Boots and Saddle Show

Episode 097 this week. Recorded it last Wednesday back home at Boots & Saddle Headquarters in the basement on the fringes of downtown, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Merle Haggard passed away 10 years ago yesterday (April 6) on the day of his 79th birthday so in honour of that we have a tribute set of Merle covers. Plus, beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers and a few new/recent releases.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 097

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. Amarillo by Morning - George Strait (Strait From The Heart - 1982)

Tour Wrap-Up:
2. Rodeo Hand - Branson Anderson (First Rodeo - 2025)
3. Another Heartbreak Song - Patrick B Ray (Single - 2020)
4. Bad Girl - Emily Love (Heart of a Fool - 2025) 
5. Last Cowboy Hat in California - Robert Henry & the Repeaters (The Way It Usually Goes - 2022)

New & Recent Releases:
6. Heart - Charlie Marie (Single - 2026)
7. She Was My Baby - Dale Watson (Single - 2026) 
8. If You Wanted to You Would - Meg and the Wheelers (Single - 2026) 

Round-Up: Merle Haggard Covers
9. Today I Started Loving You Again - Loretta Lynn (Woman Of The World / To Make A Man - 1969)
10. I Threw Away The Rose - Charley Pride (The Country Way - 1967)
11. I'll Leave the Bottle On the Bar - Johnny Paycheck (Mr. Hag Told My Story - 1981)

Outro / Merle Haggard Covers Continued…
12. You Don't Have Very Far to Go - Jeannie Seely (The Seely Style - 1966)

A wide range of country and country-adjacent material this week complete with a little tour wrap-up + a look ahead at some things happening at home in Winnipeg in April.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 096

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. The Good Life - Justin Townes Earle (The Good Life - 2008) 

Tour Wrap-Up + Looking Ahead
2. Truest Colors - Jason Boland & The Stragglers (The Last Kings of Babylon - 2025) 
3.  And It’s Quiet - Dwayne Dueck (Dwayne Dueck - 2015)
4. Blue Kentucky Girl - Emmylou Harris (Blue Kentucky Girl - 1979)
5. Talkin' big Weaner Blues - Branson Anderson (First Rodeo - 2025) 
6. Run This Town - Corb Lund (Things That Can't Be Undone - 2015)

New & Recent Releases:
7. Cowboy - The Waymores (The Knot - 2026)
8. Fiesta Eterno - Garrett T. Capps (feat. Kevin Russell, Joe King Carrasco & Augie Meyers) - Garrett T. Capps (I Still Love San Antone - 2026)
9. The Money - Kevin Carducci (Single - 2026)
10. Headed out West - Jade Brodie (Horse Money - 2026)

Outro:
11.  Over Again - Eilen Jewell (Queen of the Minor Key - 2011)

Recorded after a rowdy gig in Reno, I've got another dispatch from the road with a bunch of beautiful country music.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 095

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Racing in to the Saddle:
1. The Race Is On - George Jones (I Get Lonely In A Hurry - 1964)

Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
2. I'll Get Over You - Crystal Gayle (Somebody Loves You - 1975)
3. Mississippi Mud - Hank Williams III (Lovesick, Broke And Driftin' - 2002)
4. Big Bad John - Jimmy Dean (Big Bad John and Other Fabulous Songs and Tales - 1961)

Round-Up: Bakersfield, California 
5. Before You Go - Buck Owens And His Buckaroos (Before You Go / No One But You - 1965)
6. Another (Just Like Me) - Jean Shepard (Got You On My Mind - 1961)
7. The Reason We're Together - Kay Adams (Wheels & Tears - 1966)
8. Someone Told My Story - Merle Haggard & The Strangers (I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - 1967)

More Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
9. Rather Have Love - Bonnie Montgomery & Melissa Carper (Single - 2026) 
10. Can't Dance With Memories - Sam Platts and the Kootenai Three (Sundown At Noon - 2013)
11. Me and My Machine - Gus Clark & The Least of His Problems (Single - 2020)   

Outro:
12. Coal Miner's Daughter (Recitation) - Loretta Lynn (Still Woman Enough - 2021)

Recorded from a hotel room in Lubbock, TX, this week we've got a few new(er) ones, some old(er) ones, a tribute to Augie Meyers and another dispatch from the road.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 094

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. I've Decided to Leave Here Forever - Robert Duvall (Tender Mercies: Music From The Motion Picture - 1983)

Get Your Kicks: A Road Trip
2. Route 66 - Asleep At The Wheel (Wheelin' and Dealin' - 1976)
3. New Mexico (Un-overdubbed Take 1) - Johnny Cash & The Tennessee Two (Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash - 1964)  
4. Amarillo Highway - Emily Nenni (Drive & Cry - 2024) 

New & Recent Releases:
5. I Don't Like The Way I'm Feeling (without you) - Kara Cole (Single - 2026)
6. Mi Corazón - Dominique and the Diamonds (Single - 2026) 
7. He Never Looked At Me Like That - Western Gringa (Single - 2025) 

Round-Up: Tribute to Augie Meyers
8. Walkin’ the Back Streets - Augie Meyers (Country - 2009)
9. Here I Go Again - Augie Meyers (Augie’s Back - 1986)
10. Deep In The Heart Of Texas - Augie Meyers (Single - 1983)

Outro:
11. Water in the Well - BJ Barham (Rockingham - 2016)

Some new, some old, some in-between and some unexpected. I'm back on the road for the month of March, making shows in hotel rooms across the United States. Comin' right at ya with this one from Flagstaff, AZ. Interestingly enough, Flagstaff is also where I recorded episodes 001 + 002 when we first relaunched nearly two year ago.
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BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 093

INTRO & THEME:
The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)
Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)

Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:
1. Keep Your Mind Outta This - Kimberly Murray (A World Away - 2014) 

Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
2. Beer O’Clock - The Divorcees (From Labour to Refreshment - 2016)
3. Homecoming - Tom T. Hall (Homecoming  - 1969)
4. Stoned Again - Linda Webb (Single - 1969)  

New & Recent Releases:
5. The Last to Know - Melissa Carper & Theo Lawrence (Havin’ A Talk - 2026) 
6. Darlin’ - Adam Gaffney (Single - 2026)
7. If You Really Love Me (Outlive Me) - Dale Watson (Single - 2026)
8. I Yearn To Love Someone - Charlotte Le Lievre (Single - 2026) 

More Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:
9. Arizona, Arizona - Truck Stop (Arizona - 1990) 
10. Roll Over and Play Dead - Jan Howard (Single - 1967 / This Is Jan Howard Country - 1967)
11. If Crying Would Make You Care - Webb Pierce (Single - 1951)

Outro:
12. My Old Friend The Blues - Steve Earle (Guitar Town - 1986)