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Joe Baker - Publisher October, 2008 The Backforty Bunkhouse Newsletter is sent to over 600 email subscribers periodically and is growing every day. These are DJs, artists, and fans whose interests are , Cowboy Poetry, Cowboy Heritage and Honky Tonk music genres. We solicit your comments, suggestions and ways we may better serve you. If you do not want to receive this newsletter and want to be removed from our mailing list, reply to this email by entering “UNSUBSCRIBE” in the subject box of the email.

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Cowtown Society of Western Music Hall of Fame • Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time Vol.#5 Academy of Western Artists Disc Jockey of the Year. • Blly Mata - This Is Tommy Duncan, Vol.#1 Cowtown Society of Western Music Disc Jockey of the Year • Western Swing Music Society of the Southwest Hall of Fame Kelly Spinks / Tony Douglas - His And Hers Membership Director—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Rebecca Linda Smith - American Heroes Board of Directors—Cowtown Society of Western Music • Johnny Lyon - Wynn Stewart Favorites, Vol.#1 Seattle Western Swing Music Society Hall of Fame • Hank Stone - San Antone

Editor: Howard Higgins • Cody Dodson - Drinkin’ Things Over Seattle Western Swing Music Society Hall of Fame • Jerry Webb - Red Lips And Honky Tonks • Bobby Lueders - Still Swinging In Texas Billy Mata & The Texas Tradition • Backforty Roundup - Vol.#31 This Is Tommy Duncan, Vol. #1, 2008 By Joe Baker Joe Baker's KNMB Top Western Music/Cowboy Poetry Albums This is part 1 of a trilogy: This Is Tommy Duncan. Produced by Billy Mata, Rocco Fortunato and Richard • Bob & Johnny Boatright - Lost Trails Helsley. Executive producer; Joanne Heston, recorded, • Gil Prather - Last Of The Border Cowboys mixed and mastered by Bill Green at BGM Studios in San • Flying J Wranglers - Adobe Hacienda Antonio, Texas. The announcer is disc • Bar D Roundup - Vol.#3, CCP jockey hall of famer Larry Scott. Included on this is • Yvonne Hollenbeck - Pieces Of The Past The Jim Cullum Band, a traditional jazz ensemble • Chuck Cusimano - Wind, Blow My Away featured nationally on their own weekly public radio • Jean Prescott - Whisperings Of Jesus series; Riverwalk Jazz and The Converse Judson High • Kim Blakey - Friends School Jazz Ensemble horns and reed choir under the • All American Cowboy - James Michael direction of Texas Tradition fiddler and producer Richard • Andy Nelson - Full Nelson Shoeing Helsley. Tommy Duncan photo courtesy of Glynn and Larry Duncan; from family archives. When I think back to What Folks Are Saying... the first news of Billy Mata’s Tommy Duncan concept, I became very excited. As time went by, this trilogy was Joe Baker's newsletter has proven to be an invaluable tool beginning to take shape and we at MTD Radio in when putting together my show schedules. His reviews are Ruidoso, New Mexico heard Vol. 1 for the first time, what great, and by looking at other DJ's playlists, I never miss out an honor to hear this project with our own ears is on artists who are "keepin' it real." I'm proud to be included in this terrific publication. remarkable to say the least. Mata believes Tommy Duncan was an essential ingredient to Bob Will’s, and Rowena Muldavin: All Things Country, Heartland Pubic Radio therefore, western swing’s phenomenal success. Twenty one tracks in all on Vol. 1 including Larry Scott’s western swing. But he Was more than that. Tommy Duncan introduction and interviews and Herb was, is the voice of Western Swing. Many baby boomers Remington and an epilogue by Tommy Duncan’s brother were rocked in the cradle to Bob’s music and that is why Glynn. From Basin Street Blues, Black Rider to Ten today, many people remember the songs of their era more Years, It’ll bring chills to your soul. Billy’s band, The than the pre-war recordings. So I thought it would be fitting Texas Tradition and some very special guests, modern to bring it all back and pay tribute to Tommy Duncan and recordings of Tommy Duncan’s music have been made in his many talents from the beginning and through decades of keeping with the original style and instrumentation. changes." -Billy Mata Quoting Billy Mata’s thought on “Who Is Tommy Duncan, I tip my hat to the late Tommy Duncan and to Billy Mata, the was he just a man who happened to be the lead vocalist Texas Tradition Band And everyone involved for making this in a very popular band? To the general public, he was in project a reality. To purchase this and other CD’s you can go the Shadow of , who, rightfully so, is the king of to www.billymata.com or www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com

Joe Baker’s Backforty Bunkhouse Show is broadcast on 100,000 watt KNMB, 96.7FM “New Mexico’s Bear” & 100,000 watt KWMW, 105.1FM, “Regional Radio W-105” every Saturday morning 6 am to 10 am In Ruidoso, New Mexico covering New Mexico & West Texas. Member: Western Music Broadcasters Association (WMBA). Also available ’streaming live’ 24 / 7 on the internet at W-105. Graham Lees Top 10 Songs and Albums All Things Country Top Ten CDs HWD Radio — United Kingdom (Freeze) Rowena Muldavin

Top 10 CDs 1. Miss Leslie - Between the Whiskey & The Wine 1 Dave Alexander - The Oklahoma Swing 2. Andrea Ladd - Andrea Ladd with the Nashville Project Swing Band 2 John England - Open That Gate 3. Patty Loveless - Sleepless Nights 3 Brady Bowen - In My Spare Time Vol 5 4. Leona Williams - Honorary Texan 4 - Here We Go Again 5. Billy Mata - A Tribute To My Heroes 5 Cindy Cashdoller - Slide Show 6. John England & The Western Swingers - Open 6 River Road Boys - Bluebonnet Lane That Gate 7 Way Out West - Down At The Ol’ Bar None 7. Mona McCall - Memories Love A Melody 8 Jim Reader - 1880’s Cowboys 8. Roger Wallace - Hillbilly Heights 9 Cody Dodson - Drinkin’ Things Over 9. Quebe Sisters Band - Timeless 10 RW Hampton - Oklahoma…Where The West Remains 10. Red Simpson - Ehtel's Corral

