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  • Back in the Element Hotel in Calgary, I wrap-up my [mostly] Solo tour with a couple requests, a brand new one and a heap of Western Canadian (see: Alberta) content.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 049

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Still Don’t Want to Die - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. Easy On Me - John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff (The Return Of
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    3. Among My Souvenirs - Marty Robbins (Single / El Paso City - 1976)

    4. The Only Way Out (Is to Walk Over Me) - Dolly Parton (Just Because I'm a Woman - 1968)

    Feedlot Alley Frenzy: Spotlight on Lethbridge, Alberta

    5. Shufflin' (through the tough times) - Tyler Bird (Skinny Dyck & Friends: Twenty-One Nighters - 2017)

    6. I Don't Want Your Love - Shaela Miller (Big Hair Small City - 2021)

    7. Get to Know Lonesome - Skinny Dyck (Get to Know Lonesome - 2020)

    8. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin` Since I Left - Joyce Smith (Single - 1962)

    Regional Round-Up: Alberta

    9. Vending Machines - Mariel Buckley (Live on Western AF - 2025)

    10. Banks Of The Bow River - Tin & The Toad (Roots to Ramble On - 2013)

    11. Willow Creek Waltz - Boots Graham (Live on The Littlest Honky Tonk TV - 2024)

    Outro:

    12. And It’s Quiet - Dwayne Dueck (Mendin’ Fences)

  • A handful of new/recent cuts rounded out by some beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers. Episode 048 follows the vintage B&S format... and it's a pretty good one.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 048

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    ​ The World's About To Lose (Its Biggest Fool) - Texas Jean Valli (Single - 1968)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    ​ Freddie Hall - Ian Tyson (One Jump Ahead of the Devil - 1978)​ Get What 'Cha Got and Go - Loretta Lynn (Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind) - 1967) ​ Even at My Best - The Country Side of Harmonica Sam (A Drink After Midnight - 2017)

    New & Recent Releases:

    ​ For You & I - Garrett T. Capps (Life Is Strange - 2025) ​ Every Good Man - Olivia Ellen Lloyd (Do It Myself)​ High on Ouachita - Dylan Earl (Single - 2025)​ Peddling in Heartache - Sara Jane Scouten (The Sweetest Homewrecker [EP] - 2025) ​ Gone for Good - Tom Dunphy (Everything Was New - 2025)

    L.A International:

    ​ L.A International Airport - Susan Raye (Single - 1971)​ Dear Mr. Jones - Johnny Marfa and The Lights (Take Me Back to Texas - 2025)

    Outro:

    ​ April’s Fool - Ray Price (You Wouldn’t Know Love - 1970)
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  • Last week, we had zero new/recently released songs. This week, it's exclusively new/recent/2025 cuts. And it's a good one. Of course.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 047

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. When Lovin’ Me Was Wrong - Christopher Seymore w. Brennen Leigh (Single / King Of Nothing - 2025)

    New & Recent Releases:

    2. Losin’ My Mind - Garrett T. Capps (Life Is Strange - 2025)

    3. Do It Myself - Olivia Ellen Lloyd (Do It Myself - 2025)

    4. Winner - Gus Clark & the Least of His Problems (Single / Fast As I Could - 2025)

    New & Recent Releases:

    5. Comanche - Kelsey Waldon (Single / Every Ghost - 2025)

    6. Ozark Rose - Sterling Drake (Single / The Shape I’m In - 2025)

    7. I’m Doing Just Fine - Rachel Brooke (Sings Sad Song - 2025)

    8. High & Lonesome - Brandon Birkedahl (High & Lonesome - 2025)

    New & Recent Releases:

    9. This Train - Sweet Megg (Single / Never Been Home - 2025)

    10. Sunny Day - Presley Haile (Single - 2025)

    Outro:

    11. Throwing Words Around - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025)

  • A "lost" Canadian Country classic to kick things off followed by some Merle Haggard music, a tribute to Dick Damron and a trip to Ireland to say goodbye. It's a good one.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 046

