Last updated: Tuesday, January 24, 2012
VARIOUS ANNOUNCEMENTS
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The Sons of the Pioneers are coming to Canada!
The Sons of the Pioneers are coming to Manitoba, Canada, for five shows in October, 2012:
October 26 & 27, 2012, Brandon, Manitoba. Friday evening (7pm), Saturday afternoon (2pm) and Saturday evening (7pm) in the Western Manitoba Centennial Auditorium. This is an 870-seat venue with every seat a good seat. Price: $46.50 each.
October 28, 2012, Sunday, in Winkler, Manitoba, at the PW Enns Centennial Concert Hall, Winkler, Manitoba. A 520-seat venue with a lovely stage. Price: $49.00 each.
October 29, 2012, Monday at the Pantages Playhouse Theatre in Winnipeg. The City of Winnipeg is declaring a "Bob Nolan & the Sons of the Pioneers Day" and the mayor will present the group with the keys to the City. Winnipeg is Bob Nolan's birth place. For more information, contact Brian Bergquist: (204) 726-9593 email: berbridge@mts.net
Ken Griffis Original Interviews with the Sons of the Pioneers
Please visit my store at
www.kactuspmp.com to see the interviews
as I am able to place them on the site. Thank you for your interest. My phone
number is 765-348-3343 should you wish to talk with me about anything in the
store.
Jim Kleist
• Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers Centennial Collection now available for pre-order at Amazon.com.
• "Lost" Ken Curtis TV Song Programs ("Ken Curtis Song Stories")
Boyd Magers (Western Clippings) is advertising for sale a DVD copy of excerpts from the "lost" Ken Curtis TV shows. Any Ken Curtis fan will be delighted with this DVD although the visual and sound quality is not perfect. In each 15-minute show, Ken introduces 3 or 4 songs, leaning heavily on Bob Nolan's compositions. The songs featured are "I Follow the Stream" (Nolan), "Happy Cowboy" (Nolan), "Following the Sun" (Nolan), "A Cowboy has to Sing" (Nolan), "Red River Valley", "Timber Trail", "On the Rim of the Canyon", "Chant of the Wanderer" (Nolan), "The Mystery of His Way" (Nolan), "On the Rhythm Range" (Nolan), "Song of the Trail", "Where the Rio Rolls Along", and "A Summer Night's Rain" (Nolan)
The price is $22 post-paid to Boyd Magers in continental USA. For more information write to:
Boyd Magers
1312 Stagecoach Rd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87123
BUY or SELL your Sons of the Pioneers-related songbooks, pictures, clippings, recordings, books, etc. NO CHARGE FOR ADVERTISING.
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Bob Nolan's grandson, Calin Coburn, realizes that the sheet music for many of Bob Nolan's songs is unavailable now or difficult to find. If you cannot find the song you need in the usual venues, Calin will scan and print a copy for you from his own collection for $18.00 (including shipping and handling) per song in continental North America. Please email Calin at calinray1@cox.net for more information. List of Sheet Music Available |
| For the very best of old and new Western music, complete with fascinating background information and stories, visit OJ Sikes' internet radio station. Ask him questions. Comment on his programs. Suggest your favorite songs. OJ loves to hear from you. Hours and hours of music. We guarantee that you will learn a lot about those old entertainers and their songs.
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Since
the beginning of April this year Peter and I we are DJs with an
internet radio called "EARS-radio"
www.musictomakeyourearssmile.com is
the website address. Here we do our shows in English and it's really
great fun as we can play what we like and so our shows often feature
the music of the SOP and Bob Nolan of course. We or I am on air at
the following times:
Mondays .... 4 pm to 7 pm (Peter and me)
Wednesdays 4 am to 8 am (or later) (just me)
Thursdays 8 am to 12 pm (just me)
Fridays 12 noon to 4 pm (Peter and me)
all times are US Eastern Times. (Peter and Anne Greb, Germany)
Lonesome Ron may now be seen on the internet. No
YouTube videos yet so this will have to do. If you have good internet access you
can see “House of Dakota Rose" in its entirety. The original episode had the
stage show in the background while the plot evolved. They created a segment with
just the stage show so you can view the song without interruptions. When I'm
trying to book myself I send these links out to give people a chance to hear how
I sound.
