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Pierre Cruzatte
A Musical Journey Along the Lewis & Clark Trail
with Daniel Slosberg |
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CD $14.95
Tape $9.95
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Join renowned fiddler
Daniel Slosberg on a musical adventure along the Lewis & Clark Trail.
Journey back 200 years to hear melodies, dance tunes and work songs of the
era played on period instruments. You'll feel like you've made camp with
Pierre Cruzatte himself, the main boatman and fiddler with the Lewis and
Clark Expedition.
Includes La bastringue, V’la bon vent ,
Fisher’s Hornpipe,
Shenandoah, Soldier’s Joy, Jigs: Irish Washerwoman/ St. Patrick’s Day in
the Morning/ Top of Cork Road, Over the Hills & Far Away, Haste to the
Wedding, J’entends le Moulin, Amazing Grace, Breakin’
Up Christmas, O Come All Ye Faithful, Red River Jig, Yankee Doodle,
Reels: Cuckoo’s Nest/ Flowers of Edinburgh.
45 minutes, 5 vocals, 10 instrumentals. Instruments include fiddle,
bones, spoons, Jew's harp, frame drum, fiddlesticks, tambourine, deer-hoof
rattles, feet, bodhran, bastringue, sounden horn.
"This is the most authentic Lewis &
Clark recording ever made." David Currier
"The music is very lively and entertaining;
when listening I can imagine how Cruzatte's music must have lifted the
spirits of the men on the journey." Wendy Spencer, North Dakota
Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
"I just bought your Pierre Cruzatte
CD, and it's great! Thanks for producing something so timely and musical
:-)" Connie Herbon, Music Teacher
"Pierre Cruzatte is excellent!" Spencer
Johnson, Hastings Middle School
"The rich mix of music provided the perfect
audio setting for our documentary." Charles Michael Ray, Producer,
South Dakota Public Broadcasting
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Authentic Outlaw Ballads
Wayne Erbsen
Songs of the colorful yet deadly outlaws of the 19th century.
Includes 12 vocals, 2 instrumentals, 56 minutes. The perfect companion
to the book "Outlaw Ballads, Legends and Lore."
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CD $14.95
Tape $9.95
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| "...ingenious
collection. True stories and great picking. A great combination."--Sing
Out! |
Sam Bass, Jesse James, Boston
Burglar, Wild Bill Jones, Tom Dula, Rambling Boy, Cole Younger, Bad Lee
Brown, Billy the Kid,
John Hardy, Messin' With the Law, Hangman's Reel, Tom Sherman's Barroom,
Poor Rounder.
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Outlaw Ballads, Legends and Lore
Wayne Erbsen
This Collector's Edition is packed with the ballads and legends of the
lawless men and women of the Wild West and even the South! Includes:
The
Hanging Judge Parker, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Judge
Roy Bean, Cole Younger, Sam Bass and many more! Learn Frontier
Etiquette, Outlaw Nicknames, a Cure for Snoring, Outright Insults, Frontier
Wisdom, and much more!
9 x 12, 64 pages. The perfect companion to the
recording "Authentic Outlaw Ballads."
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Book $10.95
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Songs include: Bad Lee Brown, Billy the Kid, The Boston Burglar,
Bully of the Town, Cole Younger, Darling Corey, Don't Let Your Deal Go
Down, Frankie and Johnny, The Gambler, The Hangman, The Highwayman,
Jesse James, John Hardy, Lilly of the West, Messin' With the Law, Old
Maid and the Burglar, Otto Wood the Bandit, Poor Rambler, Quantrill, The
Rambling Boy, Rose Connally, Roy Bean, Sam Bass, Stagolee, Tom Dula, Tom
Sherman's Barroom, Wild Bill Jones. |
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Cowboy Songs of the
Wild Frontier
Wayne Erbsen
Classics include: Trail to Mexico, Bury Me Not on the
Lone Prairie, Goodbye Old Paint, and many others.
13 vocals, 2 instrumentals, 52 minutes. The perfect companion to the
book "Cowboy Songs, Jokes, Lingo & Lore."
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CD $14.95
Tape $9.95
TAPES NOW ON SALE for
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fiddle playing are first rate. The band that backs him has a fine, old-timey
flavor."--Dirty Linen, March 1996 |
Trail to Mexico, Bury Me
Not on the Lone Prairie,
Goodbye Old Paint, Texas Rangers, The Old Chisholm Trail,
Doney Gal,
When the Work's All Done This Fall, Sally Goodin, Colorado Trail, Texas
Quickstep, Roving Cowboy,
Cowboy Valentine.
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Cowboy Songs, Jokes,
Lingo & Lore
Wayne Erbsen
Oozing with old-time cowboy wisdom and advice, this handy
book combines 30 classic cowboy songs of the Wild West, along with historic
photographs and drawings, cowboy insults and one-liners. Fans of the Old
West are treated to such vital information as Cowboy Poetry, Camp Cook
Rules, a Recipe for Cowboy Coffee, and 33 uses for a Neck Scarf! 5 ½ x 8
½, 64 pages. The perfect
companion to the recording "Cowboy Songs of the Wild Frontier."
