. O Holy Night - Sons of the San Joaquin
12. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - Cowboy Celtic
13. Everyday is Christmas In The West - Don Edwards with Norman BlakeAvailable for $15 plus postage from Western Jubilee
Merry Christmas (from Our Camp to Yours), Jean Prescott, Chris Isaacs, Buck Ramsey, Sky Shivers
1. A Cowboy Christmas Prayer
2. The Gift
3. Silent Night
4. Christmas Waltz
5. A Cowgirl's Christmas Wish
6. The Christmas Song 7. Luke, Chapter 2, Verses 1-19
8. Mary's Lullaby
9. White Christmas
10. The Christmas Pageant
11. We Wish You A Merry Christmas
An Ordinary Christmas, by Andy Wilkinson
A unique "celebration of death and rebirth" from a master. Read more including reviews at Andy Wilkinson's web site.
All songs written by Andy Wilkinson:
1. Ground-tied
2. When the Cottonwoods are Yellow
3. The Letting-go of Leaves
4. Both Sides of Living
5. Vin Santo
6. The Morning Side of Winter
7. Hot Coffee
8. The Day of the Christmas Ball
9. Coffee at Camp on a Christmas Eve
10, We Angels Sang to the Shepherd Boys
11. Christmas on the Palo Duro
12, Christmas Medley
13. The Prayer that Stilled the Radio
14. The Longest Night of the Year
15. An Ordinary Christmas
16. The Tumbleweed Christmas Tree
17. After the Tree is Down
18. I Am Lifted
19. Into the Spring
20. Snowin' again in Lubbock
With Barry Corbin and musicians Tina Carraway, Joe Carr, Steve Cooper, Alan Crossland, Pernie Fallon, Mark Gillespie, Rusty Hudelson, Kenny Maines, Lloyd Maines, Haillye Miller, LaTronda Moyers, Alan Munde, Cori Lynn Ross, Lesley Sawyer, Cody Seaton, George Stelluto, Jordan Walker, Lucky, and Andy Wilkinson
Available from YellowHouseMusic.com
Christmas in the West with Sons of the San Joaquin, Herb Jeffries, Don Edwards, Suzy Bogguss, Waddie Mitchell, Michael Martin Murphey, Riders in the Sky and Marty Robbins
1. Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells Medley
2. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
3. Deck The Halls
4. Everyday Is Christmas In The West
5. Silent Night
6. Jolly Old St. Nicholas/The Christmas Letter
7. Winter Wonderland
8. White Christmas
9. Away In A Manger
10, I'll Be Home For ChristmasAvailable from SilverCreek Music and Books and Don Edwards' site and The Western Folklife Center
1. Are You Going Home For Christmas?
Cowboy Christmas III by Michael Martin Murphey
2. The Old Times Christmas
3. Draggin In The Christmas Tree
4. The Kill Pen
5. Doc's Morning Star Ranch Christmas Trilogy
6. The Cowboy Christmas Prayer
7. The Night Before Cowboy Christmas
8. Riding The River STYX
Available at Michael Martin Murphey's site
Cowboy Christmas, Michael Martin Murphey
1. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day/Old Time Christmas
2. Jolly Old St. Nicholas/The Christmas Letter
3. The Creak of the Leather
4. Christmas on the Line
5. Sleigh Ride/Jingle Bells
6. The Christmas Trail
7. Merry Texas Christmas to you All
8. Ridin' Home on Christmas Eve
9. Corn, Water, and Wood
10. The Cowboy Christmas Ball
11. Polka Medley: Good King Wenceslas/Under the Double Eagle/Redwing/Golden Slippers
12. Christmas Cowboy Style
13. The Santa Claus Schottische/Up on the House Top/The Sweetheart Schottische/Oh Susannah/
Up on the House Top
14. Two-Step 'Round the Christmas Tree
15. Two Step Medley: Cotton-eyed Joe/Deck the Halls/Buffalo Gals//Soldier's Joy/The Girl I left Behind Me/
Deck the Halls
16. Log Cabin Home in the Sky
17. Waltz Medley: O Christmas Tree/Put Your Little Foot/Westfalia Waltz/Over the Waves/O Christmas Tree L
18. Pearls in the Snow
19. Good Night Ladies/Auld Lang Syne/The Christmas Dance
Available at Michael Martin Murphey's site and SilverCreek Music and Books and Amazon and other outlets
Acoustic Christmas Carols, Michael Martin Murphey
1. Home, Sweet Home
2. O Little Town Of Bethlehem
3. The First Noel
4. In The Bleak Midwinter
5. 'Twas In The Moon Of Wintertime
6. Away In A Manger
7. Joy To The World
8. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
9. We Three Kings
10. Go Tell It On The Mountain
11. Silent Night
12. What Child Is This
13. I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day
14. Home, Sweet Home (Reprise)
Available at Michael Martin Murphey's site, SilverCreek Music and Books, The Western Folklife Center , Amazon and other sources
Christmas the Cowboy Way, by Riders in the Sky
1. Corn, Water And Wood
2. Let It Snow/The Last Christmas Medley You'll Ever Need To Hear
3. The Christmas Yodel
4. Sidemeat's Christmas Ball
5. The Prairie Dog Christmas Ball
6. The Friendly Beasts
7. Virgen Maria
8. I'll Be Home For Christmas
9. An Old Fashioned Christmas Polka
10. The Twelve Days Of Cowboy Christmas
11. Just Put A Ribbon In Your Hair
12. O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Available from the Riders in the Sky site, SilverCreek Music and Books, Amazon, The Western Folklife Center, and other sources
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