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Destroy Me - Chef Adams (Singer / Songwriter -1969)

    Merle Haggard Music:

    2. Silver Wings - Merle Haggard (A Portrait Of Merle Haggard - 1969)

    3. Okie from Muskogee - Merle Haggard (Motorcycle Cowboy [Live at Billy Bob’s] 2000)

    4. Misery & Gin - Jaime Wyatt (Felony Blues - 2017)

    5. I’ll Look Over You - Bonnie Owens (Lead Me On - 1969)

    A Tribute to Dick Damron:

    6. Hitch-Hikin’ - Dick Damron (Single - 1964)

    7. Alberta Skyline - Dick Damron (A Thousand Songs Of Glory - 1977)

    8. Countryfied - Dick Damron (Countryfied - 1973)

    9. The Ballad of T.J’s - Dick Damron (Single - 1979 / High On You - 1980)

    10. The Long Green Line (Live) - Dick Damron (Single / Countryfied - 1973)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    11. It’s So Lonely on My Side of the Sea - Goldie Hill (Single - 1960)

    12. Juke Box Blues - Kerry Fearon (Single - 2024)

    Outro:

    13. The Fields of Athenry - The Dubliners (Live from the Gaiety - 2003)

  • Recorded from room 309 at a Premiere Inn in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Episode 045 covers some good ground. We've got a handful of new/recently released tunes, some beautiful country music and a tribute to the recently fallen, Teddy Hawkins who was a veteran of the Canadian Roots/Country music scene and a friend to many.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 045

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. You Put Me Here - Amber Digby (The World You're Living In - 2013)

    Plume + Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. Steel Belted Radio - Mike Plume Band (The Steel Belted Radio EP - 1998)

    3. Yesterday All Day Long Today - Jeannie C. Riley (Single - 1968)

    4. That’ll Be The Day - Kay Adams (Wheels & Tears - 1966)

    New & Recent Releases:

    5. Cheated On - Christopher Seymore (Single / King of Nothing - 2025)

    6. Bound To Lose - Olivia Ellen Lloyd (Do it Myself - 2025)

    7. La LoterĂ­a - Los Tigres Del Norte (Single - 2025)

    8. Ode to the Thirsty Beaver - Mac Leaphart (Single - 2025 | Motel Breakfast - 2024)

    A Tribute to Teddy Hawkins:

    9. Walk Between the Raindrops - Thelonious Hank (Walk Between the Raindrops - 2017)

    10. Movin’ Man - Thelonious Hank (Walk Between the Raindrops - 2017)

    11. Sick Sober and Sorry - Scotty Campbell (Smokin' and Drinkin' - 2008)

    12. Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me - Ted Hawkins (Music for 2:47 Am - 1997)

  • A nice mix of new, not that new, old and not that old. Some personal favourites and a nice handful of high-quality recent releases highlight the program this week.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 044

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    ​ Who Needs The Neon - John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff (Single | The Return Of
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    B&S Favourites:

    ​ Name in Chalk - John Evans (Lollygaggin' - 2009)​ Brother, Taxman, Preacher - Margo Cilker (Pohorylle - 2021)​ What Little I Got Left - James Hand (Shadow On The Ground - 2009)​ I Don't Have Anyplace to Go - Connie Smith (Miss Smith Goes to Nashville - 1966)

    New & Recent Releases:

    ​ Company I Keep - Tyler-James Kelly (Dream River - 2024)​ Back to Colorado - Brandon Birkedahl (High & Lonesome - 2025)​ Next to Last Hank Williams - Jason Boland & The Stragglers (The Last Kings of Babylon - 2025)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    ​ Sunshine's Back In Style - Junior & Tanya Rae Brown (His and Hers - 2021)​ Reckless Love Affair - Wanda Jackson (Reckless Love Affair - 1967)​ This Big City - The Derailers (Jackpot - 1996)

