February 21, 2021

Slim Critchlow: Cowboy Songs "The Crooked Trail To Holbrook"

Arhoolie Records ARH-479
Arhoolie Records ARH-479

Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1999
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Country
[Tracklist]
A01 The Crooked Trail To Holbrook (2:04)
A02 Borax Bill (2:26)
A03 The Trail To Mexico (3:31)
A04 Forty A Month And Found (1:55)
A05 The Brazos River (2:21)
A06 D-Bar-2 Horse Wrangler (2:10)
A07 Windy Bill (1:56)
A08 Goodbye Old Paint (3:42)
A09 Bucking Bronco (1:47)
A10 I'd Like To Be In Texas (3:26)
B01 The Buffalo Skinners (3:41)
B02 The Cowboy's Lament (4:52)
B03 Wild Buckaroo (2:00)
B04 Snag Tooth Sal (2:55)
B05 The Trusty Lariat (3:14)
B06 John Garner's Trail Herd (3:14)
B07 Whiskey Bill (1:25)
B08 The Last Wagon (1:58)
[Credits]
Slim Critchlow (guitar/vocals)
Producer, Recorder and Photographer: Barry Olivier, Photographer: Dennis Galloway, Designer: Morgan Dodge, Technician: Gerald Adamson
[Notes]
Slim Critchlow began his career in the 1930s as a Park Ranger at Zion National Park in southwest Utah. His interest in cowboy songs was sparked by hearing an old-time group singing on a Salt Lake City radio station in 1930. A self-taught guitarist and singer, Critchlow auditioned with the group and joined them on twice-weekly broadcasts. In 1936, he left Utah for work in California. In 1959, he began appearing in folk music festivals in the San Francisco Bay area. Wearing cowboy regalia, playing an 8-string guitar, and singing authentic cowboy songs, Slim was a natural. This collection of songs was recorded between 1959 and 1963 at several Bay-area festivals.

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