Of special note this month is a 2001 compilation from Lazy SOB Top 10 Songs Records, "More Songs Of Route 66: Roadside Attractions." David 1 Tom Morrell - If You Ain’t Lovin’ Then You Ain’t Livin’ Sanger put together 14 songs, each one being better than the next. 2 Quebe Sisters Band - Shame On You Artists include Dale Watson, Jason Roberts, Cindy Cashdollar and 3 Red Steagall/ - Bob’s Got A Swing Band In Heaven doing "Midnight In Amarillo" and . 4 - Twenty-Four Hours A Day 5 John England & Western Swingers - Old Town All Things Country email address 6 Palo Duro - Old Sallow Crossing [email protected] 7 Cornell Hurd Band - I Don’t Know Why I Love You But I Do 8 The Desperados - There’s Still A Lot Of Love In San Antone Bill McCallie’s Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show 9 Sisters Of The Silver Sage - Down In Mexico Classical 90.5 WSMC-FM Chattanooga, TN 10 Joe Paul Nichols - We’re Gonna Go Dancin’ Tonight The month of September here at WSMC Public [email protected] Radio 90.5 has been a busy one. We are getting ready for our Fall fund drive for the The Big Fred Walker Show station. Thanks to all the listeners of Cowboy WOES 91.3 FM Mid-Michigan Jubilee, we are still the #2 show on our station. “THE BIG FRED WALKER SHOW” Internet That's pretty good, considering they play Radio www.oe.k12.mi.us Wed. 4:00 to 6:00 PM classical symphony music 24/7 except for and Sat. 9:00 to 11:00/PM EST. The Gospel Sunday evening at 6 pm est. That speaks well Show is on Sunday 9:00 AM & 9:00 PM EST. of our selections each month. Speaking of that, we started off the For airplay send music to: The Big Fred Walker month with Belinda Gail and Curley Musgrave and some selections Show WOES, 2101 Cook Road, Owosso, MI from Forever West. Roly Poly, Wheels, and It's Only A River were 48867-8927 well received. Featured Mark O'Conner's fiddling teamed up with some really great players...."Fiddlin’ Around" with Johnny Gimble, Top Ten Songs: "Gold Rush" features Byron Berline and Mark, and then finally Texas 1 Kelly Spinks – California Wine Shorty, Terry Morris, and Benny Thomason round out the set fiddlin’ 2 Bill Green – Under A Neon Halo "Sally Johnson". I also threw in Mark O'Conner and Picchas 3 Chuck Cusimano – It’s Your Love Zukerman and the classic "Ashoken Farwell", which many of you 4 Cliff Douglas – Let the Red Barn Burn may remember from Ken Burn’s "Civil War" series on Public 5 The River Road Boys – Bluebonnet Lane Television. Joe Baker's compilation yielded some really good music 6 Clelia Adams – Wildflowers with Gaylynn Robinson and "Call Back My Texas Heart" and Tommy 7 Country Night – Brand New Tune Allsup with his "Raining in my Heart" and Justin Trevino and Johnny 8 Kelly Schoppa – Boots Bush and Texas on a Saturday Night scored big with our audience. 9 Rhanda Henderson – I Don’t have the Heart Academy of Western Artist Female Vocalist of the Year Carolyn 10 Ray Sanders – Another Place Another Time Martin is a staple here with "Crazy Cause I Love You" and "When Top Ten CDs: you're Smiling". She is very deserving for sure. Waddie Mitchell and 1 Bill Green – Dang These Texas Honky Tonks his poem "The Riders" along with and "The 2 Cliff Douglas – Truckin Country Strawberry Roan" made a nice match up along with "All Around 3 Kelly Spinks – Thank God For Cowboys Cowboy". Buck Page and his "Quiet Time", and "Right Place to 4 Hank Stone – San Antone Start", along with Gene Pistilli's "Above and Beyond" by In Cahoots 5 Dayna Wills – Inside Out were nice inspirational songs this month. From the radio archives 6 Country Night Live – The Right Five VOL. 1 we pulled out Buddy Emmons and Ray Pennington and 7 Keeter Stuart – The Timeless Songs of Stan Jones "S'Wonderful", "Up a Lazy River" and "Hey Won't You Ride In My 8 R.W. Hampton – Ridin’ The Dreamland Range Little Red Wagon" made the list. 9 Gaylynn Robinson – Love & Heartache Dont' forget our 15th Annual "Live" Cowboy Jubilee Radio Show" in 10 Ben Chesney – She’s My Kind Of Lady the Ackermann Auditorium at the Southern Adventist University an Top Ten Gospel Songs Sunday Nov. 23rd @ 6pm. Fletcher Bright and the Dismembered 1 Britni Hendrickson – Just A Closer Walk With Thee Tennesseans and myself along with the In Cahoots Band will be on 2 Belinda Gail – Old Rugged Cross tap for the festivities. Cactus Jack's famous "Cat Head" biscuits and 3 Dr. Jack Clarkson – Wings Of A Dove homemade pear preserves will be served at the reception to follow 4 Mike Siler – Mansion Over The Hilltop concert. 5 The Calvarymen Quartet – Road Rage That's all the news that's fit to print...... come see us if you can. 6 The Gillis Brother – The Angels Are Singing In Heaven Tonight Keep me in your prayers, cause I need the prayers and YOU need 7 John Coffey – Call On Jesus the practice! 8 Hank Stone – Where No One Stands Alone 9 Wade & Julia Mainer - I Can’t Sit Down You Can Contact Bill at: [email protected] Sundays at 6:00 pm—www.wsmc.org/webstream.html 10 Frankie Miller & Jimmy Eaves – Good Old Bible

[email protected] Poets and Red is a ribbon of paint in the sky by Margo Metegrano Brushed on by the hand of God Suggestions and submissions are welcome: CowboyPoetry.com, PO Box 330444, San Francisco, CA 94133 Orange is Indian Summer With leaves twirling gold somersaults The tuneful lilts of a fine glass harmonica, bodran, bass, and acoustic Orange is whirling in three quarter time haunt Eli Barsi’s recording of “Shades of the West (Rainbows).” When plays the harvest moon waltz There’s a certain Celtic magic in the way the tune, the tempo, the lyrics, and the voice meld. However, the images conjured are unmistakably Yellow is slickers on saddles the West. Under the irresistible spell of the artful words, it’s easy to Yellow is spuds with the roast imagine yourself as “royalty riding the range, with a kingdom of grass at Yellows a golden October sun your feet.” That butters the prairie like toast

