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Check out our latest CD

"Ghosts of Tombstone"

 

"We like listening to this collection. The more we listen, the better it gets." Darrell Arnold                      Cowboy Magazine review Spring 2008

 

 

 

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June 2008; The Top Ten Ballot for the Western Music Association is out
and Trails & Rails has eleven nominations!

 

Including 4 of the Top Ten Songs and they are all from this CD!
The songs are: "Ghosts of Tombstone", "Best Dang Life", "Cold Northern Wind" and "Thinkin' 'Bout Montana".

The first three were written by Bruce Huntington who was also nominated as Songwriter of the Year. And the last one was written by Les Buffham in collaboration with Walt Richards.

Les Buffham was named Poet of the Year for the Western Music Association in 2007 and is on the list again for this year - 2008.

Walt and Les have two nominations on the current ballot for Best Poet-Songwriter Collaboration - including "Ten More Miles" and "Thinkin' 'Bout Montana". 

Walt Richards is also nominated for Instrumentalist of the Year and Trails & Rails is nominated for both the Crescendo Award and Traditional Group of the Year.

The entire CD is nominated for Best Traditional Album of the Year. Wow!

 

Trails & Rails - Ghosts of Tombstone
Review by Allen Singer

 

Read about Walt & Paula
in the February 2008 San Diego Troubdour

 

Sample "Ghost Riders in the Sky"

 

"Walt & Paula, Please accept my apologies. I said that your new CD (Ghosts of Tombstone) is great. I was wrong......the word is AWESOME !! We're sitting here on Wednesday night (November, 2007) listening to it for the 942nd time ! (OK, maybe a slight exaggeration . . .) Please extend our congratulations to Bruce & Ken and everyone else involved in the production of this GREAT album !"

 -- Esther (for Rich & Esther Dollarhide - Tombstone Western Music Festival)

 

"The songs on "Ghosts of Tombstone may be classified as western music, but they are much more than that. As you listen to this disc, you'll experience life's journey sung through the western landscape. Tex, Rex, Hopalong, Gene and Roy would be proud!" Review of CD by Allen Singer San Diego Troubadour February 2008

 

"I've now listened to "Ghosts"at least once a day, every day for two weeks.
Some days I've listened to it several times. Thank you for making this CD;
it is one of the most enjoyable records I have ever listened to.
It is one of the only records I've ever heard where I really like every single song.

 -- John Bartlett, San Diego luthier and author ~ December 2007

 

"...your CD's arrived OK ...I am enjoying them very much! Really great stuff!"

 -- ChuckarooThe Buckaroo;
     Calling All Cowboys Radio,
     Bend, Oregon ~ January 2007

 

"I can't help but play this infectious song every once in a while"

 ...regarding 'Best Dang Life' -- in an e-mail from Marvin O'Dell,
Around the Campfire host on Heartland Public Radio ~ February 2008

 

"I have that waltzing around the Linden Tree song going around in my head;
I must have played it at least five times today as I was driving around.
That is a super song!"

 -- e-mail from author Tom Leech ~ April 2008

 

"The songs are really cool! I can't wait till I can hear you play live!"

Sincerely, Calvin Barrett ~ Age 8 March, 2008

 

In 2006 and again in 2007,
Trails and Rails placed on the Top Ten Ballot for the
Western Music Association Awards in the following categories:

Traditional Duo/Group Instrumentalist of the Year (Walt Richards) Crescendo Award

 

"Night Train Down the Yellowstone", from the Trails & Rails CD "From Way Out West", was voted #3 of the Top Ten Single Western releases for 2006 as chosen by the Heartland Public Radio Panel.

Duo Harmony Winners
Western Music Association Festival
November 2005