By: Ron Kil (Illustrator), Rex Rideout (Performed by), Mark L. Gardner (Performed by)

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In 1908 a local rancher and surveyor by the name of N Howard 'Jack' Thorp walked into the cramped offices of the Estancia News in Estancia, New Mexico, and inquired of the printer about publishing a small book of 'cowboy songs'. For at least nineteen years, Thorp had sought out cowboy ballads and poems from across the west -- from New Mexico and Texas to Wyoming and Utah, and had written a few ditties himself. The finished volume, printed for just six cents a copy, included twenty-three songs and was the first book published devoted exclusively to cowboy songs. Thorp is recognised for being the first person to take a serious interest in collecting and preserving the ballads penned by ranchers to calm cattle on the range. This new edition of an oft-reprinted classic features an essay by western historian and musician Mark Gardner, and line illustrations by noted western artists and rancher Ron Kil. Included with the book is a CD of a recording of a selection of songs and poems taken from both the original 1908 edition and 1921 expanded second edition. In their renditions, Gardner and Rex Rideout recreate the historic music preserved by Thorp with vintage instruments and authentic styles.

Introduction: A Tribute to Jack Thorp
Audio CD Credits
Ti Ri Youdy
The Texas Cowboy
The Tenderfoot
Little Joe, the Wrangler
Three-Block Tom
Get Along, Little Dogies
Windy Bill
My Little Brown Mule
Chopo
Grand Round-Up
Bucking Broncho
The Cowboy's Christmas Ball
The Gal I Left Behind Me
Sam Bass
Mustang Gray
Cow Boys Lament
What's Become of the Punchers?
A Jack Thorp Cowboy Glossary
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ISBN: 9780890134788
ISBN-10: 0890134782
Audience: General
Format: Book with CD or DVD
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 80
Published: 1st August 2005
Publisher: Museum of New Mexico Press
Dimensions (cm): 17.0 x 25.5  x 0.6
Weight (kg): 0.252