Love & Romance at the Corral of the Rafter J

We celebrate St. Valentine's Day on the Rafter J. Come on in, hunker down and enjoy an impressive line-up of cowboy love poetry and music. This go-round we feature:

Michael Robinson - Mr. Suzy (song)
Sam DeLeeuw - My Cowboy (poem)
Katie Kern - God Makes Hearts in Pairs (song)
Diane Tribitt - Rancher Lips (poem & sound effects)
Ken Cook - Exercise (poem)
Michael Robinson - I Don't Want to Go Home with You (song)
Jim Dunham - Pretty Pauline (song)
Linda Kirkpatrick - The Old Yellow Slicker (poem & music)
Jolynne Kirkwood - Red River Refrain (poem)
Paul Kern - As I Bridle in the Morning (poem & music)

New Years on the Rafter J

Our New Years Celebration with good music - fantastic country yodeling and inspiring poetry to start off 2008!

Diane Tribitt - Live Backwards (poem)
Ken Cook - Joy is a Choice (poem)
Latigo - Summer Ranges (song)
Michael Robinson - Just a Little Ranch House (poem)
Katie Kern - Tennesee Yodeler (song)
Sam DeLeeuw - Things to Do (poem)
Paul Kern - The Parting of the Waters (poem & music)

Cowboy Christmas Puddin'

Merry Christmas from the Corral of the Rafter J! This podcast contains poems by Ken Cook and Paul Kern with fiddle music by Greg Trafido. Titles include:

Paul Kern - My Blue Eyed Bay (poem)
Ken Cook - Joy is a Choice (poem, music)
Greg Trafido - Christmas Puddin' (song)
Paul Kern - Prayer Comes Easy in a Barn (poem)

Thanksgiving Tribute to Cowboy Parents

Paul Kern, Diane Tribitt and Latigo pay a special Thanksgiving tribute to cowboy mothers, fathers and grandfathers. Titles include:

Diane Tribitt - Half the Hand (poem with sound effects)

Paul Kern - At Codding's Place (poem with music)

Ken Stevens and Latigo - Cattle up the Trail (song)

When the Works All Done

We celebrate the end of the summer season and cattle shipping with three numbers in this podcast -

Paul Kern - When the Work's All Done (poem)

Diane Tribitt - Tucumcari (At His Own Pace) (poem)

Jim Dunham - When the Work's All Done This Fall (song)

The Song - As Evening Sets on the Yellowstone

This podcast contains a little background on the poem and the song "As Evening Sets on the Yellowstone." The lyrics/poem is by Paul Kern with music composed by internationally acclaimed conductor and composer Crawford Gates. Sung by baritone Cliff Cole.

Desert Blues

Podcast containing the poem "Mornin' on the Desert" and the songs "I Ain't Got Nobody" and "Desert Blues."

Some Sweatbands Do / The Cowboy Song

This podcast begins with the short poem "Some Sweatbands Do" by Paul Kern, followed by "The Cowboy Song" performed by Jim Dunham.

Cowboy Brigadoon

The old railroad corral comes alive about once every blue moon.