Western Folklife Center Cowboy Poetry and Music Compilation CDs

Sun and Saddle Leather

Deep West Records ­ $25.00

We are pleased to offer a special 22­ track CD of songs and recitations recorded live at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada from 1985­2015, in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the publication of Charles Badger Clark's "Sun and Saddle Leather," a humble book of western verse published in 1915 that quickly became a classic and has since helped define the genre of American cowboy poetry.

Over 74 minutes of Clark's best loved works performed by:

A Cowboy's Prayer by Owen Johnson, 1985 * The Legend of Boastful Bill by Jerry Brooks, 2014 * Ridin' by Don Edwards & Waddie Mitchell, 2009 * From Town by Cain Eaton, 2000 * The Glory Trail (aka High Chin Bob) by Rod McQueary, 1995 * A Bad Half Hour by Connie Dover & Skip Gorman, 2012 * A Border Affair (aka Spanish is the Lovin' Tongue) by Denise Withnell­Cowboy Celtic, 1999 along with lesser known and rarely heard pieces:

The Free Wind by Jerry Brooks, 2006 * To Her by Barry Hertz, Joe Hertz & David Wilkie, 2014 * Horseback Men by Gail Steiger, 2013 * The Locoed Horse by Joel Nelson, 1993 * Saturday Night by Lorraine Rawls & Crystal Reeves, 2002 * Song of the Leather by Tom Pearlman, 2001 * The Piano at Red's by Gary McMahan & DW Groethe, 2013 * The Married Man by Randy Rieman, 1993 * Plains Born by Jill Jones & Lone Star Chorale, 2004 * God's Reserves by Linda M. Hasselstrom, 2001 * A Bad Half Hour by Owen Johnson, 1985 * The Long Way by Carl Sharp, 1996 * The Old Cow Man by Don Edwards, 2000 * The Rains by Jim Ross, 1994 * The Old Prospector by Jerry Brooks, 2006

CD includes a 24­page booklet that contains an essay about Charles Badger Clark written by Elaine Thatcher, as well as words to all the poems as published by Clark, 1915—1922. Celebrating 25 years of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering

Deep West Records ­ $25.00

Premiering at the 25th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, this CD is a unique double set ­ there is one CD of cowboy poetry and one CD of western music. This collection includes 50 performances ­ 25 poems and 25 songs that were recorded during a Gathering, one selection from every year.

In year order (1985­2008), the music CD contains the following songs as performed by the listed artist: Old Double Diamond by Gary McMahan; Old Paint by John Nielson; Boomer Johnson by Glenn Ohrlin; Owl's Lullaby by Clyde Halemumau "Kindy" Sproat; Bound for the Rio Grande by Sons of the San Joaquin; Spanish is the Loving Tongue by Michael Martin Murphey; Silver Lake Blues by Texas Playboys; The Campfire Has Gone Out by Don Edwards; Trail to Mexico by Buck Ramsey; Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie by R.W. Hampton; Cold & Lonely Night by Mike Beck; Rose of San Joaquin by Tom Russell; Plains Born by Lorraine Rawls; That's How the Yodel Was Born by Riders in the Sky; Wolves by Stephanie Davis; Yodeling Cowhand by Wylie & the Wild West; Romance of Western Life by Gail Steiger; Little High Plains Town by Ian Tyson; Diamond Joe by Ramblin' Jack Elliott; The Wagon Tongue by Red Steagall; Speed the Plow Medley by Quebe Sisters Band; Ding Dong Daddy from Dumas by Sourdough Slim, Whit Smith's Hot Jazz Caravan, and Dave Bourne; Big Balls in Cowtown by Johnny Gimble; Catalogue Dreams by Joni Harms.

