Songs of the Plains

by Colter Wall

Songs of the Plains cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 October 2018
  • Label: Young Mary's
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 34:13
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb, the Saskatchewan-born songwriter offers an uncompromisingly traditional homage to the Canadian West. Stripped down to mostly just acoustic guitar and his remarkably weathered, booming baritone, the record revives the storytelling spirit of classic outlaw country.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, acoustic, alienation, crime, violence

Tracklist

  1. Plain to See Plainsman (3:49)
  2. Saskatchewan in 1881 (2:51)
  3. John Beyers (Camaro Song) (2:01)
  4. Wild Dogs (4:52)
  5. Calgary Round-Up (3:34)
  6. Night Herding Song (2:20)
  7. Wild Bill Hickok (2:39)
  8. The Trains are Gone (2:08)
  9. Thinkin' on a Woman (3:20)
  10. Manitoba Man (3:58)
  11. Tying Knots in the Devil's Tail (2:36)

Credits

  • Colter Wall - primary artist, acoustic guitar, vocals, written-by
  • Jason Simpson - bass
  • Chris Powell - drums, spoons
  • Mickey Raphael - harmonica
  • Lloyd Green - pedal steel guitar [pedal steel]
  • Corb Lund - vocals
  • Billy Don Burns - written-by
  • Wilf Carter - written-by

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