Join Nancy around the campfire to hear authentic Western roots music and cowboy poetry. Something deep in your soul will resonate to stories from the early wranglers, Mexican vaqueros, Old West adventurers, Silver Screen buckaroos, Western Swing bands, contemporary real cowboys, and all who appreciate wide open spaces, freedom, and the western lifestyle.
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“Freshly Baked."I'm calling today's program "Freshly Baked" because you'll be hearing the freshest western CD releases, just HOT out of the oven! Prepare for the satisfying aroma of great music. It's bread for the soul.
This August 19, 2026 episode is called "Cowboy Life" and it showcases music from these artists; Dave Stamey, Shaza Leigh, Brenn Hill, Birdie Nichols, Many Strings & Co., Randy Palmer, Meghan Clarisse, John & Joanne Lowell, Carlos Washington's Steel Horse Swing, Micki Fuhrman, Kenn Lee, Aspen Black, Ian Tyson, Lauralee Northcott, Jeff Gore, the Ghost Rider Orchestra, Elmer Bernstein.
Kick off your boots and "Be Here Now" (the title of today's episode). Hear a wonderful set of western and western swing songs by: LeeLee Robert, Ramblin’ Rangers, Dinah Shore, Hot Texas Swing Band, Tim O’Brien Band, Trinity Seely, the Brazos Valley Boys, Rusted Spurs West, Rod Taylor, Jesse Veeder, Trails & Rails, Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band, Tom Hiatt, Due West with Rena Randall, Belinda Gail, Barbara Lamb, Wild West Gang.
“Wagons Ho.” Most of the pioneers that settled the west traveled by wagon. The wagon trains of Conestogas and Prairie Schooners must have been a sight to see as their white canvas tops rolled across the prairies. Today’s show is an homage to these pioneer wagons that played such an important role in American western history.
This episode, titled "Sagebrush Style" is full of so much darn pleasant, well-performed, gentle and fun western music. Rest a spell with us. On today's show you'll hear from Daron Little, Trinity Seeley, The Fall River Boys, Open Range & the Stampede Swing Band, Jon Chandler, Patty Clayton, the Farmer & Adele, Junction 5-12, Jim Jones, Tallgrass Express String Band, Lori Beth Brooke, Eddy Arnold California Cowboy Band, Hilary Garner and Sourdough Slim.
Nancy is just back from 2-1/2 days immersed in verse and song at the 30th year of the Arizona Cowboy Poetry & Music Gathering. She talks about the event and plays a sampler of music and poems by artists who performed at the Gathering. Lots of great material for you to enjoy!
This episode is called "Wide Open Sky" and features works from: Stephanie Davis, Mark Lynn Young, Rusted Spurs West, Kenn Lee, Hilary Gardner, Wylie $ the Wild West, Leelee Robert, Brenn Hill, Notable Exceptions,Gary Allegretto & Ian Espinoza, Open Range & Stampede Swing Band, Jimmy Wakely, The Dan Canyon Band, Aspen Black, the Quebe Sisters.
This episode is titled "Back in the Saddle" and includes music and poetry from Squeak Steele, Trinity Seely, the Texas Trio, Meghan Clarisse, Andy Hedges, Jesse Veeder, Larry Maurice, Patty Clayton, Doug Figgs, Gone With the West, Anderson Rose, Tallgrass Express String Band, Sid Hausman & Washtub Jerry, Barbara Nelson, 3 Trails West, Dennis Jay, Sid Hausman.
Today's episode is titled "Western Sound Collage" and showcases an assortment of western music and cowboy poetry styles. Waiting to be heard by you are works from Micki Fuhrman, Andy Hedges & Dom Flemons, Jesse Veeder, Doug Figgs, Carol Markstrom, Dan McCorison, Teresa Burleson, Brenn Hill, Aspen Black, John Lowell, Juni Fisher & Patty Clayton, Stan Lawrence, Barbara Nelson, Jim Winters, Gal Holiday & the Honky Tonk Revue, A Little Farther West.
