Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
On March 1st, 1872, President US Grant signed the law creating Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world. On yesterday’s Ramblers’ Retreat we celebrated the 140th anniversary of Yellowstone’s establishment with songs about the park and the surrounding area. Some of these songs came from a compilation put together a few years ago by the Western Folklife Center. Others I got from my friends in the Folk Alliance and the Western Music Association. The Yellowstone songs from the show are listed below. As always, the full playlist is posted.
- Chuck Pyle: “Alpha No 9″
- Barry Ward: “Sweet Wyoming Kiss”
- Growling Old Men: “Madison Brown”
- Beth McIntosh: “Blue Heron”
- Greg Keeler: “Wilderness Ranger”
- Ray Doyle: ” The Jewel”
- Trails & Rails: “Night Train Down The Yellowstone”
- Tai Shan: “Sleepy River”
Here’s a video of trout fishing on the Madison River with music by Growling Old Men.
Mia Edsall
Mia Edsall
Wednesday’s episode of Ramblers’ Retreat featured a live performance from Mia Edsall, a singer-songwriter and horse trainer from Bellevue, Idaho. She brought her guitar and her banjo and put on a great show.
There was also plenty of music from Idaho, Utah, and around the Intermountain West along with some music from the Nordic countries. As always, the full playlist is posted.
Here’s a video of Mia Edsall performing with Johnny Shoes at last fall’s Folk Alliance Region West conference.
Mia Edsall: 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Laurie Lewis
Laurie Lewis
Today’s Ramblers’ Retreat featured a celebration of Laurie Lewis‘s birthday. Lewis has twice won the IBMA award for Female Vocalist Of The Year, and was recently honored as Best Of The West by the Folk Alliance Region West.
There was also some music to remember Wade Mainer who passed away a couple of weeks ago, new music from CJ Chenier and Pharis & Jason Romero, and a whole slew of cowboy songs. The full playlist is posted.
Here is the Laurie Lewis set:
- Laurie Lewis & Her Bluegrass Pals: “Tall Pines”
- Laurie Lewis: “Who Will Watch The Home Place?” (IBMA Song Of The Year in 1994)
- Laurie Lewis: “Texas Bluebonnets”
- Laurie Lewis & The Right Hands: “Your Eyes”
And here’s a Laurie Lewis video, a great cover of U. Utah Phillips‘s “Going Away.”
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