These ain’t Stampede-weekend cowboys or cowgirls — it's the real deal.
The ranch hands, rodeo riders, chuckwagon champs, trail cooks, fence-menders, and horse breakers who lived the life and sang it straight. From prairie homesteads to northern bush camps, these nearly 100 albums (so far) capture the voices of working Canadian cowboys and cowgals whose songs were shaped by dust, weather, long miles, and the animals they cared for.
A room full of stories carved out of gravel roads, open rangeland, and a Western spirit that never quite sits still..
| Artist | Track | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Charne | To-Ma-Ray Tom-O-Ray | ST | 02:44 | |
| Abe Zacharias | Bring the Children Home | He's Coming Back | 04:14 | |
| Ivan Daines | The Strawberry Roan | He's A Cowboy | 05:18 | |
| Corb Lund | Brother Brigham, Brother Young | Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! | 04:09 | |
| Ian Tyson | Love Can Bless The Soul of Anyone | Ol' Eon | 02:23 | |
| Tim Hus | Man with the Black Hat (Stompin Tom) | Songs of West Canada | 02:36 | |
| Eldon Blanchard | Shane's Song | Canadian Sage | 04:20 | |
| Art Wallman | My Way | Country CKSW | 03:52 | |
| Ivan Daines | Three Bars | There's Something 'Bout a Rodeo | 02:56 | |
| Bud McKague | Send Me 10 Bucks & My Riggin' | Hittin' a Lick: Rodeo Poems & More | 01:23 | |
| Corb Lund | Lives of Attrition (The Best We Can Do) | Modern Pain (re-issue) | 03:07 | |
| Abe Zacharias | Over the Next Hill | Songs of the Sage and Saddle | 02:40 | |
| Charlie Ewing | Panhandle Rag | Buffalo Horses | 03:47 | |
| Lewis Pederson III | Good Intentions | Free Born Man | 03:08 | |
| Ivan Daines | The Pilgrim Song, Ch:33 | There's Something 'Bout a Rodeo | 02:49 | |
| Tim Hus | Inside Passage | Western Star | 03:51 | |
| Shirley Field | Midnight Rider | Together Again | 03:07 | |
| Shirley Field | Help Me be a Friend | Seasons of Our Lives | 02:23 | |
| Earl Heywood | Earl Heywood's Serenade Ranch Radio Show - Theme Song (Intro) - Tho I Tried - Tag Along - Wait A Little Longer - Blues In My Heart - Square Dance Time - Christmas Candles - Ridin' Down The Canyon - Theme Song | Earl Heywood's Serenade Ranch Radio Show | 20:12 | |
| Wayne Arthur "Cinch" | I've Found the Way | Alberta Gold | 03:08 | |
| Ivan Daines | Willie the Wandering Gypsy and Me | Country Music Collection | 02:12 | |
| Ian Tyson | Newtonville Waltz | One Jump Ahead of the Devil | 05:01 | |
| Corb Lund | Taps | Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! | 00:32 | |
| Ian Tyson | The Coyote & The Cowboy | Cowboyography | 03:44 | |
| Corb Lund | I Think You Oughta Try Whiskey (ftg Jaida Dreyer) | Agricultural Tragic | 03:04 | |
| Corb Lund | Good Copenhagen | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 03:25 | |
| Mikie Spillett (Michele) | Cowgirlup | I Have to Spillett | 04:00 | |
| Billy Chernoff W. | Stealin' Horses | Fresno Rodeo | 03:16 | |
| Ivan Daines | Boston Bombing | Heroes And Horses | 03:03 | |
| Ivan Daines | Hills of Kamloops | Cowboys, Outlaws, & Ladies | 02:46 | |
| Gordie West | Ghost Riders | My Calgary Home | 04:05 | |
| Bruce Innes | A Real Partner (Poem) | One Hundred Years Of Thunder | 01:54 | |
| Butch Falk | Retirement | Wind in the Pines | 02:31 | |
| Shirley Field | Chimebells | Together Again | 02:41 | |
| Earl Heywood | The Fightin' Feudin' Donnellys | Tales of the Donnelly Feud | 02:04 | |
| Randy Hollar | There's a Bluebird on Your Windowsill | Salutes Wilf Carter | 02:06 | |
| Ian Tyson | Alberta's Child | Old Corrals & Sagebrush | 03:39 | |
| Mel Hyland | Rodeo News | Rodeo, Life and Friends | 02:32 | |
| Ivan Daines | Old Hamley | Rodeo Country | 01:43 | |
| Cody Bearpaw | The Choking Kind | ST | 03:27 | |
| Eli Barsi | Farm Girl | Portrait of a Cowgirl | 03:59 | |
| Diamond Joe White | High Rider | Honestly | 03:56 | |
| Ian Tyson | Windy Bill | Old Corrals & Sagebrush | 03:04 | |
| Art Wallman | Power in the Blood | Country CKSW | 01:53 | |
| Gordie West | Rodeo East | My Calgary Home | 02:33 | |
| Abe Zacharias | He's Coming Back | He's Coming Back | 03:00 | |
