Elko A Cowboys Gathering (2005)

Product Summary Label: Dualtone UPC: 00803020118423 Release Date: 10/21/2008 Buy.com Sku: 63940016 Item#: M7XTSE Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Baxter On Elko - Baxter Black ~ Various Artists 2. Ay Ay Ay - Rich O'Brien/Valerie O'Brien ~ Various Artists 3. Elevator Scale, The - Rodney Nelson ~ Various Artists 4. Powder River, Let 'Em Buck - Skip Gorman/The Waddie Pals ~ Various Artists 5. International Glenn (Whatever That Is) - Glenn Ohrlin ~ Various Artists 6. Drover Road To Amurlee, The - David Wilkie/Denise Withnell ~ Various Artists 7. Hooves Of The Horses, The - Randy Rieman ~ Various Artists 8. Ragtime Annie - The Hot Club Of Cowtown ~ Various Artists 9. Not Gone - Janine Haig ~ Various Artists 10. Angels Can Do No More - Andy Wilkinson ~ Various Artists 11. Doctor, Doctor - Jesse Smith ~ Various Artists 12. Geronimo's Men (45 Horses) - Jon Chandler/Butch Hause/Ernie Martinez ~ Various Artists 13. One Moment Please - John Dofflemyer ~ Various Artists 14. Plains Of St. Augustine - Jill Jones/The Lone Star Chorale ~ Various Artists 15. Bizarzyski- Mad Bard & Carpenter Savant Of Manchester, Montana- Feeds The Finicky Birds - Paul Zarzyski ~ Various Artists 16. Silver Spurs - Sons Of The San Joaquin ~ Various Artists 17. Dream Of Spotted Buffalo / Night Song Of The Crow - Henry Real Bird ~ Various Artists 18. Time It Never Rained, The - Lyn Messersmith ~ Various Artists 19. Roll On Owyhee - Brenn Hill/Gord Matthews/Gord Maxwell ~ Various Artists 20. Things Of Intrinsic Worth - Wally McRae ~ Various Artists 21. Spanish Is The Loving Tongue - Michael Martin Murphey ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 1. We Are The Poets - Virginia Bennett ~ Various Artists 2. Jerry Ambler - Ian Tyson ~ Various Artists 3. Square Head - Walt Larue ~ Various Artists 4. Cattle In The Cane - Ruthie Dornfeld/Patrick Sauber ~ Various Artists 5. Equus Caballus - Joel Nelson ~ Various Artists 6. Wild Places - Michael Fleming ~ Various Artists 7. Saying Grace Is Saying Thank You - Long John Best ~ Various Artists 8. Hooves Of The Horses - Wylie & The Wild West ~ Various Artists 9. Real Wealth - Peggy Godfrey ~ Various Artists 10. Born to Be a Cowboy - R.W. Hampton ~ Various Artists 11. Slant Of Light - J.V. Brummels ~ Various Artists 12. Big Bad Bill - Sourdough Slim ~ Various Artists 13. Full Value - Oscar Auker ~ Various Artists 14. Red River Rose - Red Steagall ~ Various Artists 15. Habitat - J.B. Allen ~ Various Artists 16. All This Way For The Short Ride - Tom Russell/Paul Zarzyski/Andrew Hardin ~ Various Artists 17. Rooster Poem - George Sicking ~ Various Artists 18. Evening Chat - Waddie Mitchell ~ Various Artists 19. Campfire Has Gone Out, The - Don Edwards ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Since the 1990s, Americans have witnessed the biggest renaissance of cowboy poetry and singing since the silver screen appearance of yodeling cowpokes in the 1930-'40s. Of course there's no one -- popularity wise -- to compare to Gene Autry or Roy Rogers, and no one has offered any of these ranch hands acting contracts. Still, Elko!, a two-disc set recorded live at the 20th anniversary of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada, represents the full flowering of contemporary cowboy music as well as marking it as an established movement. The wide array of styles within the form -- poetry, instrumental work, and songs -- is impressive. Baxter Black's "Baxter on Elko" offers a folksy history of the gathering, while Hot Club of Cowtown delivers a swinging take on "Ragtime Annie." The collection works best when cowboys and cowgirls stick to the funny stories and fun -- or at least upbeat -- songs. The pathos of Jannie Haig's "Not Gone" is a bit overwrought, while Andy Wilkinson's "Angels Can Do No More" tries, but never quite overcomes, sentimentality. One might complain that the West -- for the most part -- is still primarily a man's world, and that's true here. Overall, though, this is a fun, intriguing collection, and a good introduction to a truly American form. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr.   Technical Info Release Date : 01/25/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 1184 Label : Dualtone Music Group Inc. Number of Discs : 2 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00803020118423    Related Videos In Search of Solid Ground... Draw The Line: David Gray