FLAC tracks  | Country | 01:06:55 | 269 MbWestern singer and musicologist Ohrlin works through a collection of 17 songs and two poems, mostly accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, with occasional assistance from fiddler J.

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Fraley and second guitarist Gordon McCann.

The solo performances, with their spareness, drive home the bareness of the cowboy life, while the several songs accompanied by Fraley’s low-key fiddle work take on a sweeter, lighter tone.

Ohrlin is the author of The Hell Bound Train (University of Illinois Press) and has compiled his repertoire via working for decades as a cattleman and rodeo worker.

Though worthwhile for the student of western songlore, this is perhaps a little on the dry side for the casual fan.

Tracklist:01. Desert Sands02. Platonia, The Pride Of The Plains03. Shorty’s Saloon04. Cowboy Again For A Day05. Cancion Mixteca06. Fair Lady Of The Plains07. Night Herding Song08. A Cowboy’s Life09. Texas Cowboy10. Ace In The Hole11. Barnacle Bill, The Sailor12. A Spanish Cavalier13. Button Willow Tree14. My Bonny Black Bess15. ‘Long Side The Santa Fe Trail16. Comitan De Las Flores17. El Corrido De Kansas18. Reincarnation19. The Hell Bound Train