The words were crafted by a sort of magician, Albertan poet Doris Indigo lights up the heavens Daley, celebrated for her word wizardry. The song comes from her Indigo night shrouds the trees original poem, “Rainbows.” She tells about the poem’s inspiration, “I Indigo flaps on the clothesline in spring wrote this piece one summer when I came back from a seven-day pack When Levi’s blow stiff in the breeze trip in the bush. I had been offered a tempting job in Winnipeg but my Violet is crocus and lupines week in the Rockies only intensified my love affair with Alberta. Yet I Violet tastes saskatoon sweet wasn’t living ‘out West’—I was living in Calgary and trying to figure out Violet is royalty riding the range how to make my life more rural and less urban. I wanted to write a love With a kingdom of grass at your feet poem to the places and lifestyle I loved the most, knowing that how I felt about the West would never change, no matter where I lived or what job Blue is the mist in the valley I held. ” Blue is a sapphire dome Blue is the worry and lonesome you feel Daley says she often writes a poem “the way a builder constructs a When riders are late getting home house.” In this poem, her “scaffolding” was the colors in a rainbow, “the 2x4’s, and the descriptive verses became the walls and roof.” She tells Green is the sweet smell of April that she had a forthcoming writers’ workshop in mind as she wrote, “I Green is the frost in the ground tried a little extra hard on the figures of speech in this poem… I Green is the jingle and jig in your step When beef brings a dollar a pound absolutely love to be surprised/shocked/startled by a good figure of speech in cowboy poems by other writers and I didn’t want to let the Out where the wind sweeps the prairie team down. If there’s one verse in the whole poem I’m proud of, it’s: Out where the wild eagles fly

Violet is crocus and lupines. Violet tastes saskatoon sweet. When God sends a rain to scrub the world clean A rainbow gets hung in the sky Violet is royally riding the range with a kingdom of grass at your feet.

The alliteration and the symbolism (associating the color purple with But look and you might see another royalty/the kingdom of grass) was the result of several rewrites and And you'll find yourself doubly blessed much, much serendipity during the writing process.” It's a rainbow you see with your heartstrings Painted in the shades of the west. Eli Barsi heard Doris Daley recite “Rainbows” at a Canadian cowboy festival and was immediately impressed. She says, “I was taken by the © 2005, Eli Barsi/Doris Daley, CopperStar Publishing/Fiddle DD Enterprises, Socan All rights reserved beautiful, vivid picture it painted as she rolled through her delivery… I especially did not want the music to drag down or take away from the descriptive bouncy flow …I went with a three-quarter time Celtic/ The Arizona Cowboy Symposium Western Roots sound that just seemed to lend itself naturally to the PRESERVING OUR WESTERN HERITAGE lyrics...we used acoustic guitar, bass, glass harmonica and a bodran for IN THE HEART OF COWBOY COUNTRY percussion, keeping the instrumentation sparse, which really let the BACKFORTY ROUNDUP CD song breathe.” Barsi adopted the last line of the poem for the song title COMPILATION GIVE AWAY and used it as the title of an acclaimed album as well. Joe Baker has donated a tremendous Eli Barsi, a Saskatchewan native now living in Branson, has been package of the Backforty Roundup writing songs since she was child. She says, “ I’ve always enjoyed the Compilation CD for The Arizona Cowboy time I’ve spent writing songs on my own, however, the opportunities Symposium Association to use as a I’ve had throughout the years to work with other writers has been fundraising instrument for this year’s especially rewarding and worthwhile.” Cowboy Symposium in November.

Canada has given the world countless exports, as Doris Daley tells in Many of you know the benefits of having her poem, “North of the Medicine Line”: “ I come from the land that your music on the Backforty Roundup gave you zippers/ Gingerale and Alberta clippers./ Labatts for the inside Compilation CD. Now you have a of your neck/ Raymond Burr and Alex Trebek….” opportunity to win a track on 12 consecutive issues of Joe’s Compilation plus your CD cover on one issue. Count Eli Barsi and Doris Daley as two more of Canada’s contributions to life in our Western world—right up there with zippers. The Arizona Cowboy Symposium Association will be giving this

Shades of the West package away at our Cowboy Symposium in Sonoita Az. in November. There will only be 375 tickets available @ $ 20.00 each. Out where the wind sweeps the prairie If you don’t have the winning ticket, you will have helped our friend Out where the wild eagles fly Joe support The Arizona Cowboy Symposium. You can order your When God sends a rain to scrub the world clean tickets by mailing your check or money order to: A rainbow gets hung in the sky Arizona Cowboy Symposium But look and you might see another 3505 Camino de Vista And you'll find yourself doubly blessed Tucson, AZ. 85745 It's a rainbow you see with your heartstrings Your stubs will be sent back by return mail. Painted in shades of the west.

Red is a hot iron flaming For information on any of the Arizona Ranch Hand events and Red is a cow on the prod activities contact John Payne at 520-743-9328 or tcmr@cybertrails. com Cowtown Society of Western Music Update Andy & Jim Nelson’s C.O.W. Radio By Joyce Miller 4-Week Playlist Playing Catch UP

Members and Friends of CSWM: 9/27/08, The Big One that Got Away

• Johnny Western - Ghost Riders in the There has been a change in meeting time Sky for CSWM. Meeting will be Tuesday, • Red Steagall - My America October 21, 2008 at North Oak Community • Building. Please try to attend as we need The Carter Family - Cowboy Jack • to start thinking about Swing Fest 2008 Judy Coder - Pride of the Prairie and nominating Heroes of Western Music. • Baxter Black - Elk Hunt We also need to discuss plans for any • Rich O'Brien - Old Town Taos

upcoming fundraisers or dances or other 9/20/08, Hugh McLennan Tribute events. There will be refreshments served • Eli Barsi - My Old Canadian Home so please let Joyce or Gary know if you will attend. E-mail: • R.W. Hampton - Where the West Remains [email protected] call her at work 817-556-0100 or call • Rex Allen - When the Works All Done This Fall Gary at 817-558-7580. • Robert Wagoner -My Kind of Country Hope to see you at the meeting the end of the month. • Hugh McLennan -Responsibility

Thank you • Dave Stamey - Dan was a Packer

Joyce Miller 9/13/08, The Native American Horse Influence CSWM Treasurer/Secretary • Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave - Texas Plains (Forever West) • Jill Jones and the Lonestar Chorale - Endless Sky (New Day) • Lee "Smokey" Garretson - It's Wyoming “Cowboy Bills” Top 10 Playlist • Wylie And The Wild West -Equus Caballus Top 10 Most Requested Songs… • Ken Cook - Bloodlines (Bar D Roundup) Cowboy fun in Georgia in 2008. Congrats to • Butch Falk - Banks of the Musselshell The Tumbling Tumbleweeds, WINNERS OF • Jim Jones: Someday Soon THE 2008 ACADEMY OF WESTERN 9/6/08, Things Not to Say to Non-Cowboys ARTISTS WESTERN MUSIC GROUP OF • THE YEAR AWARD. Way to go Pards! Both Ginny Mac - Til There's Not a Cow in Texas • Cowboy Bill and Wrangler Marv enjoy their Riders in the Sky - Desert Serenade music as well as the fans of the "Cowboy • Carolina Cotton -Tennessee Saturday Night Way Show". Trails & Rails continue to burn • Ian Tyson - 18 Inches of Rain up the airways here in Georgia as we • Ross Knox - The D2 Horse Wrangler (Bar D Roundup Vol. 3) continue to have many requests for their • Sisters of the Silver Sage - Some Old Rusty Spurs music. Eli Barsi continues to be a favorite as well. We continue to get “Clear Out West” Radio Show CDs from many artists and groups and we welcome them all. If you PO Box 1547, Pinedale, WY 82941 want to send us your CD, we are at:

