Colorado Cowboy

[Tony W]

This one holds a special place in my heart Pinedog. My oldest brother worked in the Maytag factory until he was 38ish. He made poor decisions those last few years, and life collapsed on him. He decided to change his way of life, he moved to Colorado and worked ranches for a few years running cattle and fence, often spending days at a time on his horse and camping under the stars.

He cleaned up his life, straightening himself out during that time. Becoming a Colorado Cowboy took him off the road of destruction and put him on the path of a better life.  

[Vanncad]

PD - I just got done listening to "Whiskey Drinking Woman"

I guess you can ignore my harp question on that post.

I'm not really a big CW listener, but I can dig this style. I like the campfire groove. The lyrics are cool, and the harp is really sweet too!
The recording sounds really good to me.

Cool post!

 - Vann

[Satchwood]

This is a flippin cowboy tune .... yip yip !!!  You are some songwriter PD - very versatile!!!  Singin those stories....great job....and again sweet harp & acoustic guitar work!!!

[Pine]

Thanks again to all.

StevieM...Old fashioned C&W is all but a forgotten genre. To me, what made it good was it's stripped down essence and simplicity...which is long gone these days.

Tony...thanks for sharing that personal tale. I love comeback stories and that is one of the nicest i've heard in a long while. Mother Nature is the greatest healer there is.
Bet he has some good stories to tell...

Vann, when you say a recording sounds good i'll take that to the bank given your level of ability. This is definitely "campfire groove", as is the other tune. In fact, that's where i wrote most of it!

Thanks Satch..i know this is a stretch in listening for alot of you and i appreciate the open minds. You're right...it seems almost all my songs, no matter what genre, are of a story telling nature. Life is short. So many genres...so little time! 

[Ferryman_1957]

PD, you do this style very well indeed. It's really not my kind of music but you had my foot tapping here and I really enjoyed it. Great vox again, you have a really good voice for this style of music and the instrumentation and feel is great.

As with the other one, it just feels a little "centred" in the mix for me but that's not a major issue.

Cheers,

Nigel

[Rickocaster]

Really, really enjoyed this one. I share your viewpoint on today's country music, and this is definitely a cut above. Smart lyrics, great instruments, authentic vocals. Great work.

[tony]

I really liked this one, Pinedog.  It reminded me of Neil Young back in the early days when Crazy Horse had a real country feel going on. Something nice in the chord progression. You have a lighter tone but there's a lot happening behind your voice and I like it.  Thanks for posting this.

[hooper]

This really sounds so authentic. It excells at getting back to the basics. Geirs comment makes me worry tho 'cos I don't hear the banjo even with headphones.  Good ear, man!  Oh, now I hear it at the very end...
Nice work Pinedog!

[Oldrottenhead]

how the hell did i miss this one , dawg on it musky its a belter.

[Pine]

Thanks ORH...never thought i'd get a bunch of ol' rockers to even listen to this stuff...

Hooper the banjo is subliminal...don't worry    Your comment about "basics" was my goal here. Just a musical picture of a cowboy by his campfire with the stars above. No fancy production. Stripped down. That's what i liked about Hank Williams Sr. Basic songs with everybody in their place, clean, and with feeling. Sure wish i could play the fiddle though.

Tony...no avoiding it, Neil was a big influence but i never intentionally tried to copy him (couldn't anyway) I loved those old NY hippie/country songs. In fact i even did a "just for fun" cd of his songs, a couple of which i posted when we had Neilfest here last spring. When it's just me and an acoustic guitar, this is about the only kind of music i can do, other than some blues.

Thanks Ricko...Lyrics are always very important to me. Must be my folky roots showing!
Thanks for the good review.

Nigel, you're a perceptive guy. It is a bit centered. My vox are fragile...i've worked hard to gain solid pitch control but will never have any good tonal quality, vibrato, or sustain. Gotta "go with what ya got" though...Most folks aren't great singers...even "stars" are suspect...e.g. Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Mark Knofler, Tom Waits...i love those guys but they don't "sing" like, say, James Taylor. The harder i push my voice, the shakier my performance. Thank god for mics and preamps