    Outro:

    ​ The Bullfighter - Noeline Hofmann (Single - 2025)
  • Another good one for you this week, friends. A handful of new/recent releases, some beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers and fewer hot takes & strong opinions from your host.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 043

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. You'll Never Get a Better Chance (Than This) - Justin Trevino (Scene of the Crying - 2002)

    It’s All About Timing:

    2. Daylight Savings - Treeline And Shaela Miller (Curtains - 2013)

    3. Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That - Grace Partridge (Single - 2024)

    4. Just in Time - Sam Platts And The Plainsmen (West Side - 2022)

    5. Let’s Kill Saturday Night - Robbie Fulks (Let’s Kill Saturday Night - 1998)

    New & Recent Releases:

    6. In My Dreams - Sterling Drake (Single / The Shape I’m In - 2025)

    7. Porcupine Hills - The Orvald Wayne Show (Single - 2025)

    8. White Tail Deer - Brandon Birkedahl (High & Lonesome - 2025)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    9. Hey Mister - Summer Dean (Bad Romantic - 2021)

    10. Broken Heart for Sale - Heather Myles (Highways & Honky Tonks - 1998)

    11. Heaven’s Just a Sin Away - Kelly Willis (Kelly Willis - 1993)

    Outro:

    12. Hawaii - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025)

  • We've got a good for you this week, friends. Excited for this 4-pack of new/recent/upcoming releases by artists I'm a fan of. We've got a bunch of beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers, some requests, a little long-haired hippie country, and more.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 042

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    ​ City of New Orleans - Willie Nelson (City of New Orleans - 1984)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    ​ Don’t Worry - Marty Robbins (Single - 1961)​ Imagine That - Patsy Cline (Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) - 2025)​ Farewell Party - Gene Watson (Single - 1978)

    New & Recent Releases:

    ​ Piece of Time - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025)​ Stranger in the Mirror - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025)​ Talk to Me - Kacy Lee Anderson with The Waverley Pickers (Early Hits - 2025)​ Heart & Heart Forever - Brandon Birkedahl (High & Lonesome - 2025)

    Long-Haired Country Music:

    ​ Lonesome L.A Cowboy - New Riders of the Purple Sage (The Adventures of Panama Red - 1973)​ Passionate Kisses - Lucinda Williams (Lucinda Williams - 1988)

    Outro:

    ​ I Can’t Stop Loving You - Kitty Wells (Kitty Wells' Golden Favorites - 1961)
  • We're back to our regular scheduled programming this week with beautiful country music of several persuasions, a 4-pack of local Winnipeg talent, a tribute to Johnny Cash and we announce the winners of the B&S show-specific incentive prizes from this year's CKUW Fundrive.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 041

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. May the Best Man Win - Robbie Fulks (Very Best Of - 2000)

    Soft Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. Wichita Lineman - Glen Campbell (Wichita Lineman - 1968)

    3. Break My Mind - Jeanne Pruett (Satin Sheets - 1973)

    4. Fifteen Years Ago - Conway Twitty (Fifteen Years Ago - 1970)

    Regional Round-Up: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada:

    5. Frisky Fingers - The Stanley County Cut-Ups (The Stanley County Cut-Ups EP - 2021)

    6. Groundhog Day - Vince Andrushko (Vince Andrushko - 2015)

    7. Partin’ Song - Andrew Neville & The Poor Choices (Andrew Neville And The Poor Choices - 2005)

    8. Starling to a Starling - Leaf Rapids (Velvet Paintings - 2024)

    Johnny Cash:

    9. Guess Things Happen That Way - Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two (Single - 1958)

    10. Cry, Cry, Cry - Loretta Lynn (I Like 'Em Country - 1966)

    11. I Still Miss Someone - Johnny Cash (Single - 1958)

    12. Big River - Rosie Flores (Dressed In Black: A Tribute To Johnny Cash - 2002)

    Outro:

    13. Give My Love to Rose - Johnny Cash (American IV: The Man Comes Around - 2002)

  • I'm back with the second of two CKUW Fundrive 2025 updates along with a little report about why I'm late to the party this week and why I couldn't make it in to do live radio earlier this week for Fundrive.

