The
Show
We will "cowboy up" for solo, duo, or trio shows
that will make your audience want our trails to cross again and again with three
part cowboy vocals, fancy and harmony yodeling. The show, while inspired by
the Sons of the Pioneers, Gene Autry, Bob Wills, Riders in the Sky, Patsy Montana,
and Elton Britt, can embrace other fun Americana sources. Original tunes are
also included.
Yodelin’ tunes featured: Chime Bells, Cattle Call, Way
Out There, Hold That Critter Down, How the Yodel Was Born and many more.
Other songs include: Cool Water, Texas Plains, The Auctioneer,
Tumblin’ Tumbleweed, Ghost Riders, El Paso, San Antonio Rose, Pistol Packin’
Mama, and many more…
All shows can be readily customized to meet your venue/clientele
needs. We always aim to entertain and please the people.
Tunes from many Americana sources enliven and diversify, engaging
listeners of all ages. Audience requests and singing along encouraged as appropriate
to the venue.
Our goal is to work closely with you to create a truly memorable
experience for your clientele.
Roots - Yodeling Music
Cowboys have been yodeling out on the range since the early
days of American history. The folk-musicologist can find roots world music replete
with yodeling from many spots on the globe. The European-American cowboys brought
their unique round-up techniques and communicative calling over distances in
the West. Yodeling soon found its way into the music that was shared around
the campfire. Patsy Montana sold a million copies of her classic "I Want
to Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart" in the depths of the Depression.
Influences - Yodeling Music
This specialty came later on in my musical evolution. The first
yodeler I saw live was Roy Rogers with the Sons of the Pioneers. I can still
hear them singing "Texas Plains" while Roy yodeled. Wow, that got
me!
It wasn’t long ‘till I ran across the 1930’s
recordings of Bill Boyd & the Cowboy Ramblers. I was once again amazed hearing
Bill and Curley Perrin yodel in harmony on the Bob Nolan tune "Way Out
There." That lit the spark to try to learn to yodel on my own. "Cattle
Call" was my second tune.
Patsy Montana has said that Elton Britt was the greatest combination
singer-yodeler. Unable to find his out of print records in Los Angeles, I finally
ran across Elton’s recordings in Tokyo. I must have said "thank you"
incorrectly six times.
I later worked with cattle on my Uncle Bill’s ranch in
Oregon. One afternoon while getting all the "head" in, I had a run-in
with electric barbed wire that may have hastened my yodeling progress.
Ranger Doug with Riders in the Sky yodels so pretty; he is
always a pleasure to hear. Kerry Christensen, born in Idaho and now living in
Utah is a fantastic yodeler—well worth a listen.
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