Nancy is fresh back from the Western Music Association's convention and award show with a big stack of great music and favorable impressions.
On today's program, hear poems from top Cowboy Poets whose work has been nominated for the 2017 Best Cowboy Poetry CD award. Their poems are authentic, poignant, heartwarming, funny and NOTHING like the stuff you read in High School!
Imagine sitting back with a steaming cup of coffee and the scent of cinnamon and warm donuts while you enjoy this baker's dozen (more or less) of western tunes.
Western Music Association 2017 Award Nominees. The WMA awards are like the Grammys, but for Western music. On this episode, Nancy will play songs from musicians who have been nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year and Traditional Western Music Album.
Route 66 is known as America's Mother Road. As one of the first highways, it was the gateway to the west. Dust Bowl migrants of Texas and Oklahoma in the 1930s and easterners in the 1940s relied on the road to take them to new lives in the west. In the 1950s, the highway was packed with station wagons of vacationing families headed for California. Route 66 is a symbol of American freedom, opportunity, adventure and the promise of the open road. This week's program features western songs about Route 66, towns along the route, the call of the road and the travel spirit.
On today's program we'll be bringing to you a mix of music and poetry from Trinity Seely, Asleep at the Wheel, Ian Tyson, Dave Stamey, Marleen Bussma and more. Settle in for a roundup of real music that's easy on the ears and soothing to the soul.
Today's episode of Cowboy Tracks is called "Western Skies" and will offer a satisfying panoply of entertainment: western swing, cowboy music, western blues, americana western and cowboy poetry. There's something for everyone! Tune in for the September 15, 2017 program of delights!
Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1883-1913) had a massive influence on how the world perceived the West. On the 9/8/17 episode of Cowboy Tracks, Nancy will look at what the Wild West Show was all about and play music from and about the Show. Don't miss this one!
Join Nancy for this episode of Cowboy Tracks with her special Western Blend; a rich and aromatic brew of western music and poetry.
Cowboy/western music and poetry CDs come to Nancy via the mail at the KDRT radio station. The CDs are sent in by artists or their representatives and Nancy says there are always trreasures to be discovered and enjoyed. The August 25th, 2017 episode of Cowboy Tracks will feature these gems from the mailbox.