    At the time of writing, Boots & Saddle is sitting right around $1500 in Fundrive pledges. A sincere thank you to everyone who donated this year. Tune in for a new episode on Tuesday, February 25 when we're back to our regular scheduled programming. I'll announce the winners of the B&S incentive prizes next week so don't miss out. Thanks, friends.

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    Boots & Saddle Show: Fundrive 2025 Update [pt. 2]

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. White Lightning - George Jones (White Lightning and Other Favorites - 1958)

    Outro:

    2. The Hockey Song - Stompin' Tom Connors (Stompin' Tom And The Hockey Song - 1972)

  • Friends, there's not a regular new episode of the program for this week (or next) as I'm doing live radio at CKUW 95.9 FM for two hours (10am to Noon PM Central) in support of the annual Fundrive. Stream live online at: ckuw.ca/listen

    I'm here today with a quick update & report on how the first show went. Thank you to everyone who called in or pledged online! I'll be back with another update next week and will return to regularly scheduled weekly programming with new full-hour episodes beginning Tuesday, February 25.

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    Boots & Saddle Show: Fundrive 2025 Update [pt. 1]

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Invitation to the Blues - Ray Price (Single - 1958)

    Outro:

    2. Green, Green Grass of Home - Merle Haggard & The Strangers (Mama Tried - 1968)

  • Beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers, just one new/recently released tune, more chatter than ever from your host and some mediumly deep dives behind some of the material we'll hear this week.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 040

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. I Find You Cheat-In' On Me - Hank Thompson & His Brazos Valley Boys (Breakin' the Rules - 1966)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. South of the Border (Down Mexico Way) - Patsy Cline (Showcase - 1961)

    3. All of Me - Wille Nelson (Stardust - 1978)

    4. Someday - Steve Earle (Guitar Town - 1986)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Texan Country Music Singers:

    5. Driving My Young Life Away - Wayne Hancock (Viper of Melody - 2009)

    6. Somebody’s Knockin’ - Summer Dean (Single - 2025)

    7. Steak Night at the Prairie Rose - Silverada [formerly: Mike and the Moonipies] (Steak Night at the Prairie Rose - 2018)

    More Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    8. I’m Forty Now - Tom. T Hall (Faster Horses - 1976)

    9. Please Don't Stop Lovin' Me - The Dixons (Still Your Fool - 2008)

    10. Maybe You'll Appreciate Me Someday - Kay Adams (Single - 1968)

    Outro:

    11. Our Town - Iris Dement (Infamous Angel - 1992)

  • Beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers, a 4-pack of new/recent cuts, a request, a regional round-up of "lost" Canadian country music plus a look ahead at what's coming up for the next few weeks.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 039

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. The Same Old Thing Again - Dick Damron (Single - 1962)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. Honky Tonkin' - Rose Maddox (The One Rose - 1960)

    3. Bury the Bottle With Me - Jake Hooker (The Outsider - 2009)

    4. Let Me Be the Judge - Amber Digby (Passion, Pride and What Might Have Been - 2008)

    New & Recent Releases:

    5. Drive - Jason Boland & The Stragglers (The Last Kings of Babylon - 2025)

    6. Losin' you Hurts More (Than Gettin' you Felt Good) - Johnny Marfa and The Lights (Take Me Back to Texas - 2025)

    7. Rose of Nowhere - Forrest VanTuyl (Single - 2025)

    8. No Man No Kids - Sara Bug (Single - 2024)

    Regional Round-Up: “lost” Canadian Country Music

    9. Nashville Rebel - Bev Barker (Stand By Your Man)

    10. Doggin' in the U.S Mail - Hal Willis (Single - 1966)

    11. If You’re Not Gone Too Long - Fern Dauth (Fern Dauth Of Country Music Hall - 1967)

    Outro:

