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Western Music
JUNI FISHER
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by Juni Fisher
Juni Fisher’s evocative songwriting, soulful singing and dedication to Western cowboy music earned her the highest accolade of her peers in 2011, the Western Music Association’s “Entertainer of the Year” award.
DON CUSIC
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by Don Cusic
This premier historian of Country music is the editor of The Western Way Magazine, published by the Western Music Association
Eleven Stories
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Chris Wienk
Texas songster Bruce Robison makes music that slips on all soft and comfortable, like a good old flannel shirt.
CHARLIE SEEMANN
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by Charlie Seemann
The executive director of the Western Folklife Center in Elko, Nevada, which hosts the prestigious National Cowboy Poetry Gathering every January.
Between The Two
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Sandy Whiting
Where else in the world of Gospel music can one hear the phrase “there’s a hitch in my get-a-long” or be urged to get on board Salvation’s Line?
CARIN MARI
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by Cari Mari
The lead singer for Carin Mari & Pony Express, Carin Mari was featured on Michael Martin Murphey’s album Tall Grass & Cool Water. South Plains College honored her in 2011 as Female Entertainer of the Year and Outstanding Female Vocalist of the Year.
The Underdogs
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Chris Wienk
Bridging the range from Pop to Country with many stops in between, Jen Foster’s voice is clear and powerful.
PAUL ANDREW HUTTON
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by Paul Andrew Hutton
The Distinguished Professor of History at the University of New Mexico, Paul Andrew Hutton is also True West’s Historical Consultant.
Living With the Land
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Sandy Whiting
Toss another log on the campfire and relax a spell with 14 cowboy originals from Sarah Barchas.
Boot Stompin’, Guitar Pickin’ and Soul Searchin’ Western Roadhouse Country Blues
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by J. Stuart Rosebrook
From the Bucket of Blood Saloon in Virginia City, Nevada, to the Sons of Hermann Hall in Dallas, Texas, to stages at festivals like the Lincoln County Cowboy Symposium in Ruidoso, New Mexico, Western troubadours, Bluegrass pickers, Honky-Tonk singers and soul-searching Country Blues makers are still singing songs that are searing hearts and sparking spontaneous Two-steppin’ nationwide.
Moonlight and Skies
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Mark Boardman
“No message, no agenda, no nothin,’ just a little bunch of songs I’ve always liked.”
Our Favorite Western Music
- Published February 14, 2012
- Written by True West Editors
True West editors pick their favorite Western music.
Putting the Western Back in the Country
- Published January 03, 2005
- Written by Ann Terry Hill
Joni Harms can toss a 100-pound hay bale with almost the same ease she cradles her guitar.
Half Moon Bay
- Published October 25, 2011
- Written by Sandy Whiting
James Alan Shelton’s Half Moon Bay splashes a fresh coat of paint onto a colorful collection of traditional songs.
...In the Life
- Published January 03, 2005
- Written by Bill Groll
With their white-felt hats, suits and skinny ties, the members of Open Road are dressed to put Traditional Country back into Bluegrass—which they do with great energy and style.
The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family
- Published October 25, 2011
- Written by Gus Walker
Here is a star-studded testament to the undying popularity of the “First Family” of Country music.
Old Friends
- Published January 03, 2005
- Written by Sandy Whiting
Firefighter Anthony Michael James strikes his own match to the flames reaffirming what Country music should be.
A Man That Won't Bend
- Published March 01, 2007
- Written by Mark Boardman
Being an outlaw is no way to win a popularity contest.
A Tribute to Jimmy Martin "The King of Bluegrass"
- Published January 03, 2005
- Written by Bill Groll
The “Good ’N Country” style of Jimmy Martin and the Sunny Mountain Boys entertained and inspired several generations since the 1950s.
Saturday Matinee
- Published July 01, 2006
- Written by Mark Boardman
So they’re not really family—so what.
A Ballad of the West: Songs From the Epic Trilogy
- Published January 03, 2005
- Written by Corinne Brown
Bobby Bridger is a modern epic poet or bard, once referred to as the “Shakespeare of the American West.”