The Cowboy Way Show Judy James’ Cowboy Jubilee Show (Freeze) 146 Hwy 139 #230 Cowboy Jubilee stations: Monroe, Georgia 30565 KSQX 89.1 FM -Springtown and Weatherford, Last month Cowboy Bill and Wrangler KMQX 88.5 FM - Mineral Wells, Marv along with the rest of the "Cowboy KEQX 89.1 -Stephenville, 93.7 FM in Granbury Traveling Band" had the honor of 93.3 in Graham. performing at several retirement Saturday mornings from 7:30 to 9:30 facilities around Atlanta. What a great Cowboy Jubilee radio, here in the North Texas reception with every cowboy song. Of area, had a busy month with many requests course these folks grew up with from our listeners. Additionally, we had many artists who sent us their cowboys. The good news is that the new projects and we always enjoy getting these and adding them to gunfights didn't scare any of that our playlist. The top recordings for the month include – generation either; they grew up with that too. Most of the kids today don't get the • Red Steagall – Born to This Land appropriate amount of either. We're • R W Hampton – Oklahoma: Where the West Remains working hard to correct that. • Dave Stamey – Wheels • The photo above is Cowboy Bill & Wrangler Marv getting ready for a Judy James – Beneath These Western Skies gunfight. • Juni Fisher – Gone for Colorado • Peggy Coleman – Ghost Chickens Our top ten playlist for October 2008 is: • Jean Prescott – Tapestry of the West 1. Old Fashion Cowboy - Pop Wagner and the Twin City Playboys • Colorado Wranglers – Cowboy Gospel Jamboree 2. The Cowboy's Missing You - Curly Musgrave • R W Hampton – Ridin’ the Dream Land Range 3. Saddle Up and Ride - Cliff Douglas • Hays County Gals and Pal – Take Me Back 4. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Tumbling Tumbleweeds • Don Edwards – Saddle Songs 5. Roundup Time in Heaven - Eli Barsi • Rich Flanders – Yonderings 6. Streets of Laredo - Curly Musgrave/Belinda Gail • Wylie & the Wild West – Hooves of the Horses 7. Ridin' Down the Canyon - Rich Flanders • Les Gilliam – Oklahoma Where the West Remains 8. On the Border - Royal Wade Kimes • Ken Overcast – Prairie Poetry 9. Ghost of Tombstone - Trails & Rails 10. Cross the Brazos at Waco - Jim Brooks If you would like your recording included in the playlist of Cowboy

Cowboy Bill Can be contacted at: [email protected] Jubilee, send it to me at Judy James, PO Box 953, Weatherford, TX 76086 www.JudyJames.com Mike’s Top 10 Picks Texas-Radio.nl, The Netherlands Songs: Eddy and Ria Veldkamp from Regio FM 1. Old Town - John England & Western Swingers Radio The Netherlands. Their show can be 2. Call Back My Heart Texas Moon - Gaylynn heard by internet radio from 2 - 4 PM every Robinson Sunday from www.regiofmradio.nl. 3. Let’s Make Music in the Country - Mary Allen- October 12th Playlist Keating 4. Texas to a T - Carolyn Martin • Tommy Garrett - Texas Our Texas 5. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen- • The Cornell Hurd Band - Smokey Keating Shadows 6. No Way, No How - Red Steagall & Larry Gatlin • Cliff Douglas - Let the Red Barn Burn 7. Bluest Cowgirl in the West - Milo & Rachel • Bill Green - It's Written All Over Her Face Mike Gross Deering • Kelly Schoppa - Boots 8. Your Love Fits Me - Lionel Wendling WVOF-FM • Mike Carr and the Lone Star Statesman - Heart Pay Attention 9. I Left the Best Part of Texas in Tennessee - Fairfield, CT • Jody Nix - Down in Mexico Swingin’ West Red Steagall 10. Blue Bonnet Waltz - Dennis Ivey ALBUM OF THE WEEK: * LOST TRAILS * Bob and Johnny Albums Boatright - Cowboy Serenade Productions—WWW. COWBOYSERENADEPRODUCTIONS.COM 1. Bluebonnet Lane - River Road Boys 2. Open That Gate - John England & Western Swingers Bob and Johnny Boatright - This Ain't The Same Old Range 3. Something Old, Nothing New - Dennis Ivey Bob and Johnny Boatright - I Wonder Where You are Tonight 4. Put a Little Texas in Your Swing - Mary Allen-Keating Bob and Johnny Boatright - Prairie Lullaby 5. In My Spare Time - Volume 5- Brady Bowen • 6. Scratchin’ the Surface - Ray Harrison Rodney Hayden - Lonely Day • 7. Still Swinging in Texas - Bobby Lueders Band Gene Watson - Texas Two-Step 8. Oklahoma Swing Project - Dave Alexander, Pat Jacobs, et al • Roger Miller - Kansas City Star 9. Here We Go Again - Red Steagall & Friends • Leona Williams - I Fall Easy 10. Drinkin’ Things Over - Cody Dodson • Keith McCoy - I'm Down and Out • Mike Gross — www.swingingwest.com Justin Trevino - Tonight She Hits the Honky Tonks Again • Joe Paul Nichols - Everytime I Close My Eyes I See Texas • Roger Wallace - From the Time I Get Up • Texas County Line Website A Must View For Country Music Lonnie Spiker - It's Me • Videos—www.TexasCountyLine.tv Rick Sousley - If I Haven't Said I Love You

The weekly television show, “Texas Contact Eddy & Ria at www.Texas-Radio.nl County Line,” may now be viewed online at any time. Each week’s episode will be LEESWING88 TOP TWELVE CDs added to the website after it is aired on Kountry Korral Magazine—Bennerstigen, Sala, Sweden

commercial television stations. All shows from the series will remain on the site for TOP TWELVE CDs viewing. 1. BOB & JOHNNY BOATRIGHT - Lost Trails