    12. Greasy Spoon (Don't know I pray to) - Zara Alexandra (Osage Oranges Comin Down- 2023)

  • A new single, a handful of all-time favourite beautiful country music singers, a request plus a tribute to the late Melba Montgomery.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 038

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Invitation to the Blues - Roger Miller (A Trip in the Country - 1970)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. Branded Man - Merle Haggard (Branded Man - 1967)

    3. Crazy Arms - Ray Price (Single - 1956)

    4. The Wild Side of Life - Hank Thompson (Single - 1952)

    Two [new/recent] vs. One [request]

    5. Drifting - Juliet McConkey (Single - 2025)

    6. Doin’ Time - West of Texas (Hot Motel Nights - 2024)

    7. Turning Thirty - Ian Tyson (One Jump Ahead of the Devil - 1978)

    A Tribute to Melba Montgomery:

    8. My Number of Heartaches is Unknown - Melba Montgomery [feat. The Jordanaires] (Melba Toast - 1967)

    9. Big, Big Heartaches - Melba Montgomery (America's No. One Country and Western Girl Singer - 1963)

    10. We Must Have Been Out Of Our Minds - George Jones & Melba Montgomery (Singing What's In Our Hearts - 1963)

    11. Baby, You've Got What It Takes - Charlie Louvin & Melba Montgomery (Baby, You've Got What It Takes - 1971)

    12. A Better Life is Waiting - Melba Montgomery (Hallelujah Road - 1966)

    Outro:

    13. Night Shift - Leaf Rapids (Velvet Paintings - 2024)

  • Might be the best one to-date, friends. A packed show featuring a 4-pack of new/recent releases, highlighted by a brand new single from Cater Felker. Plus, a whole bunch of beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers!

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 037

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Each Time - Ray Price (Unreleased - 1966)

    Country Music:

    2. L.A County - Lyle Lovett (Pontiac - 1988)

    3. Two More Bottles of Wine - Emmylou Harris (Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town - 1978)

    4. The Frying Pan - John Prine (Diamonds In the Rough - 1972)

    New & Recent Releases:

    5. Cold Wind - Carter Felker (Single - 2025)

    6. New Year Lament - Derek Hintz (Single - 2025)

    7. Texas and Oklahoma - Georgia Parker & Hunter Burgamy (Single - 2025)

    8. Young Man’s Lament - John Mutchler (Single - 2025)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    9. Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley (Harper Valley PTA - 1968)

    10. Hands Can Say A Lot Beneath The Table (Original Gusto Recording) - Johnny Bush (Single - 1978)

    11. Before You Go - Buck Owens And His Buckaroos (Before You Go / No One But You - 1965)

    12. Good Lovin' (Makes It Right) - Tammy Wynette (My Man - 1972)

    13. Once More - Leona Williams (Single - 1969)

    Outro:

    14. Barns You Used To Dance In - Little Miss Higgins & The Winnipeg Five (Bison Ranch Recording Sessions - 2013)

  • Our first show of the new year features some 2024 run-off, a request, beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers plus a regional round-up of "lost" Canadian Country that acts as a tribute to the recently fallen Sweet Daddy Siki.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 036

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. I Can't Run Away from Myself - Tommy Hooker (Blue Smoke - 2009)

    Beautiful [Country] Music by Beautiful [Country Music] Singers:

    2. I Don't Believe I'll Fall in Love Today - Wanda Jackson (Country Keepsakes - 1973)

    3. You've Never Been to North Dakota - Brennen Leigh (Prairie Love Letter - 2020)

    4. Put The Needle On - Little Miss Higgins (My Home, My Heart - 2017)

    1 Request + 3 New[ish]/Recent[esque] 2024 run-off Releases:

    5. Mr. Jukebox - Jerry Naill (Single - 1983)

    6. Four Or Five Times - Mary Lee and Caesar's Cowboys (See Ya Later, Gladiator - 2024)

    7. We've Got It Made - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Gold In Your Pocket - 2024)

    8. Get Back In Here - West of Texas (Hot Motel Nights - 2024)

    Regional Round-Up / a “lost” Country Tribute to Sweet Daddy Siki:

