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Topic: Name that cowboy/folkie |
Jon Light (deceased)
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 11:27 am |
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| Was listening to Mountain Stage on the car radio and there was a folkish trio, two acoustic guits and bass guitar with really good songs, really good singing, goods guitar picking and arrangements. Audience was loving it. Horse thievery seemed like the theme of more than one song. I kept thinking 'Tom Russell' but I knew it wasn't him. Man, I KNOW that voice! Who is it?! Finally the announcer: Ian Tyson. Sounding good, man. |
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Cody Campbell
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Nashville, Tennessee
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 12:05 pm
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I never really heard any stuff from him. (Only 'four strong winds'). Though I don't know the original, I liked Tony Rice's treatment of 'Summer Wages', with JD Crowe.
[Totally off the subject, but I really like John Hartford's 'live from Mountain Stage' CD, with just a bassist and mike compton on mandolin. Some great tunes]. |
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Bobby Lee
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Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 12:07 pm
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 12:27 pm
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| Yep. And a handful of other well covered songs. |
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Les Anderson
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The Great White North
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Posted 7 Oct 2005 2:41 pm
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Ian Tyson has been around for more than forty years in Canada. He is a legend in this neck of the woods and still sings to sell out audiences. Some of his more memorable hits were Four Strong Winds; Someday Soon; Summer Wages; You Were On My Mind.
Most can make the connection with Ian Tyson when he and his wife were a recording team known as “Ian & Sylvia”. They had eight hits before they called it quits.
Some of Ian’s songs were recorded by, Neil Young, Marty Robins, Judy Collins, Suzy Bogguss, Gordon Lightfoot, Bobby Bare and Ramblin’ Jack Elliott.
Hope this helps.
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(I am not right all of the time but I sure like to think I am!)
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Mark Eaton
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Sonoma County in The Great State Of Northern California
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Posted 9 Oct 2005 11:27 pm
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Steel guitar content:
Buddy Cage played pedal steel for Ian & Sylvia.
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Mark
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Steve Hinson
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Hendersonville Tn USA
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Dana Duplan
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Ramona, CA
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Posted 10 Oct 2005 4:15 am
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'Ol Eon is well respected and at the top in the Cowboy Music world. He's released several "Cowboy Culture" CD's, and tours regularly, playing primarily cowboy poetry and music festivals. I just saw him last month (for about the 10th time), and he's still at the top of his game! Great songwriter and entertainer. And...speaking of Tom Russell, they have co-written several songs that are considered "Cowboy Classics", namely "Navajo Rug".
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Jon Light (deceased)
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 10 Oct 2005 5:03 am
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| Ian is the sort of artist who I am well aware of, know a bit about, have heard a little bit of over the years (Speckled Bird, for sure, years ago) and would say that "I know". Until called on in class. When the announcer ID'ed him I said "of course!" When I got home I put on my only Tom Russell cd--Rose of San Juaquin-- and was struck by what a kindred spirit he seems to be to Ian, something I had never noticed before. And while it is totally unnecessary to his credibility as an artist, I love the fact that he is a real-deal cowboy to boot. |
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Glenn Suchan
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 10 Oct 2005 7:36 am
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Jon,
I agree, Tom Russell and Ian Tyson are kindred spirits. In fact, they've recorded each others songs. Also, if I'm not mistaken, they co-wrote songs, too. I'll look into it and get back with the answer. (Oooops, I missed Dana's comment about "Navajo Rug".) Pete Rowan is another cowboy/folkie of the same ilk.
Incidently, IMO "Sky Above and Mud Below" by Tom is the best song ever written about horse thievery.
Keep on pickin'!
Glenn
[This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 10 October 2005 at 08:39 AM.] [This message was edited by Glenn Suchan on 10 October 2005 at 08:40 AM.] |
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Dana Duplan
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Ramona, CA
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Posted 10 Oct 2005 2:15 pm
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And they both recorded "Gallo del Cielo" The best song ever written about "Chicken Fighting". And they guest on each others albums too.
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