Boots and Saddle Show

Our first episode of 2026 and it's filled with beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers. No less than a few shuffles along with some personal favourites and a handful of cuts from "must-have" records. It's a good one. ---BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 086INTRO & 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. Sittin' and Thinkin' - Ray Price (Night Life - 1963)Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:2. My Baby's Waitin' - Red Simpson (Roll, Truck, Roll - 1966)3. Big Midnight Special - Jean Shepard  (Got You On My Mind - 1961)4. Husband Stealer - Kay Adams (Alcohol and Tears - 1967)5. I'm As Free As The Breeze - Ernest Tubb (Sings Just Call Me Lonesome (And Other Great Songs By Rex Griffin) - 1963)Some B&S Favourites:6. I Push Right Over - Robbie Fulks (South Mouth - 1997)7. Hometown Boys - Roy Payne (Roy Payne No. 2 - 1970)8. Rose Garden - Southern Culture on the Skids (Countrypolitan Favorites - 2007)9. Cowboy Peyton Place - Doug Sahm - The Return of Wayne Douglas - 2000)Round-Up: More Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers - Early 1960’s Edition:10. Your Kinda Love - Patsy Cline (Single - 1964)11.  It’s Lonely (On My Side Of The Sea) - Goldie Hill (Goldie Hill - 1960)12. One For You - One For Me - Justin Tubb (Star Of The Grand Ole Opry - 1962)Outro:13. A Picture of Me (Without You) - George Jones (A Picture of Me (Without You) - 1972)

Our favourite songs of 2025. A dozen killer cuts from a stacked and packed year. This was not an easy one to put together but I'm pleased with the result and hope you will be too. What a great year for new releases! Thanks for tuning in this year, friends. We've seen great growth and support for the program throughout the year and I appreciate you spending some time listening to music with me every week. ---BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 085- Favourites of 2025 - INTRO & THEME:The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024)Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)Favourites of 2025 - Shufflin’ in to the Saddle:1. Hopeless - Sam Platts (Single - 2025)Favourites of 2025:2. Beans on the Riverbank - Big River Ramblers (Never Not Given ‘Er - 2025)3. Tell Me - Brennen Leigh (Don't You Ever Give  Up On Love - 2025)4. When You’re Down - Christopher Seymore (King of Nothing - 2025)5. 1800 Miles - Colter Wall (Memories and Empties 2025)6. Full Time - Emily Love (Heart of a Fool - 2025)Favourites of 2025:7. Houston Belongs to Me - Sunny Sweeney (Rhinestone Requiem - 2025)8. Piece of Time - Carter Felker (Loser - 2025) 9. Breakin’ Up - John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff (The Return Of... - 2025)10. Your Kinda Lovin’ - Rosy Nolan (Main Attraction - 2025)11. Heart & Heart Forever - Brandon Birkedahl (High & Lonesome - 2025)Favourites of 2025 - Outro:12. For You & I - Garrett T. Capps (Life Is Strange - 2025) 

This week we've got a nice mix of old, new and places in-between. We're spreading Christmas joy but we're not overlooking the dark side or the losers of Christmas either. How could we? You'll hear some Christmas tunes you might not have ever heard before along with some familiar classics from (hopefully and potentially) unfamiliar recordings/artists. I don't know. I don't know your life but I hope you have a safe and happy holiday and that you'll enjoy our offering this season. ---BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 0842nd Annual Honky-Tonk Holiday Christmas SpecialINTRO & 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 Sleigh:1. Honky Tonk Christmas - Johnny Paycheck (Compilation: Christmas In Branson, MO, USA - 1993)Losers of Christmas:2. Merry Christmas Asshole - Brennen Leigh (Single - 2020)3. Daddy Won’t Be Home Again for Christmas - Merle Haggard (Merle Haggard's Christmas Present - 1973)4. Daddy’s Drinking Up Our Christmas - Commander Cody (Single - 1973)5. Christmas at the Bar - The Country Side Of Harmonica Sam (Winter Bungalow/Christmas At The Bar - Single - 2025)Christmas Classics:6. Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree - Two Tons of Steel (Tangled in Tinsel [EP] - 2011)7. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! - Olivia Ellen Lloyd (Compilation: Slow Xmas 5 - 2025)8. Blue Christmas - Chris Isaak (Christmas - 2004)9. Winter Wonderland - Valerie June (An Americana Christmas - 2014)Beautiful Christmas Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers:10. ase Come Home For Christmas (Spanish & English) - Freddy Fender (Merry Christmas Feliz Navidad From Freddy Fender  - 1977)11. Lonely Christmas Call - Tammy Wynette (Christmas With Tammy - 1970)12. The Reindeer Boogie - Hank Snow (Christmas with Hank Snow - 1967)13. It's Not Hard to Write a Christmas Card - Melissa Carper (A Very Carper Christmas - 2025)14. Christmas is Near - The Stanley Brothers And The Clinch Mountain Boys (Single - 1958)Outro:15. Balsam Fir - Cam Penner (Balsam Fir [EP] - 2008)

This week on the program we pay tribute to Raul Malo, who passed away last week at the age of 60. 11 carefully selected songs from 10 different records (both with The Mavericks and from his Solo catalogue) covering a wide cross-section of his great career. He was one of the best and will be sorely missed. ---BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 083A Tribute to Raul MaloINTRO & 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 Writing on the Wall - The Mavericks (Music For All Occasions - 1995)Dancing the Night Away:2. Dance the Night Away - The Mavericks (Trampoline - 1998)3. Things I Cannot Change - The Mavericks (Super Colossal Smash Hits of the 90's: The Best of The Mavericks - 1999)4. Back In Your Arms Again - The Mavericks (In Time - 2013)A Crying Shame:5. What a Crying Shame - The Mavericks (What A Crying Shame - 1994)6. Lonely Hearts - Raul Malo (Lucky One - 2008)7. Poder Vivir - The Mavericks (En Español - 2020) Covers:8. Crying Time - Raul Malo (After Hours - 2007)9. Excuse Me (I Think I’ve Got a Heartache) - The Mavericks (From Hell to Paradise - 1992)10. Before the Next Teardrop Falls - The Mavericks (Play the Hits - 2019)Outro: Covers continued11. For the Good Times - Raul Malo (After Hours - 2007)

A handful of new/recent releases, some "lost" country and I break down my weekend in Vegas with a set of artists associated with the famed (and former) Nashville Nevada Club. ---BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 082INTRO & 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. These Two Eyes - Ira Louvin (The Unforgettable Ira Louvin - 1965)Beautiful Country Music by Beautiful Country Music Singers: Nashville Nevada Club Edition2. Money Talks - Wynn Stewart (The Songs of Wynn Stewart - 1965)3. Castle of Love -  Bobby Austin (Single - 1958)4. Guitar Man - Calamity Jayne New & Recent Releases:5. Two Steps Back - Emily Love (Heart of a Fool - 2025)6. Wichita Falls - American Aquarium (Live at Red Rocks - 2025)7. Don Quixote - Branson Anderson (First Rodeo - 2025)8. Alone in the Lone Star - Brennen Leigh (Don’t You Ever Give Up on Love - 2025)Round-Up: “lost” Country9. Look What You’ve Done - Benny Martin (Single - 1957) 10. Your Own Medicine - Kay Kemmer (Single - 1970)11. Don’t Make Me Go to School - Jo Ann Steele (Single - 1968)Outro:12. 4/4 Time - Colter Wall (Memories and Empties - 2025)