    9. Okie from Muskogee - Sweet Daddy Siki (Sweet Daddy Siki -1973)

    10. Lost Love - Sweet Daddy Siki (Squares Off With Country Music -1972)

    11. Back Pocket Money - Sweet Daddy Siki (Squares Off With Country Music -1972)

    Outro:

    12. Before You Stopped Loving Me - Asleep At The Wheel (Comin’ Right At Ya - 1973)

  • It’s easy make a good show when there’s great music to choose from! Here's Boots & Saddle’s favourites of 2024.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 035

    * FAVOURITES OF 2024 *

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Just Inside Your Arms - Charlie Thompson (Untamed Heart - 2024)

    Boots & Saddle’s 4-pack favourites of 2024:

    2. Spirit of Death - Kelsey Rae Copeland (Single -2024)

    3. Dark Thoughts - JP Harris (JP Harris Is a Trash Fire - 2024)

    4. He’s Gone - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Wills (Gold In Your Pocket - 2024)

    5. Long Drives and Lonesome Mornings - Pat Reedy (Make It Back Home - 2024)

    A slight detour out of the Saddle:

    6. Alibi - Hurray for the Riff Raff (The Past Is Still Alive - 2024)

    7. Easygoing - Skinny Dyck (Easygoing - 2024)

    8. Hot House Flower - Sentimental Family Band (Sweethearts Only - 2024)

    9. Shot in the Dark (Live AF Version) - Charlie Marie (Charlie Marie Live AF Session [EP] - 2024)

    Back in the Saddle:

    10. 15% More of Your Love - West of Texas (Hot Motel Nights - 2024)

    11. Piece Of My Mind - India Ramey (Baptized By The Blaze - 2024)

    12. The Cardplayers - Corb Lund (El Viejo - 2024)

    Outro:

    13. Like it Was Just The Other Day - Russell deCarle (The End Of The Road - 2024)

  • Welcome to the Honky-Tonk Holiday, Christmas Special Vol. 1!

    Although we've got a theme episode on our hands for the holiday season, it's not an entirely unconventional Boots & Saddle Show offering. We've got new/recent cuts, truckin' country, "lost" country and a whole bunch of beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 034

    - HONKY-TONK HOLIDAY, CHRISTMAS SPECIAL VOL. 1 -

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Christmas Time's a Comin' - Buck Owens And His Buckaroos (Christmas With Buck Owens & His Buckaroos - 1965)

    2. Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy - Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison (Happy Holidays - 2006)

    Instrumental Section/Talk-Break #1:

    Jingle Bells - Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (2017)

    I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (2017)

    Beautiful Christmas Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    3. Here Comes Santa Claus - Kitty Wells (Christmas Day with Kitty Wells - 1962)

    4. Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town - Hank Thompson (It's Christmas Time - 1964)

    5. I Won't Decorate Your Christmas Tree - Loretta Lynn (Country Christmas - 1966)

    6. I'll Be Walkin' the Floor This Christmas - Ernest Tubb & His Texas Troubadours (Single - 1964)

    Instrumental Section/Talk-Break #2:

    Mele Kalikimaka - Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (2017)

    Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (2017)

    Christmas Rockin’ & Rollin’:

    7. Jingle Bell Rock - Sierra Ferrell (Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree / Jingle Bell Rock - [Single] - 2020)

    8. Have a Rockabilly Christmas - Slim Jim Phantom & Jennie Vee (Christmas Radio Sampler Vol. 2 from Old Fashioned Radio Publicity - 2021)