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Book $5.95
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| Songs include: The Big Corral,
Bravest Cowboy, Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie, The Colorado Trail,
Cowboy Jack, The Cowboy's Dream, Cowboy Jack, Cowboy Valentine, Devil and
the Deep Blue Sea, Dony Gal, The Girl I Left Behind Me, Git Along Little
Doggies, The Gol-Darned Wheel, Goodbye Old Paint, The Hills of Mexico,
Home on the Range, I Ride an Old Paint, I'm Going to Leave Old Texas,
Night Herding Songs, The Old Chisholm Trail, The Railroad Corral, Red
River Valley, Roving Cowboy, Rye Whiskey, The Strawberry Roan, Streets of
Laredo, The Texas Rangers, The Trail to Mexico, Tying a Knot in the
Devil's Tail, When the Work's All Done This Fall, Zebra Dun "This book contains
the lyrics, melodies and guitar chords for 31 cowboy songs. The "Cowboy
Lore" side of the book is a lot of fun, especially the insults and
slang. What are 'whistle berries'? A plate of beans, of course."--Dirty
Linen, March 1996
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Songs of the Santa Fe Trail & the Far West
Mark Gardner & The Muleskinners
Portions
of this CD were featured in the PBS documentary, "The U.S.-Mexican
War, 1846-1848."
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CD $14.95
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The famous Santa Fe Trail stretches 800 miles between
Missouri and New Mexico. This recording contains documented songs and
instrumentals connected with the trail's rich history. Several of the
songs date to the Mexican War and the Gold Rush. Performed on period instruments
with historic playing styles, it captures the authentic sounds of covered
wagon days.
8 vocals, 4 instrumentals, 33 minutes."A trip to the
frontier past."--Cowboys and Indians Magazine |
Uncle Sam and Mexico,
Uncle Sam's Song to Miss Texas, California Bloomer,
Joe Bowers, Calabra Waltz, The Battle Call, Fort Dodge, Fandango,
Home! Sweet Home!, Jim Along Josie, Marcha de Los Novios, Doniphan's Expedition.
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NEW!
Fiddle Tunes of the
Lewis Clark Era
with The New Columbia
Fiddlers |
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CD $14.95
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Listen to the authentic music of Howard Marshall, Vivian Williams, Phil
Williams and John Williams as they help you to experience the
Lewis & Clark era. Although the Lewis & Clark journals did not mention
specific tunes, the New Columbia Fiddlers have done extensive research to
uncover many of the popular tunes of the period. On this CD these tunes
are masterfully performed in old-time style on violins, fretless and
fretted banjo, mandolin, guitar and percussion. Experience the fiddle
dance music from America's formative years!
All Instrumental.
Yankee Doodle, Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms, En
Passant par la Lorraine/Aupres de ma Blonde/Malbrough s'en va-t-en guerre,
Miss McCleod's Reel, The Country Courtship/Jefferson and Liberty, Durang's
Hornpipe,
Road to Boston, Rye Whiskey, New Rigged Ship, My Love is but a Lassie,
College Hornpipe, Rakes of Mallow, Haste to the Wedding, Devils
Dream, Old Molly Hare, Life Let Us Cherish, MacDonald's Reel/Leather
Britches, Sir Roger de Coverley, Ricketts Hornpipe,
Columbus Cotillion, Molly Put the Kettle On, Pop Goes the Weasel, Soldiers
Joy, The White Cockade.
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NEW!
Dance Music of the
Oregon Trail
Phil & Vivian Williams |
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CD $14.95
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At the end of a long day on the Oregon Trail, the pioneers often
played musical instruments, sang, and danced on the prairie beside the
covered wagons. Here are some of the tunes mentioned in their diaries, as
well as other popular dance tunes of the era, played in old time style on
fiddle, guitar, banjo and accordion. Phil and Vivian Williams grew up near
the end of the Trail, have known tunes and dances of the Pacific
Northwest's pioneer heritage since childhood, and are founding members of
the Washington Old Time Fiddlers Association, which was formed to
perpetuate the pioneer music of the region.
Twenty-One Instrumentals.
Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler, Buffalo
Gals/Oh Susanna, Fishers Hornpipe, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Garryowen/Irish
Washerwoman/Pop Goes the Weasel, Richmond Polka, Girl I Left Behind Me,
Sourwood Mountain, Buy a Broom, Mississippi Sawyer, Skip to my Lou/Old Dan
Tucker, Money Musk, My Love is but a Lassie, Home Sweet Home, Detroit
Schottische, Turkey in the Straw.
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NEW!
Pioneer Dance Tunes of
the Far West
Phil & Vivian Williams |
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CD $14.95
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Dancing was one of the most important recreational
activities for pioneers in the West. They danced squares, waltzes,
mazurkas, schottishes, polkas, and Virginia Reels. Here are some of the
many and diverse tunes played for dances in the Far West in the 1850’s,
1860’s, and 1870’s, performed by Phil and Vivian Williams on fiddle,
guitar, banjo, mandolin, and other instruments used in pioneer dance
bands. Nineteen Instrumentals.
Nelly Bly, Mazourka from Mr. Howard of
Vancouver Washington Territory, Rye Straw, Annie Laurie, Tassels on My
Boots, Golden Slippers, The Old Settler, Jenny Lind Polka, Captain Jinks
of the Horse Marines, Gal on a Log, Such a Gettin' Upstairs, Rory O'More,
Lauterbach Waltz, Weevilly Wheat, Rochester Schottische, Varsoviana, Opera
Reel, Home on the Range, Little Brown Jug.
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