| Ivan Daines | Ole Cheyenne | Country Music Collection | 03:44 | |
| Tim Hus | Talkin' Saskatoon Blues | Hockeytown | 03:01 | |
| Buddy Gale | Cowboy Angel (a kid's dream) | Fame: A Tough Bronc to Ride (music and vocals Shirley Field) | 04:26 | |
| Matt Masters | Standing at a Crossroad | Centennial Swell | 02:46 | |
| Ian Tyson | Some Kind of Fool | Ol' Eon | 02:27 | |
| Gordie West | My Calgary Home | My Calgary Home | 02:53 | |
| Ian Tyson | Goodness of Shirley | One Jump Ahead of the Devil | 03:38 | |
| Keith Hitchner | Since We're Neighbours Let's Be Friends | Stop, Look and Listen | 03:01 | |
| Earl Heywood | Broken Down Merry Go Round | Why in Heaven's Name // Broken Down Merry Go Round | 02:44 | |
| Keith Hitchner | So Near and Yet So Far | Stop, Look and Listen | 02:00 | |
| Shirley Field | I Saw the Light | Seasons of Our Lives | 02:40 | |
| Lonesome Steve Puto | Harold's Super Service | I'm Singing the Words of Your Song | 02:06 | |
| Tim Hus | Cattlerack Cadillac | Bush Pilot Buckaroo | 03:26 | |
| Frank Gleeson | Rangeland in Heaven | From the Hills of B.C. | 02:42 | |
| Lloyd Dolen | Buckin' Horse Rider | Songs of Sweat and Leather | 04:25 | |
| Tim Hus | Coal Mine | Bush Pilot Buckaroo | 03:09 | |
| Carmen Lindsay | The Ballad of the Pink Lady | Home On the Range | 02:35 | |
| Butch Falk | Cinnamon (Nominated Song of the Year) | Wind in the Pines | 02:32 | |
| Randy Smith | Cow Patty Surfin' | All That I Am | 03:01 | |
| Corb Lund | Hurtin’ Albertan (with Tim Hus) | Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer | 04:41 | |
| Sharky Schauer & Chris | Moonlit Mountain Melody | Moonlit Mountain Melodies | 03:01 | |
| Ernie Williams | I'm a Loser | Scarlet Leaf Of Canada | 02:44 | |
| Diamond Joe White | For Bob | Honestly | 00:43 | |
| Earl Heywood | Tears of Saint Ann | Tears of Saint Ann // Those Beautiful Big Brown Eyes | 02:37 | |
| Tim Hus | Seine Boat Song | Songs of West Canada | 02:53 | |
| Tim Hus | Alberta Crude | Alberta Crude | 04:03 | |
| Lee Hudson | This Farm Ain't For Sale | Even Wolves Cry | 05:00 | |
| Ivan Daines | Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys (Ed Bruce) | Cowboys, Outlaws, & Ladies | 03:16 | |
| Earl Heywood | A Bad Penny Always Returns | Sings | 02:49 | |
| Ivan Daines | Someday Soon | Heroes And Horses | 03:33 | |
| Diamond Joe White | Searching for Tomorrow | Honestly | 03:12 | |
| Jim Peace | Zane Grey Refugee | Looking Back | 03:10 | |
| Nancy Ryan | Summer Fun (Harry Johnson) | Rouge | 02:28 | |
| Billy Charne | Sparrow | ST | 02:39 | |
| Ivan Daines | What God Thinks Of Us | Heroes And Horses | 02:54 | |
| Lee Hudson | Deep Water | Even Wolves Cry | 04:01 | |
| Charlie Ewing | The Curse of the Lost Lemon Min | Cowboy Ways | 03:00 | |
| Ivan Daines | Mr. Radio Man | Ivan | 01:58 | |
| Tim Hus | Pick-Up Trucks Rodeos and Dust | Songs of West Canada | 03:46 | |
| Shirley Field | Eagle on the Mountain | Let the Wild Horse Run | 03:17 | |
| Calgary Kid (Alfred Allen Erwin) | My Heart Keeps Yearning For You | My Heart Keeps On Yearning // Dude Ranch Cowboy | 02:33 | |
| Corb Lund | That Old Familiar Drunken Feeling | El Viejo | 05:08 | |
| Corb Lund | Engine Rewer | Unforgiving Mistress | 03:22 | |
| Tim Hus | Everybody Likes a Hank Williams Song | Songs of West Canada | 02:37 | |
| Wilf Bennett | Wild Thing | Rock 'n' Roll Cowboy | 02:29 | |
| Shirley Field | Yodeling Trail Rider | Let the Wild Horse Run | 02:24 | |
| Art Wallman | I Won't Mention it Again | Country CKSW | 03:50 | |
| Mel Hyland | Look Reality in the Eye | Rodeo, Life and Friends | 02:16 | |
| Diamond Joe White | Ship of Life | Honestly | 03:36 | |
| Ivan Daines | Much Too Young To Feel This Damn Old | Heroes And Horses | 03:05 | |
| Bruce Innes | Bones (Poem) | One Hundred Years Of Thunder | 00:59 | |
| Ian Tyson | She's My Greatest Blessing | Ol' Eon | 02:38 | |
| Ian Tyson | The North Saskatchewan | Ol' Eon | 02:36 | |
| Ivan Daines | A Rodeo Is a Rodeo | Ivan | 02:00 |
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