The program, which began airing in a 2. CHUCK CUSIMANO - Wind, Blow My Blues number of markets in July, 2008, features Traditional Country Music Away and Western Swing from The Lone Star State. 3. CLIFF DOUGLAS - Truckin´ Country 4. GAYLYNN ROBINSON - Love & Heartache The host of the show is Grammy-nominated actor Brad Maule, who 5. HANK STONE - San Antone played “Dr. Tony Jones” for 22 years on “General Hospital” and Ashlee 6. KELLI GRANT - Swings & Sings Simpson’s father on “Seventh Heaven.” “We feel that there are many 7. LUCKY TOMBLIN - Red Hot from Blue Rock people who would like to see genuine Country Music & Western Swing 8. MIKE BLAKELY - The Rarest of the Breed Music on television. As you know, much of what’s being aired now is 9. MILLER BROTHERS - The Miller Brothers the modern, pop and rock-flavored brand of Country Music. Texas 10. TIME JUMPERS - Jumping Time County Line is aimed at a middle-aged and older audience, but we’re 11. TOM MORRELL & BOBBY KOEFER -No Peddlers Allowed also hoping to expose this great music to younger folks who’ve not had 12. TUMBLING TUMBLEWEEDS - Tumbling Tumbleweeds the opportunity to see or hear it,” Maule said. TOP TWELVE SONGS The first episode features portions of Country Music Hall of Famer Ray 1. Call Back My Heart Texas Moon - Gaylynn Robinson Price’s 82nd Birthday Concert, which was held in Tyler, Texas. Many 2. Get Gone - Tejas Brothers other artists have been, or are scheduled to be filmed for the upcoming 3. Honky Tonk Cowboy Blues - Stardust Cowboys show, including; Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys, Gene Watson, Eddy 4. Keeper of the Flame - Gaylynn Robinson Raven, Johnny Rodriguez, Billy Joe Shaver, Darrell McCall, Tony 5. Last Wild White Buffalo - Mike Blakely Booth, Joe Stampley, Moe Bandy, Heather Myles, Glenn Lenderman, 6. Let the Red Barn Burn - Cliff Douglas Amber Digby, Justin Trevino, Frankie Miller, Leona Williams, Ron 7. Loco Choo Choo - Miller Brothers Williams, Crystal Sands and other local and regional artists. In addition, 8. Shadows on the Trail - Tumbling Tumbleweeds vintage clips from the 1960s TV Show will be featured 9. Shuffle Me Back to Texas - Ray Sanders courtesy of David McCormick, owner of The Ernest Tubb Record 10. Swing Me Back to Texas - Kelli Grant Shops. Tommie Ritter-Smith, of the Hall of Fame 11. We Go Back A Long Way - Hank Stone and Museum in Carthage, has also granted permission for 12. Yodel Sweet Molly - Jody Coder the use of footage from their annual awards show. Please send your CDs for review to Lillies Ohlsson, Bennerstigen 120, To view the program, please visit the web site www.TexasCountyLine.tv SE-733 95 SALA, SWEDEN. I have on my www.LeeSwing88.se and click “View Shows.” website an Events Calendar listing a bunch of cowboy gatherings and poetry / singing events for the rest of 2008....Lillies

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Enola Gay Mathews KSST Radio, Sulphur Springs, TX Congratulations to the

When leaves begin to fall, opportunities multiply Academy of Western Artists for people who make music! I hope your Fall is 2008 Award Winners. busy too! Besides the daily radio show, I have been performing A LOT lately, not big-paying • Disc Jockey - Major Market - Eddie Stubbs, WSM Radio, Nashville, jobs but smaller, more regular gigs, and being in TN demand is fun! I can boast an excellent guitar • Secondary Market - Joe Belinski, KFWR, Ft. Worth, TX accompanist, Kurt Bittner, who can make even a • Small Market - Bill McCallie, WSMC, Chattanooga, TN mediocre singer sound great! The KSST mail- • Radio Station KVRG-FM, Jackson, WY box has been full lately with CD's from musi- • Independent - Hillside Records, FL cians who are promoting their art. I'd like to play • - Tommy Detamore, TX catch-up on what's arrived since our last visit together. • Cowboy Poet-Male - Jay Snider, OK Will Dudley has a very real-sounding, up-close and truthful voice. He • Cowboy Poet-Female -Diane Tribitt, MN tells his musical stories in a relaxed, almost Willie-like style in "Tryin • Skinny Rowland Humor Award -Sam DeLeeuw, UT to Rope the Moon". Belinda and Curley's "Forever West" has a picture • Cowboy Poetry Album/CD - Georgie Sicking "To Be A Top Hand", of them on the front where they're writing a song in the sunny doorway WY of a barn. And they co-wrote 3 songs on the CD. Rodger Maxwell's • Western Artist - Bruce Greene, TX "Cowboy Promises" offers an entirely different sound...he wrote, ar- • Cowboy Cartoonist - Mike Scovel, NM ranged, did vocals and recorded all the cuts himself. And his talent is • Saddlemaker - Pedro Pedrini, CA forthright and real. A duo called "Katy Creek" incorporates their love • for each other into their love for music. Nancy has a folk-sounding Spurmaker/Engraver - Wilson Capron, TX • voice...and they include a couple of Les Buffham gems. I'll bet they're Braider - Mehl Lawson, CA • spellbinding in concert! Garnet Brooks Memorial Chuckwagon Award - James & Shirley Stuart, TX I saw both Rich Flanders and Eli Barsi at the AWA Awards recently... • Don King Memorial Saddlemaker Award, Jim Lathrop, NM Rich's CD had impressed me with "Yondering" because his "rich" • Will Rogers Top Hand Award - Jay Jones, Garland News voice would have been perfect on the old Western movie songs I love • Western Music-Male - Jim Jones so...and Eli brings such a joy and simple frankness to her perform- • ance in person, and on her tribute to Wilf Carter. She's feminine but Western Music-Female - Joyce Woodson • not girly! Western Music-Duo/Group - Tumbling Tumbleweeds • Western Music-Song - Rich Flanders "Blue Prairie" Now, Bob Flesher's "Banjo of the Cowboys" restores an authentic • Western Music-Album - Diamond W Wranglers "Deep In The Saddle" clawhammer banjo style and combines it with bass fiddle by Spanish • Western Music-Yodeler - Judy Coder Rose. Some are vocals, some instrumentals, some original, some hu- • Western Swing-Male - Reid Wells morous. Good hour's worth of listening. I enjoyed Barbara Nelson. As • Western Swing-Female - Carolyn Martin comfortable with holding the reins as the guitar...she selected good old • standard westerns and sings'em Dale Evans style, beautiful and sim- Western Swing-Duo/Group - Texas Gypsies • ple. Now, Tony Ogren and the twins on "Sweet Big Time" was a pleas- Western Swing-Song - Tommy Hooker "Texas In My Soul" ure to audition, and I like the humorous touch on all 5 selections. The • Western Swing-Album/CD - Quebe Sisters Band "Timeless" "Trails and Rails" foursome has 4 singers, 2 writers, and one who • Western Swing-Instrumentalist - Jim Loessberg plays several instruments on "Ghosts of Tombstone". And Pop Wag- • Pure Country-Male - Darrell McCall ner 's "Honky Tonk Ranch" has the Twin City Playboys playing the • Pure Country-Female - Amber Digby best of Yankee-style western swing, and adds a cajun accent! Very • Pure Country-Duo/Group - Lucky Tomblin Band danceable, and I'll bet his lariat-spinnin’ is pretty good too! • Pure Country- Song - Justin Trevino "When She Does Me Right"