In year order (1985­2008), the poetry CD contains the following poems as performed by the listed poet: The Old Timers by Ken Trobridge; Winter in Rock Creek by Slim Kite; Lasca by Tom Eaton; The Flying Outlaw by Waddie Mitchell; The Little Blue Roan by Ross Knox; The Pearl of Them All by Bill Gunn; True Grit by Elizabeth Ebert; Utah Carl by Ray Lashley; The Bad Half Hour by Matt Urrey; The Bronco Twister's Prayer by Yula Sue Hunting; Anthem (Grass) by Joel Nelson; To Be a Top Hand by Georgie Sicking; Purt Near by Randy Rieman; Buckinghorse Moon by Paul Zarzyski; Ballad of Yukon Jake by Sunny Hancock; Where the Ponies Come to Drink by Vess Quinlan; Purty Ain't Pardners by J.B. Allen; On a Cold Clear Calving Night by Linda Hussa; The Windmill Song by Colen Sweeten; We Are the Poets by Virginia Bennett; Death of the Last Cowhand by Linda Hasselstrom; Things of Intrinsic Worth by Wallace McRae; Hay for Horses by John Dofflemyer; Legend of Boastful Bill by Jerry Brooks. The artists represented here support the Western Folklife Center. A Cowboy Christmas

Deep West Records­ $9.95

First airing in 1995, A Cowboy Christmas has a timeless quality and is regularly broadcast on public radio stations across the country each Christmas season. Bronze medal winner at the New York International Radio Awards. The CD ­ an hour long radio documentary featuring Baxter Black, Waddie Mitchell, Gene Autry, Vincent Craig and others ­ was reissued for the 25th Anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in 2008. Produced by Mary Beth Kirchner, Hal Cannon and Taki Telonidis.

Elko! A Cowboy's Gathering

Deep West Records ­ $24.95

Our all­time best selling compilation!

All pieces were recorded live in January 2004 at the 20th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada. Enjoy all the poetry and action in this 2­disc recording featuring songs, stories, and poetry by the following artists:

J.B. Allen (Habitat), Oscar Auker (Full Value), Virginia Bennett (We are the Poets), Long John Best (Saying Grace is Saying Thank You), Baxter Black (Baxter on Elko), J.V. Brummels (Slant of Light), Jon Chandler with Butch Hause & Ernie Martinez (Geronimo's Men/45 Horses), John C. Dofflemeyer (One Moment, Please!), Ruthie Dornfield with Patrick Sauber (Cattle in the Cane), Don Edwards (The Campfire Has Gone Out), Michael Fleming (Wild Places), Peggy Godfrey (Real Wealth), Skip Gorman and the Waddie Pals (Powder River, Let'Er Buck), Janine Haig (Not Gone), R. W. Hampton (Born to be a Cowboy), Brenn Hill with Gord Matthews & Gord Maxwell (Roll on Owyhee), Hot Club of Cowtown (Ragtime Annie), Jill Jones and the Lone Star Chorale (Plains of St. Augustine), Walt LaRue (Square­Head), Lyn Messersmith (The Time it Never Rained), Wally McRae (Things of Intrinsic Worth), Waddie Mitchell (Evening Chat), Michael Martin Murphey and the American Buckaroo Orchestra (Spanish is the Loving Tongue), Joel Nelson (Equus Caballus), Rodney Nelson (The Elevator Scale), Rich and Valerie O'Brien (Ay Ay Ay), Glenn Ohrlin (International Glenn, Whatever That Is), Henry Real Bird (I Dream of Spotted Buffalo/Night Song of the Crow), Randy Rieman (The Hooves of the Horses), Tom Russell with Andrew Hardin and Paul Zarzyski (All This Way for the Short Ride), Georgie Sicking (Rooster Poem), Sons of the San Joaquin (Silver Spurs), Jesse Smith (Doctor, Doctor), Sourdough Slim (Big Bad Bill), Red Steagall (Red River Rose), Ian Tyson with Gord Maxwell and Gord Matthews (Jerry Ambler), David Wilkie and Denise Withnell (The Drover Road to Amulree), Andy Wilkinson (Angles Can Do No More), Wylie and the Wild West (Hooves of the Horses), and Paul Zarzyski (Bizarsyski­Mad Bard Carpenter Savant of Manchester, Montana­ Feeds the Finicky Birds).