    9. Put The Yule Log Out - Dave Del Monte & The Cross County Boys (Single - 2024)

    10. Santa and My Semi - Dale Watson (Christmas Time in Texas - 1996)

    11. Out On the Road for Christmas - Red Simpson (Truckers' Christmas - 1973)

    Instrumental Section/Talk-Break #3:

    Blue Christmas - Joel Paterson - Hi-Fi Christmas Guitar (2017

    “Lost” Christmas Country:

    12. Merry Christmas Everybody - Stompin' Tom Connors (Merry Christmas Everybody From Stompin' Tom Connors - 1970)

    13. Make This A Good Christmas - Joyce Street (Christmas Dreamers: Yuletide Country [1960-1972] - 2021)

    14. Winter Wonderland - Joe Firth (A Family Christmas - 1972)

    Outro:

    Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas [Instrumental] - Wade Mosher (Godless Christmas - 2019)

    15. Balsam Fir - Cam Penner (Single - 2008)

  • A bunch of new/recent/2024 cuts, some beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers, a set of covers and somehow, some way, no time for anything else.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 033

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. I Love You Because - Jean Shepard (Lonesome Love - 1958)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:

    2. False Eyelashes - Dolly Parton (Just Because I'm a Woman - 1968)

    3. He's in Love with the Bottle - Anna Wescoat (Single - 2024)

    4. This Must Be the Bottom - Del Reeves (Single - 1966)

    New/Recent/2024 Releases:

    5. Shame, Shame, Shame - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Gold In Your Pocket - 2024)

    6. 15% More of Your Love - West of Texas (Hot Motel Nights - 2022)

    7. Sweet Tooth Baby - The Saddle Sores (Single - 2024)

    8. I Won't be Home No More - Jerry Leger (Why Should We Try Anymore: Jerry Leger sings Hank Williams - 2024)

    9. So Damn Down - The Slide Stops (Single - 2024)

    Cover Songs:

    10. Saginaw Michigan - Brennen Leigh (Sings Lefty Frizzell - 2015)

    11. Bright Lights & Country Music - Rhonda Vincent (Only Me - 2014)

    12. Tennessee Flat Top Box - Rosanne Cash (King's Record Shop - 1987)

    Outro:

    13. Easton & Main - Turnpike Troubadours (Turnpike Troubadours - 2007)

  • Recorded from room 25128 at the Westgate Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, this week we've got a handful of new/recent cuts, beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers LIVE in Las Vegas, and a regional round-up from some small local American labels from the 60’s-70’s.

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    BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 032

    INTRO & THEME:

    The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)

    Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

    Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:

    1. Sit and Drink and Cry - Dale Watson (Whiskey or God - 2006)

    Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers - LIVE in Las Vegas!

    2. Honky Tonk Girl - Hank Thompson (At The Golden Nugget - 1961)

    3. Las Vegas Lament - Buck Owens ( The Buck Owens Show Big In Vegas - 1969)

    4. Jambalaya - Jerry Lee Lewis (Live at the International, Las Vegas - 1970)

    5. [My Friends Are Gonna Be] Strangers - Merle Haggard (Long Look Back: Live at the Hilton Hotel, Las Vegas 1999)

    New & Recent Releases:

    6. BBQ Chips - Abby Webster (Livin’ by the Water - 2024)

    7. When You Been Drinkin’ - Paige Plaisance (Louisiana Lonely - 2024)

    8. He’s Gone - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Gold In Your Pocket - 2024)

    9. Sad Songs - Caleb Klauder & Reeb Willms (Gold In Your Pocket - 2024)

    Regional Round-Up - "lost" Country:

    10. I Don’t Want To Keep You - Anna Jane ( Love ‱ Life - 1970)

    11. Gene Tyndall (The Twilight Drifter) - Whipporwill Serenade (Single - 1970)

    12. Cathy Bledsoe - Leave Well Enough Alone (Single - 1968)

    Outro:

    13. Old Machine - Lester Slade (Single - 2024)