That catches me up for now...thanks for sending me your work, and Pure Country-Album/CD - Jeff Griffith "If It Ain't One Thing, It's Another" for enriching my life and the lives of others with the music you make. www.AWA-Awards.com Enjoy your Autumn!! Enola Gay [email protected] Skeebo Norris’ KBAL Top Playlist. San Saba, TX

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Artist: Bobby Lueders' Band Woodson serves up pure Western melodies reminiscent of the Sons of Bobby Lueders is a very smooth vocalist the Pioneers (www.cmt.com/artists/az/sons_of_the_pioneers/bio.jhtml), who is, after these many years, making but the words and melodies are her own. Famous for such classics as his first Western Swing CD. Bobby has a “Tumbling Tumbleweeds” and “Cool Water,” Woodson says of the band of some of the Austin area's group founded in 1933 by Leonard Slye, better known by his stage legendary players of this wonderful genre name of Roy Rogers: “Those harmonizing voices brought the cowboy of music. On top of this Bobby is the life and landscape clearly into focus for me–so much so that I felt like I younger brother of Benny Leaders, who was in the saddle with them, and I never wanted the trail or the song to had one of the Houston area's top end.” Western Swing bands in the late 1940s To that end, Woodson wrote and recorded 11 tracks for her latest CD, If and early 50s. Therefore, it is no surprise I Hadn’t Seen the West. Aside from the title track, I think she did a that this album of 16 tunes is comprised bang-up job on “I Heard about it in a Song,” “Waddie, Get Your Boots of some awesome western swing. on,” “The Question,” and “I Don’t Want to be a Cowboy Anymore.” The album features the of Western Swing Hall of Fame Listen to sample tracks under “discography” at www.joycewoodson. member and Texas steel great, Jimmie Grabowski. Another treat is com, where you’ll also find lyrics to “If I Hadn’t Seen the West.” former Hank Thompson Brazos Valley Boys lead guitarist Ray To order If I Hadn’t Seen the West, send $17 to Joyce Woodson c/o Tesmer. Ray also plays fiddle and Don Keeling, long time Radish Records, 32158 Camino Capistrano #366, San Juan band member is the album bassist. Greg Rickard is heard playing Capistrano, CA 92675; reach her at (949) 493-4791. piano and Sherman Lindsey, drums. Aside from meeting artists at festivals and gatherings, I also meet them The album opens with a great big band swing memory Jersey Bounce at my mailbox. CD shippers and padded envelopes show up every now and then goes to the Bob Wills tune library with 's and then, bearing addresses from across the United States and . Other Wills memories revisited are , Canada. Old Fashioned Love, Rose, Tommy Duncan's Time Changes Everything and Haven Gillespie's Right or Wrong. Cindy It’s exciting to open a package and see what’s inside. I don’t take it also wrote You Don't Know Me, originally recorded by Eddy Arnold. lightly when I receive such a parcel. Whether it’s from a poet or singer, Bobby and the band borrow from Louise Massey and the Westerners author, publisher, or film maker, I understand the time, effort, and My Abode Hacienda and also go south of the border for the Kennedy/ expense that go into producing such a project. Unfortunately, space Carr composition South of the Border and Spanish Eyes on which doesn’t allow me to tell you about them all.

Bobby sounds as smooth as Al Martino on the original 1960s Rich Flanders is one of those artists whom I met down at the mailbox. recording. The Tommy Camfield/Diane Johnston masterpiece Miles His album, Yondering: Songs of the American West, arrived with of all and Miles of Texas is from and Cotton Collins things, a New York State address. An address means little to me if the gave us the Westphalia Waltz which is done instrumentally. Kansas material inside is good, and Yondering is good. City scored originally for Wilbert Harrison from the rhythm and blues world but was recorded in 1960s albums by both Leon McAuliffe and Like Woodson, Flanders (www.richflanders.com) shares an enduring Bob Wills. Six Days on the Road is from the late Dave Dudley and the fondness for the . A former Broadway performer, country music field. The final tune in the album is the beautiful Austin he too tips his hat to the group in the acknowledgments, commenting Waltz; this is simply a very appropriate way to close this very special that of the many kinds of music he’s performed, the songs on the album of standards. album are the ones he most often sings to himself. A labor of love he contemplated for years, Flanders provides fresh lead and harmony The album can be obtained from Bobby Lueders, 104 Bowstring vocals on the 16 tracks. Bend, Bastrop, TX 78602 for $15 (including postage.) The price for

international orders is $18. Songs were selected based upon their universal appeal. You’ll instantly recognize the majority of the songs celebrating the peaks and prairies. Mike Gross, WVOF-FM, Fairfield, CT Five were penned by Bob Nolan, including “Chant of the Plains” and and www.swinginwest.com “Blue Prairie.” Other cowboy/Western classics include “Blue Shadows on the Trail,” “Ridin’ down the Canyon,” “River of No Return,” and “Song Cowboy Jam Session: Western Culture News & Reviews of the Trail.” For generous track samples, head over to cdbaby.com/cd/ by Jeri L. Dobrowski richflanders and take a listen. If you like what you hear, order directly from CDBaby. Yondering sells for $16 plus $2.25 shipping. If I Hadn’t Seen the West... Aboriginal artists were the first to honor the sweeping beauty of the American West, Around the Campfire

paying homage with voice, drum, and paint. 1. 1880's Cowboy - Jim Reader Ever since, man has attempted to capture its 2. Astraddle a Saddle - Patty Clayton essence in song, on canvas, paper, and film. 3. Forever West - Curly Musgrave & Belinda As a result, Western music and art Gail encompass a range of styles as sweeping 4. Rugs, Wranglers, and Rodeos - Tom Hiatt as the geography they seek to embody. 5. How the West Was Sung - Royal Wade I count among my most memorable concert Kimes moments a brief five minutes last fall when 6. Autumn's on Its Way - Katy Creek California singer/ Joyce Woodson performed “If I Hadn’t 7. Lost Trails - Bob & Johnny Boatwright Seen the West.” Seated in the audience at the Western Music 8. The Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Tumbling Tumbleweeds Association Festival in Albuquerque, N.M., I was mesmerized by 9. Gone for Colorado - Juni Fisher Woodson’s one song during the Barn Dance. Accompanying herself 10. This Cowboy's on His Own - Jim Garling on a guitar, she sang with eloquence and heart, recounting her Marvin O'Dell—Around the Campfire affinity for the West in a rich alto voice. [email protected]

For whatever reason, our trails had not previously crossed. That was why I was in New Mexico, to get acquainted with artists I’d not heard Don’t Forget To Listen To the Backforty Bunkhouse Show Every Saturday Morning from 6 AM to 10 AM (MST) On The Internet. or met. Far from being a newcomer to the festival circuit, Woodson has performed from coast to coast–at the Buffalo Bill Just go to www.BackfortyBunkhouse.com and click on the “Listen Live to W- Historical Center in Cody, Wyo.; at the Autry Western Heritage 105” logo and it will take you directly to the show. You can also listen to Museum in Burbank, Calif.; in Nashville, Tenn.–and as an invited commercial free previous shows from the opening page of the website.

