High Lonesome Cowboy

1. Take Me Back To The Range

2. The Old Chisholm Trail

3. Ramblin’ Cowboy

4. Reno Blues (Philadelphia Lawyer)

5. The Old Grey Mare Came Tearing Out Of The Wilderness

6. Trail To Mexico

7. The Night Guard

8. Buddies In the Saddle

9. Goodbye Old Paint

10. Midnight On the Stormy Deep

11. I’m Going To leave Old Texas Now

Tracks:

Take Me Back to the Range
The Old Chisholm Trail
Ramblin' Cowboy
Reno Blues
The Old Grey Mare Came Tearing Our of the Wilderness
Trail to Mexico
The Night Guard
Buddies in the Saddle
Goodbye Old Paint
Midnight on the Stormy Deep
I'm Going to Leave Texas Now

Customer Reviews:

Fine western-flavored roots music.......2003-02-17

Peter Rowan and Don Edwards have been around awhile, and their grey hair shows it as they lean against the truck old as they are on their CD cover. Rowan is a bluegrass performer, and Edwards sings western songs. Together with veteran guitarists Tony Rice and Norman Blake, they have put together a wonderful collection of mostly traditional songs that sound like they've sprung straight from the high plains and Rocky Mountains of Colorado Springs, where this album was recorded.

I first learned of Rowan and Edwards hearing a song "Buddies in the Saddle" on the bluegrass channel of satellite TV (wonderful invention for music lovers otherwise stuck with urban format commercial radio -- deliver us from what's happened to C&W). Turns out "Buddies in the Saddle" is a Maybelle Carter song, about the friendship of two cowboys, one of whom is lost in a storm. Sung in harmony with an upbeat tempo and such sweet sincerity by two seasoned voices, it got me to buy the whole album, and I was not disappointed. Every song in the collection is arranged handsomely and performed with fine accoustic muscianship -- guitars, mandolin, banjo, and bass.

The songs make up a rich variety of styles, tempos, instrumentation, and voices. There is the aching ballad "The Night Guard," about a lovelorn young cowboy on the trail who is killed by a long-horned steer. In another vein is Woody Guthrie's "Reno Blues" about the fate of a Philadelphia lawyer. The traditional "Goodbye Old Paint," sung simply with two voices, guitar and banjo, evokes another era of wagon trains and dusty cattle drives. And there's a long, mellow, gently rocking version of Bill Monroe's "Midnight on the Stormy Deep."

I recommend this one to anyone with a heart for western-flavored roots music. You can't go wrong.

Bluegrass Cowboy.......2003-01-13

If you like western lyrics put to the bluegrass sound you will love this CD.

We have all come to expect a certain type of music associated with a cowboy tune and this definately is a veer from the norm.

The musicians are excellent, the arrangements great and Don and Peter sound wonderful.

When can one say.........."It's different".

I was blown away!!!.......2002-10-07

I love this Cd. Both Peter Rowan and Don Edwards are great. I would highly recommend this to anyone who appreciates really good music and lots of talent. This is very simple, old time music, so refreshing compared to what is coming out today.

unbroken and unfixed.......2002-10-01

Some of the first songs I ever heard were traditional Western ballads. I guess a taste for them was imprinted on my brain, and I'm sure they had a lot to do with my eventual discovery of folk music in general. Which is a way of saying I came to this recording with warm feeling and confident expectation. And of course, with two pros like Peter Rowan and Don Edwards in charge, with luminaries such as Norman Blake and Tony Rice backing them, how could I have been disappointed?

High Lonesome Cowboy is nothing fancy, just acoustic guitars, mandolin, and stand-up bass. The songs are mostly standards, though -- given that Rowan and Edwards aren't exactly tourists here -- still able to surprise. Rowan and Edwards find some fresh verses (out of the many hundreds, some printable, that must be out there) to "The Old Chisholm Trail." "Ramblin' Cowboy" -- a moving Western variant of the Appalachian "I've Always Been a Rambler" -- was new to me. "Goodbye, Old Paint" happily departs from the familiar text, borrowing verses from the ancient (circa 1870s) variant John Lomax collected from old-time Texas cowboy fiddler Jess Morris. Perhaps less happily, their take on the Woody Guthrie chestnut "Philadelphia Lawyer" (retitled "Reno Blues" for no clear reason) affords the song a graver reading than Guthrie meant -- unless those funereal harmonies are intended for ironic effect.

Edwards, whose vocals sometimes almost eerily echo the late Marty Robbins's, handles most of the lead singing. He proves again that he's as fine a cowboy singer as any who's put mouth to microphone. If the songs and the performances break no new ground, they're all the more appealing for that. After all, something that has lasted a century and a half, as American cowboy song has, isn't exactly broken. Rowan and Edwards know better than to fix it.

