Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo
Country: US
Released: 1974
Genre: Folk, World, & Country
Style: Folk
[Tracklist]
A01 The Dying Ranger (2:56)
A02 The Top Hand (1:09)
A03 Zebra Dun (3:56)
A04 The Tender Foot (2:46)
A05 Santa Fe Trail (3:21)
A06 Mexican Tune (1:14)
A07 Wild Horse Charlie (2:00)
A08 The Sporting Cowboy (2:24)
A09 Cole Younger (3:04)
A10 The Burial Of Wild Bill (2:46)
B01 Gol Darn Wheel (2:59)
B02 The Cowboy In Church (2:36)
B03 Short Creek (4:55)
B04 The Cowman's Prayer (1:54)
B05 Billy Venero (4:37)
B06 Varsouviana (2:38)
B07 High Chin Bob (3:03)
B08 The Cowboy (3:38)
[Credits]
Glenn Ohrlin (guitar/vocals) Kay Ohrlin (guitar/backing vocals) J.P. Fraley (fiddle) Gordon McCann (guitar)
[Notes]
Western 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.P. 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.-- AllMusic Review by Steven McDonald
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