• House of Dakota Rose
• Oh Susanna
•
Lonesome Ron's Website:
Podcasts in honor of Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer:
A musical tribute to Bob Nolan in the German language by Anne & Peter Greb
Go to
www.vogelsbergradio.de and the title
is "Big wide wonderful World of Country Music Vol. 1 - 3 "Poet of the West"
. Look under the category "Musik spezial".
A musical tribute to Tim Spencer by Anne & Peter Greb
Go to www.vogelsbergradio.de It's titled "Big wide wonderful World of Country Music Juli 2008 - Room full of Roses and Timber Trail". It's a 50-minute show in German language with a short biography of Tim and many of of his songs sung by Tim himself, the Sons of the Pioneers and others. You can listen online or download these programs to your computer. Go to "MP3 hier downloaden", right click and "save target as...."
KPOV Calling All Cowboys Radio
Host: Chuckaroo
The Buckaroo
aka Charley Engel
106.7 KPOV FM
Bend, Oregon
Streaming 24/7/365
http://www.kpov.org/index.php?option=com_shows&task=view&id=57
KMSU - Mankato MN "Jazz with Miss Lona"
Larry Hopper, music historian from New Jersey, was interviewed by Miss Lona and Ron Affolter in a salute to Bob Nolan. This is a Minnesota State University program that plays a variety of music with hostess, Miss Lona. Ron Affolter appears in the show or 3 times a year and, if there's an important tribute to be done, he presents his ideas to Miss Lona.
• Live link to the station which plays whatever is being currently aired every Monday 7:00 - 9:00 CST.
WQKR Musical Memories and Magical Moments (host Dutch Maris)
Spirit of the West with host, Hugh McLennan.
Radio / internet broadcasts from his September 9 and October 14, 2006, Bob Nolan tribute programs.
• Excerpts from Hugh's programs
VARIOUS NEW RECORDINGS / DVDs
"The Ken Griffis Memorial Edition" CD
"The Sons of the Pioneers Sing the Stephen Foster Songbook" is available now wherever CDs are sold. Track List.
SONS OF THE PIONEERS 75th ANNIVERSARY DVD
Live - In Concert at the Grand Ol' Opry - the one and only DVD filmed.
Now available for $18.99 (plus shipping and handling)
Or contact: monyac40@aol.com
This DVD of the 75th anniversary of the Sons of the Pioneers is a "must have" for fans. The current group retains the original Pioneer harmony and each one of them is an outstanding musician in his own right. When they break into "Farr Away Blues", you feel like standing up and clapping in your own living room. The current group contains two first class fiddlers - one of them world class!
There are four songs by Bob Nolan plus many of the Prioneers' better known western and country-western songs. The DVD contains 16 songs interspersed with commentary by Fred Goodwin, Ranger Doug, Rob Johnson (Roy Rogers' grandson) and many others. Guest, Charlie McCoy, does a superb job on his harmonica. But best of all, it is a most enjoyable show.
Track list:
When Pay Day Rolls Around, The Timber Trail, Red River Valley, Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, The Lilies Grow High, Orange Blossom Special, Vaya Con Dios, San Antonio Rose, Room Full of Roses, Cool Water, Press Along to the Big Corral, Just a Closer Walk with Thee, Farr Away Blues, Way Out There, Tumbling Tumbleweeds and Happy Trails
Three rare Columbia / Charles Starrett films featuring the Sons of the Pioneers are now available for sale at www.sinistercinema.com:
The Colorado Trail
West of the Santa Fe
Spoilers of the Range
Bear Family has released a 6 CD-Box Set with the Sons of
the Pioneers material from 1933 to 1943 in September called "Way
out there ". It is accompanied by a 160 page book by Douglas B. "Ranger
Doug" Green. Widely available
The Silver Screen Cowboy Project Produced
by Marvin O'Dell. 24 original songs about the silver screen cowboys, this
2-CD set features modern western singers like Dave Stamey, Dan Roberts, Les Gilliam, Tom
Hiatt, Curly Musgraves, Kip Calahan, Jim Jones, Journey West, etc.
RICH FLANDERS
- RIDE AWAYIncluded in this collection of 16 favorites are "Blue Shadows on the Trail," "The Timber Trail," "Blue Prairie," "Ghost Riders in the Sky," "Ridin' Down the Canyon," "Cool Water," "River of No Return," "Song of the Trail," and "Man Walks Among Us."
Rich Flanders, 374 County Highway 48, Thompson Ridge, NY 10985; www.richflanders.com or www.cdbaby.com/cd/richflanders CD, 16 tracks, $16 plus postage.
