Steve Cormier is fond of saying he doesn’t write “ride into the sunset songs.” What Cormier, a veteran Western musician, means is that the cowboy songs he pens are rooted in the life of actual, ...

In country songs, there's nothing quite like a good cowboy anthem. The boots, the dust, the wide open skies—it's all wrapped up in a sound that feels rugged and timeless. At Drummond Ranch, cowboy ...

In Defense of Drinking finds the South Dakota native singing about bad decisions in Texas and good times in the beer garden ...

Ask pretty much any songwriter how they come up with ideas for their songs, and it’s a good bet that they’ll say they write what they know. Whether that is heartache, loss of faith, family struggles ...

OK, pilgrim, you've got the hat, the boots, the shirt and the jeans that are gonna stay stiff for the next six washings. But you're not a true-blue, rootin'-tootin' cowpoke around these parts until ...

Award-winning singer-songwriter added to “Tres Amigos” performance at Bastrop Convention & Exhibit Center It's a ...

Lonesomely loping like a cowboy across the plains, the country-western ballad carries on its stark melody and bare words of history, tradition, and above all a flair that sets it apart from the ...

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Terry Gross. My guest, Charley Crockett, is a songwriter, singer and guitarist whose music ranges from country to rhythm and blues, cowboy songs, outlaw ballads and the song ...