Rick Huff’s Best of the West Reviews Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium Review - Nevada Slim & Cimarron Sue: "Home Ranch Tales" by Graham Lees

Take a splash of Dude Ranch dash and a generous Over the past eight years I’ve been traveling to the scoop of Yippie-I-Yo and you come up with Nevada USA from England to visit the various festivals that Slim and Cimarron Sue! "Nevada" and "Cimarron" take place around the mid-west. Some of the are from Washington State! Those cowboys do drift, festivals I’ve taken in over the years have included don't they??! Cheyenne Frontier Days, and the wonderful western swing festivals that take place in Wichita Falls and A.k.a. Bruce and Susan Matley, the pair are Snyder each June. I’ve made many friends over seasoned state fair performers across a good chunk these years and seen some of the best western of the western U.S. Their latest CD is "Home Ranch artists and swing bands in the country. In 2004 I was invited to the Tales" featuring old favorites ("Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "Cool Water," Academy Of Western Artists Convention at and in 2007 the "When It's Nighttime In Nevada"); old old favorites ("Little Joe The Western Music Association was kind enough to extend an invitation to Wrangler," "Billy The Kid," "Goodbye, Old Paint") and old old old attend their weekend event that takes place in Albuquerque during favorites ("Danny Boy," "Green Grow The Lilacs," "Westward Bound November. I happily joined both organizations, giving me a greater Medley")! knowledge of the music and the performers involved. Some of the saga songs are performed in The Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium has eluded me over the years that mixed sung and acted style designed and with friends living in Albuquerque, I decided that 2008 would be a to get kids up on stage and involved. perfect opportunity to take in what I believe is the best festival of its kind Bruce Matley's delivery reminds me at in the USA. I first met Rope Burns editor Bobby Newton on my trip to times of early recorded art songs that the AWA in 2004 and Larry Scott who runs the LCCS (fondly known as were done in an open throated and semi- simply Ruidoso) on several occasions at The Legends Of Western operatic fashion, but he can just as Swing Festival, Wichita Falls, Texas. Hearing of my interest to take in quickly buckaroo it up with Sue (whose Ruidoso, he soon afforded me an invitation to attend, which I greatly character is rawhide cowgirl to the hilt)! appreciate. One interesting track included here is from "Nevada's" dad Wayne Matley, Each year, during the second full weekend in October, Ruidoso Downs, obviously accomplished in the singing department. It's a 1946 New Mexico plays host to the nation's finest cowboy poets, rendering of "Carry Me Back To The Lone Prairie" done with a parlor chuckwagon cooks, western artists and craftsmen for three days of recital style piano backing. events, competitions, and workshops. In 1996, the symposium was selected as the Best Cowboy Cultural Event by the National Cowboy As I always do for the record and not to be critical, I'll mention a Symposium Association. In addition, the LCCS has been named one of crediting omission. Authorship of "Bad Brahma Bull" is cited on the North America's top 100 events by the American Bus Association. jewel case notes simply as "unknown." Words and music are by Curley 2008 is the 19th Annual Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium which took Fletcher. place over October 9, 10, 11, and 12. One of the highlights of the CDs: $15 ppd payable to Nevada Slim & Cimarron Sue, Slim Chance Symposium is the world's richest chuckwagon cook-off (featured on the Records, 8780 Hart Road, Prescott, Washington 99348. The website Food Network's All American Festivals) with prizes totaling $12,000. address is www.nevadaslim.com Competitors are judged not only on their mouth-watering food, but on the authenticity of their wagons and attire.

The Symposium also features demonstrations of many different types of horse related activities including: horsemanship with Craig Cameron, mounted cowboy shooting by the Chisum Trail Shooters, roping, and blacksmithing, along with booths brimming with western arts and crafts. The Symposium also has plenty of things for kids to do including competitions of dummy roping, stick horse barrel racing, goat roping and a goat/sheep scramble. This is where all things “cowboy” are celebrated.

Thursday night kicked off the entertainment with a concert opened by the world famous Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys. The name is now owned by Texas Playboy vocalist Leon Rausch and guitarist Tommy Allsup. You’ll also find musicians of the caliber of Curley Hollingsworth, Bobby Koefer and Jimmy Young featured in the band. Devon Dawson of The Texas Trailhands also helped out on backing vocals and rhythm guitar. Great music from the band including big band numbers mixed in with the traditional western swing that they are greatly loved for.

The Quebe Sisters Band followed. Three sisters, Grace, Sophia and Hulda, ranging from mid-teens to early twenties who were recently named Group of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists and recipient of the Crescendo Award by the Western Music Association. I first met the Quebe Sisters at Red Steagall’s Cowboy Gathering in 2003, where they drew a great crowd listening to their award winning triple fiddle playing in Forth Worth Stockyards. It was not long after that Ricky Skaggs saw the girls playing and soon had them appearing on the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. Another set of wonderful music, exquisitely backed up by their mentor Joey McKenzie on rhythm guitar and Drew Phelps on stand-up bass.