High Lonesome Cowboy
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Don Edwards-Hi lonesome cowboy

for sure

High Lonesome Cowboy
Peter Rowan and Don Edwards
Manufacturer: Dualtone Music Group
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Country | Styles | Music
General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music
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ASIN: B0002IQLIK
Release Date: 2004-07-27

Tracks:

Take Me Back To The Range
The Old Chisholm Trail
Ramblin Cowboy
Reno Blues (Philadelphia Lawyer)
The Old Grey Mare Came Tearing Out Of The Wilderness
Trail To Mexico
The Night Guard
Buddies In the Saddle
Goodbye Old Paint
Midnight On the Stormy Deep
Im Going To leave Old Texas Now

Product Description

Format: CD

Customer Reviews:

Don Edwards-Hi lonesome cowboy.......2006-08-07

For the real cowboys or just plain folks who love the old time music, this is great. As someone who grew up cattle ranching and playing bluegrass and old standards myself, I can listen to this over and over again. Great blend of mandolin,banjo, guitar and good strong vocals but not in the bluegrass way. The old time way. I can almost feel myself standing in an old dusty saloon or at a dance hall during the time period most of these songs come from. This is a must for the cowboy purist. I'd say one of the best assemblies of musicians as well; Peter Rowan,Nancy & Norman Blake,Tony Rice, Billy & Bryn Bright bring this project together very well to get the exact feel and emotions of the time. Great job!!

for sure.......2005-06-17

irresistable...infectious....quaint....you'll be humming along in no time at all...acoustic guitar padding and the stellar cast of musicians including Tony Rice make this a one of a kind must have....even the kids will love this one.

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Classic CDB
Great Charlie Daniels
GREAT SOUTHERN-COUNTRY ROCK
High Lonesome
For CDB fans

High Lonesome
The Charlie Daniels Band
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Cowboy | Country | Styles | Music

General | Country | Styles | Music

General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music

Country Gospel | Christian & Gospel | Styles | Music

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Saddle Tramp
Nightrider
Fire on the Mountain
Homesick Heroes
Renegade

ASIN: B000002583
Release Date: 1991-09-03

Tracks:

Billy The Kid
Carolina
High Lonesome
Running With The Crowd
Right Now Tennessee Blues
Roll Mississippi
Slow Song
Tennessee
Turned My Head Around

Customer Reviews:

Classic CDB.......2007-02-01

No filler, no weak tracks - a classic that bridges that gap between country and southern rock. While all of Charlie's albums contain at least one or two great songs, he hasn't yet managed to match this album's depth. The two slow songs ("High Lonesome" and "Slow Song") are very evocative, and Roll Mississippi is rollicking. This is the album that turned me on to the CDB and I have to admit I was disappointed the other albums didn't sound this good. That's not a comment on the quality of his other work, though; it's high praise for High Lonesome. If you're a fan of Skynyrd, the Allmans or the Outlaws, you need this in your collection.

Great Charlie Daniels.......2003-11-29

HIGH LONESOME is a great Charlie Daniels album. It has several great songs. If you like his later work (e.g. MILLION MILE REFLECTIONS) or FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN, you'll like HIGH LONESOME.

GREAT SOUTHERN-COUNTRY ROCK.......2003-08-20

This album isn extremely underated. This album is chocked full of great southern/country rock songs with some fine picking. If you enjoy southern rock guitar playing do not hesitate to pick up this album. In addition you might want to pick up other CDB classics such as Fire on the Mountain, Nightrider, and Saddle tramp, which came before the band went commercial.

High Lonesome.......2003-08-20

High Lonesome came soon after Saddle Tramp, one of Daniel's best albums, and the Charlie Daniels Band continues to bring southern rock, bluegrass, country, and blues into a big mix. The album only lacks in the fact that it produced no major hits, though "Billy the Kid" and "Carolina I Remember You", a story of Daniel's home, could have been. The band focuses on their jamming skills on this album, with Daniels himself playing intense solos. Guitarist Tom Crain takes the lead vocals on "Tennessee", and this all together seems to focus as much on the band as it does on Daniels. Tunes like "High Lonesome", "Right Now Tennessee Blues", and "Roll Mississippi", though not hits, make High Lonesome a highlight in Charlie Daniel's career.

For CDB fans.......1998-12-15

This is very good Charlie Daniels Album but it has some weak spots that only big fans can enjoy. The best cut on the album is Billy the KID. High Lonesome is another favorite of mine. Carolina is a type of song Charlie fans know well were he tells the listener why he loves his home. The LP had a differant track line and side A was the best side of a CDB record and side B contained the weaknesses. CDB fans will like this album and appreciate the effort in finding it.

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