CD Details
- Released: January 25, 2005
- Label: Philo Records
Entertainment Reviews:
Audio Magazine (12/92, p.154) - "...an acoustic album of cowboy ballads that bear an unerring ring of truth and sincerity...a rich and honest album..."
Tracks:
- 1.Llano Estacado, El
- 2.A Bad Half Hour
- 3.The Basque
- 4.Claude Dallas
- 5.Navajo Rug
- 6.Indian Cowboy
- 7.Gallo del Cielo
- 8.Rayburn Crane
- 9.Sonora's Death Row
- 10.Zane Grey
- 11.Roanie
Product Description:
Personnel: Tom Russell (vocals, guitar); Ian Tyson (vocals); Andrew Hardin (guitars, tiple, percussion, background vocals); Fats Kaplin (dobro, accordion, tin whistle); Hank Bones (acoustic bass).
Recorded at Hank Bones Studios, Brooklyn, New York in March 1991. Includes liner notes by Tom Russell.
Composer: Ian Tyson.
Adapter: Tom Russell.
Personnel: Tom Russell (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar); Ian Tyson (vocals); Andrew Hardin (guitar, acoustic guitar, tiple, timpani, percussion, background vocals); Fats Kaplin (dobro, tin whistle, accordion); Karl Fats Kaplin (dobro, accordion).
Liner Note Author: Tom Russell.
Recording information: Bones Tones Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
Photographer: David Gahr.
Fans of folksinger Tom Russell won't be surprised to learn that his father was an Iowa horse trader or that his brother is a rancher and cattle supplier; all of his albums leave little doubt that he has the cowboy spirit in his blood. This particular album leaves less doubt than most, though, since Russell focuses exclusively here on his favorite cowboy songs. His warm, evocative voice is in fine form throughout the all-acoustic collection of originals, covers, and adaptations, and the 11 tracks are just about all winners. Highlights include "Zane Grey," a song about a horse that Russell first recorded in the mid-'70s with then-partner Patricia Hardin; "Gallo del Cielo" and "Navajo Rug," both duets with Canadian folkie Ian Tyson; and "Claude Dallas," a tale of a real-life modern-day outlaw who shot two game wardens in Nevada in 1981. ~ Jeff Burger
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