Closing the night was the band many of the audience had come to see. The international acclaimed Ray Benson and Asleep At The Wheel. Hey folks, Western music disc jockey's love the Roundup for the mega AATW were in England during July, playing at our own Notts’ Americana Festival, in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Another thrilling selections of great music and poetry. You sure want to get in the saddle for the Backforty Roundup's next issue. Continued on Next Page performance with the numbers that AATW have become famous for. "Toe Tappin" Tommy Tucker The Quebe Sisters appeared in Ray Benson’s musical tribute to Bob KRLC Radio Lewiston, Idaho Wills, A Ride With Bob a few years ago and Ray quickly got the girls on Top 25 Albums stage to join him for ‘Across The Alley From The Alamo.’ 1. Myra Pearce - The Ghosts of the Around 1,300 people filled the tent on Thursday. Those that couldn’t find Yellowstone a seat, stood at the back and though the majority of the dance floor was 2. Eli Barsi - Darn Hard To Tame taken up with seating, a few dancers still found room to take a turn 3. Rex Allen Jr. - The New West around the floor. 4. Jim Reader - 1880's Cowboy 5. Hank Cramer - Open Range Friday and Saturday started off at 9.00 am. Three stages offering the 6. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - Self Titled best of western swing and cowboy music. Ray Reed Stage was in the 7. David John & Comstock Cowboys - Break main tent. Three Rivers Stage just as you entered the grandstand and It To The Cowboy The Larry McWhorter Stage at the far end. I had the greatest of 8. Katy Creek Band - Autumn's On It's Way pleasures meeting Larry at Red Steagall’s Cowboy Gathering back in 9. T.J. Casey - From Whence They Came 2005 where he was performing some of his cowboy poetry. A real nice 10. Bob & Johnny Boatwright - Lost Trails guy, but sadly passed on a few short months later. Many great bands 11. Shiloh Sharrard - Don't Make Me Go To School and singers performing…and far too many to mention!!! One of the 12. Bob Flesher & The Spanish Rose - Banjo of the Cowboys soloists I did meet was R.J. Vandygriff who had toured the UK during the 13. Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave - Forever West 1980’s and played at a country festival held in Lyme Park, Stockport 14. Susan Parker - She Rode A Wild Horse near Manchester in the North West of England and now owned by The 15. Journey West - Driftin' West National Trust. He also played the High Lane Country Music Club 16. Keeter Stuart - Ghost Riders, Searchers & Cowpokes nearby, that met every week at that time. Devon Dawson with Rich 17. Horse Crazy - Western Moon O’Brien and friends were scheduled over the weekend, as was Ginny 18. Highstrung Band - Down Our Country Road Mack with The Sidekicks. Other great bands to draw my attention were 19. Way Out West - Down on the Ol' Bar None Ruidoso’s own Flying J Wranglers, Jimmy Burson and Grammy 20. Cross Town Cowboys - Save The West nominated songwriter Luke Reed. Gill Prather was also scheduled to 21. Devon Dawson - Keepin' Your Head Above Water perform with Luke, but I heard he had called in sick!!! 22. Doris Daley - Good For What Ails You Out in the racetrack in-field there was plenty to entertain the whole 23. High Desert Band - Old Skool-A Cowboys Life family. 21 chuckwagons vied for prizes in the cook-off. Demonstrations 25. Trails & Rails - Ghosts of Tombstone of chuckwagon cooking drew good crowds as did the demonstrations of 24. Latigo - A Cowboys Life horsemanship. Friday had a large number of school children on field 25. Trails & Rails - Ghosts of Tombstone trips, listening to the music and enjoying the booths in the infield, where a few tried their skills at throwing rope hoops over a milk churn…all great Top 25 Songs 1. Jim Reader - We Got Us A Trail Drive fun!!! 2. Rex Allen Jr. - Dakota Iron Both Friday and Saturday nights concluded with a dance each with three 3. David John & Comstock Cowboys - The Duke bands on the main stage supplying the music. Friday and Saturday saw 4. Horse Crazy - My Prairie Home the Texas Playboys playing a blend of western swing and big band 5. Katy Creek Band - They've Called Me A Cowboy numbers that included a thrilling version of Glenn Miller’s ‘In The Mood’. 6. Bill Barwick - There Ain't No Quit Bobby Koefer adding a little comedy with his own version of ‘White 7. Devon Dawson - Old Bill Pickett Lightening’ and ‘Hawaiian War Chant,’ with hula-girl Lynn Anderson and 8. Myra Pearce - The Journey Bobby chasing each other around the stage. Piano pounder Floyd 9. Hank Cramer - Four Rode By Domino with his All-Stars also played both nights, creating the perfect 10. High Strung Band - Are You Washed dance music with vocals from Billy Mata along with Fort Worth songbird 11. Eli Barsi - Old Alberta Plains and accordionist Ginny Mac. Friday also had Justin Trevino and Friends 12. Tumbling Tumbleweeds - The Timber Trail with Saturday seeing Bobby Flores with his eight piece band that 13. T.J. Casey - Red River Valley included four fiddles and the lead guitarist from George Straight’s band. 14. Bob & Johnny Boatright - Ridin', Hidin' Teardrops

Three days of unbelievable music…all day and plenty in the infield to 15. Belinda Gail & Curly Musgrave - Only A River keep the whole family busy from nine in the morning until eleven at night. 16. Grace-Anne Elliot - Chime Bells On top of this the casino was open if that’s what you care for. Plus in the 17. Susan Parker - The Hooves of the Horses bar the likes of Brady Bowen & Swing Country, Curtis Potter and other 18. Ray Doyle - The Emigrant Trail bands already mentioned gave you music to listen to while you relaxed 19. Richard Elloyan - Time To Run with a drink. 20. Sourdough Slim - Barnacle Bill 21. Journey West - Woman of the Wind I had to leave early Sunday as my friends Jim Anderson (Palo Duro 22. Way Out West - Who's Your Sidekick band) and his lovely wife Ann had come over to take me back to Amarillo 23. Doris Daley - Skunk in the Bunkhouse for a few days. If so inclined…I believe there was Cowboy Church in the 24. Cross Town Cowboys - Momma I Miss You

infield and on the main stage until around eleven. 25. Latigo - Cowboy Heroes

Thanks to Larry Scott and his wife Gail for the invitation and the Comtact Tommy at [email protected] hospitality…I’m sure that I’ll be returning again to Ruidoso in the not too distant future to enjoy the delights of another weekend at the Lincoln County Symposium!!! Western Music Association Awards Show & Festival

Graham Lees (music journalist and broadcaster) The 20th Annual Western Music Association Awards Show & Festival www.grahamlees.co.uk is coming up November 19-23, 2008 at the Marriott Albuquerque (505) 881-6800 (2101 Louisiana Blvd, NE) in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Prayers For Dugg Collins & Wife Joyce Wylie And The Wild West in concert, Thursday, November 20th at 7:00pm. Free shows daily, great performances, professional Dugg has just informed us that his beautiful wife Joyce, of 45+ years, workshops and good family fun. The 20th Annual Awards Show at has been diagnosed with cancer. Dugg is a regular contributor to the 7:00pm Saturday, November 22nd. newsletter and also a retired DJ of 48 years plus one of the most talented musicians in the market today. Please extend your prayers to For ticket sales and more info you can email westerngroupie@aol.

Dugg and his wife Joyce for a speedy recovery. com, call (505) 563-0673 or visit www.westernmusic.org.

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