SHUG FISHER & HIS RANCHMEN Cowboy Jubilee -- CD D 035
The songs of this CD were recorded as transcriptions for Capitol Records at the same time when Shug was a member of the SOP between 1949 and 1952. Available from the British Archive of Country Music
http://bacm.users.btopenworld.com/CD-details1.html
Tracks: Out On The Open Range/ Cowboy’s Dream/ Little Joe The Wrangler/ Texas Plains/ When The Bloom Is On The Sage/ Bury Me Out On The Prairie/ Ridin’ Down To Santa Fe/ Cowboy Jubilee/ Whoopee Ti Yi Yo Git Along Little Dogies/ Cool Water/ Belle Of Cheyenne/ Fiddler Joe/ We’ll Rest At The End Of The Trail/ The Convict And The Rose/ Sweet Evalina/ Forgive And Forget/ Spanish Cavalier/ Only A Message From Home Sweet Home/ Beautiful Texas/ Lonesome Train Blues/ Moonlight On The Prairie/ Wonder Valley/ Little Cabin In The Cascade Mountains/ Gooseberry Pie
The box set of Tiffany Transcriptions sells on www.bobwills.com
Jennifer Lind, a new voice on the western music scene and her superb recording of new songs. For a full track list and clips from each song, visit her website. The lyrics of one of these songs, "A Raindrop", is one Bob Nolan would have approved. The CD is filled with songs of several genres but "Old Cowboy" and "Cowboy Poetry" are completely western. www.jenniferlind.net
1. The Mighty Santa Fe*
2. Saddle Your Worries to the Wind
3. Lazin’ Down the Trail*
4. So Long to the Red River Valley
5. Dear Hearts and Gentle People
6. Cattle Call
7. Oregon Trail
8. ‘Round the Campfire*
9. Sleepin’ on a Mountain*
10. California*
11. Lost Love Medley*
*original song by The Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Hi everyone -
Just a note to let you know that a new song, Tribute to the Hudson River, by
Judy Kellersberger, is now up at http://cdbaby.com/cd/richflanders2
. You can hear a sample snippet by clicking on the link there.
I was honored to have been asked by Judy to record her beautiful song about the
great river, and to have the wonderful piano accompaniment of Steve Saari. This
being the 400th anniversary of the "discovery" of the river by Henry Hudson in
1609, the song is getting airplay on various stations here in the Hudson Valley,
and we hope it'll soon reach far beyond the valley as well. I hope that you'll
enjoy it!
My best wishes,
Rich
www.richflanders.com
Will Rogers Cowboy Award
P.S. We've just about completed work on a new album - More about it soon!
The Heart
of a Cowboy by John H Conley Jr
John Conley fulfilled his boyhood dreams thirty-four years ago
when he moved his family to the great state of Arizona. Many of
his childhood heroes filmed western movies in Arizona such as
Stagecoach, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, How the West Was Won,
and Rio Bravo. He has embraced the west, its culture, and its
history, as you will read in this, his new book, "The Heart of a
Cowboy".
Publication Date: Aug 16 2010
ISBN/EAN13:1453733191 / 9781453733196
Page Count:236
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size:6" x 9"
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Related Categories: History / General
Contact John Conley for more information:
P.O. Box
3021
Chandler, AZ
jonpatconley@q.com
or
https://www.createspace.com/3473220
• Issue August-September of American Cowboy magazine has a big article on the Sons of the Pioneers with lots of photographs. If your newsstand doesn't carry the magazine, go to American Cowboy website and read the article by Tom Wilmes and watch both video clips.
•
Curly Musgrave passed away on December
13 2009 with his family around him. Kathi's address is: Box 451, Lake Arrowhead,
CA 92352.
Tribute
page
•
Lloyd "Tommy"
Doss died of apparent heart failure on October 25, 2011.
(Click
here to read more about Tommy.)
Funeral Service.
Tribute to Curly Musgrave, f
rom left: Andy Nelson, Gary Robertson, Mike Fleming, Diane Tribitt, Jon Messenger, next 3 are the Tumbling Tumbleweeds, behind flowers the Sons Of The San Joaquin, Joyce Woodson, Junie Fisher, Belinda Gail, unknown, R. W. Hampton, Patty Clayton, Dave Bourne, Patty Bourne, Dave Stamey, Rusty Richards (photo courtesy of Dave & Patty Bourne)