Today's episode is called "Western Music Through the Ages" and is a brief trip through the many eras and developments of what we know as western music. Hear songs from the Western Expansion, the Gold Rush, the cattle drives and the various forms of western music in popular culture.
This episode, titled "Calling Us Back", features cowboy music and poetry from these artists: Wild West Gang, Old West Trio, Horse Crazy Cowgirl Band, Red Steagall, Mary Kaye, Ian Tyson, Rita Hosking, Doris Daley, Dave Stamey, the High Country Cowboys, Tish Hinojosa, Kristyn Harris, Wall-Eyed Moles, Michael Martin Murphey, Don Edwards, Quebe Sisters, the Trail Band, Bobby Langdon.
This special episode of the Cowboy Tracks show is about the story of the Pony Express through words and music. Artists heard on the show include: John Bergstrom, Barry Ward, the Due West Trio, John Malcolm Penn, Roy Rogers, Lorne Greene, Jeremiah Birnbaum, Carmichael & Woods, Riders in the Sky, “V” the Gypsy Cowbelle, Jimmie Driftwood, Jimmy Buffett, Pine Ridge Pony Express, Blueridge Mountain Bluegrass Band.
Todays’s episode is called “A Western State of Mind.” You’ll hear songs and cowboy poetry from Riders in the Sky, Rita Hosking, Many Strings & Co. and many more. Hopefully, this program will put you in a relaxed frame of mind as images of the west and western lifestyle roll along.
“A.K Moss, Cowboy Poet.” On today’s episode, we talk with cowboy poet Kathy Moss and listen to her evocative poems.
Today's episode is called "Western Hour Gathering" and includes contemporary and classic western music from Katie Glassman & Snapshot, the Cowboy Way, Patsy Montana,, Mike Blakely, Birdie Nichols, Richard Elloyan, Sylvia Herold, John Lowell, Jess Camilla O'Neal, Sons of the Pioneers, Prairie Moon, the Farmer & Adele, Mike Addington, Sarah Pierce, Michael Fleming, Rich O'Brien & Valerie O'Brien.
This episode is called "Where the Blacktop Ends" as we travel to where the west and the real cowboy world begin. Classic and contemporary western music and cowboy poetry are on this week's menu (as they are every week!). You can hear works from: Squeek Steele, Jim Reader, Trinity Seely, Dave Stamey, Tom Swearingen, the Farmer and Adele, Doug Figgs, the Tumbling Tumbleweeds, Tallgrass Express String Band, Ron Secoy, the Western Flyers, John Malcolm Penn, Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue, more Dave Stamey, Open Range & the Stampede Swing Band, the Carolyn Sills combo, LeeLee Robert, Sourdoug
Today's episode celebrates this year's Elko National Cowboy Poetry and Music Gathering and includes works by many of the artists performing at this year's event. The show includes: Dave Stamey, Carin Mari, Terry Nash, Jesse Veeder, Richard Elloyan, Andy Hedges & Brigid Reedy, Sam Platts, Trinity Seely, Carson R. Houser, the Sons of the Pioneers, Joni Harms, Michael Martin Murphey, Kristyn Harris, Wylie & the Wild West, R.W. Hampton, Alison Brown.
“Songs of the Cowboy.” This episode was inspired by a songbook called “Songs of the Cowboys” by Ron Middlebrook. You’ll hear traditional cowboy songs sung by performers of the past and present. Many of the songs have been voted as Top 100 Western Songs of All Time. Gold nuggets, every one! (Cover art by Eddie Young)
This episode is titled "Western Hour" and features the music of Katie Glassman & Snapshot, The Cowboy Way, Patsy Montana, Mike Blakely, Birdie Nichols, Richard Elloyan, Sylvia Herold, John Lowell, Jess Camilla O'Neal, Sons of the Pioneers, Prairie Moon, The Farmer & Adele, Mike Addington, Sarah Pierce, Michael Fleming, Rich O'Brien & Valerie O'Brien.
