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About Stephanie Davis
Stephanie Davis needs little introduction. She frequently appears at the Western Folklife Center's National Cowboy Poetry Gathering and other gatherings and events across the West, and has been heard many times on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion. Country music superstar Garth Brooks has recorded six of her songs, as have Don Edwards, Waylon Jennings, Daniel O'Donnell, Martina McBride, Sam Moore and many others. She's recorded a number of albums (read about the most recent below).
Stephanie Davis is keeping busy. She's currently recording a new all-Western album with Rich O'Brien, due out in early 2008.
She was at the special National Memorial "Dream Concert" at Radio City Music Hall in New York in September, 2007, to benefit the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial in Washington, DC. Garth Brooks sang "We Shall be Free," the chart-topping song he and Stephanie co-wrote, and other participants at the event included Stevie Wonder, Jessye Norman, Aretha Franklin, and many distinguished guests. She toured with Garth Brooks in November, 2007.
On October 31, 2007, George Cole's RealTime program on Yellowstone Public Radio aired a one-hour special, "A Visit With Stephanie Davis," recorded at her Montana ranch. You can listen to the archived program here at the show's web site.
In September, 2007, Stephanie Davis returned for another appearance as a featured guest on Public Radio's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. You can listen to an archived broadcast here at the show's web site. The November 3, 2007 special "Harvest Moon" compilation show includes Stephanie's "Harvest Time."
Following on the success of her "Trail's End Ranch Radio" show at the 2007 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering (watch the cybercast here at the Western Folklife Center web site), she's writing a one woman show, "Tales from Trail's End," and is in talks with National Public Radio about a possible "Trail's End Ranch Radio Hour" show.
Stephanie Davis and some "The Trail's End Ranch Show" cast from the 2007 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering:
Wallace McRae, Glenn Ohrlin, , DW Groethe, and Fred Newman, with the BAR-J Wranglers in the background.Photo by Jeri Dobrowski. See more from the 2007 gathering in her gallery here, and view her Western Entertainers and Personalities Gallery here
Selected Lyrics
Baling Twine
Way out in the country, miles from town
Things have a way of breaking down
At THE most inconvenient of times
Which can make the goin’ rather rough
Unless, of course, you know enough
To always, always carry baling twineBaling twine, you know what I mean
Fluorescent orange polypropylene
That for wrapping bales of hay has proved a winner
Ah, but friends, that’s just its start in life
The stuff’s got more uses than a Ginzu knife
At the annual Donner Party reunion dinnerIt’ll close a gate, hold your bait, fasten on your license plate
Tow a sled, lace a Ked, hang your deer in the shed
Keep your ‘mater plants and your pants from falling down
It’ll fix a cinch in a pinch, let your stirrups out an inch
Double as a fan belt, stretch a pelt, catch a smelt
Balin’ twine keeps this ol’ world spinning ‘roundWell, I’s drivin’ one dark, rainy night
Not another soul in sight
When suddenly a deer steps into view
I brake and swerve and hit the horn, next thing I know my truck’s airborne
And I’m repentin’ for things I didn’t even doNow, friends, you won’t believe this part
But swear to Pete and cross my heart
Just as I’m beginning my decline
Right out my driver’s side window
A little green man in a UFO appears and motions to my baling twineWhich, of course, is right there on the dash
So I toss him one end and lash
The other round my truck in record time
Then he gives me a big thumbs up and tows me like some astral pup
Safely back to earth with baling twineWell I leap out, kiss the ground
Twirl my new green friend around
And we toast the stars and talk in pantomime
But friends, what really steals the show
And flat makes his antennas glow
‘S when I give him a piece of baling twineNow, there’s no moral to this tale
No deep insights to regale
Just a few suggestions you might keep in mind:
Watch for deer on rainy nights
Stick to planes when makin’ flights
And always, always carry balin’ twine:
CHORUS II
It’ll close a gate, hold your bait, fasten on your license plate
Tow a sled, lace a Ked, hang your deer in the shed
Keep your ‘mater plants and your pants from falling down
It’ll fix a cinch in a pinch, let your stirrups out an inch
Double as a fan belt, stretch a pelt, catch a smeltTie your turkey legs together, pitch a tent in any weather
Make a leash for your lizard, save your family in a blizzard
Hang a wreath, knit a sweater, floss your teeth, nothin’s better thanWhoah, Balin twine, (whoa) Balin twine
When you’re hangin’ in the brink, when you’re runnin’ outa luck
The solution might be sittin’ on the dashboard of your truck
Balin’ twine, (just a little piece of) balin’ twine
Always, always carry balin’ twine
Always, always carry balin’ twine© 2007, Stephanie Davis, Recluse Music (BMI), All rights reserved
These words may not be reprinted or reposted without the author's written permission.
Goodnight Little Cowpup
Look at you lyin’ there, cockleburr in your hair
Next to what’s left of my shoe
I bet a dollar that it was the old barncat
Who put those scratches on youMust be one mean dream cow
There in your dream corral
Or is that it grizzly bear?
No matter, little hoss, you’ll show ‘em who’s the boss
So what if you aren’t housebroke through and throughGoodnight, little cowpup, goodnight
Sleep tight little cowpup, sleep tight
The stars in the blue to watch over you
Goodnight, little cowpup, goodnightLook at the size of those paws of yours, heaven knows
How big you’ll grow up to be
But for now I’m glad you’re just a small ball of fur
Curled on this porch next to meCome morning, little guy, we’ll ride out, you and I
Fix the old windmill again
Check the salt, check the grass
Your nose against the glass
And later on, you can dig up the lawnGoodnight, little cowpup, goodnight
Sleep tight, little cowpup, sleep tight
The stars in the blue to watch over you
Goodnight, little cowpup, goodnight
Goodnight, little cowpup, goodnight© 2004, Stephanie Davis, Recluse Music (BMI), All rights reserved
From Crocus in the Snow
photo by Clark Marten
Ted of "Goodnight Little Cowpup"...all grown up
Crocus in the Snow
"...a reflection of the very best in American music of and from its enigmatic West."
. Thom Jurek (allmusic.com)"...the songs, beautifully written, most of them being little masterpieces of musical narrative..."
George Graham
Includes:
Somethin' 'Bout Montana
Talkin' Harvest Time Blues
Crocus in the Snow
Just A Cup of Coffee
Some Things Cost Too Much
Turning To the Light
Ikey
Yodel Blues
Cold Wind Blow
You Been a Friend To Me
The Spotted Ass
Good Night Little Cowpup
Including musicians: Spencer Starnes, Mitch Watkins, Larry Seyer, Lloyd Maines, Floyd Domino, Dave Sanger, Steve Meador, Bobby Flores, Steve Palousek, John Hagen, John Mills, Joel Guzman, Chris Gage, Alejandro Diaz, Jr., Paul Glasse, and Rich Brotherton; with vocals by Garrison Keillor, (Ranger) Doug Green, and Ray Benson.
Order info:
Available for $17 postpaid in the US
Recluse Records
838 Countryman Creek Road
Columbus, MT 59019
406/326-2180
www.StephanieDavis.net
Home for the Holidays
Includes:
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
All I Want for Christmas Is You (w/Ray Price)
(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays
The Gift
Let it Snow, Let it snow, Let it Snow
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
The Diamond O
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Wondrous Light
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Order info:
Available for $17 postpaid in the US
Recluse Records
838 Countryman Creek Road
Columbus, MT 59019
406/326-2180
www.StephanieDavis.net
River of No Return
Includes:
Give a Little Bit Back
Salt River Valley
The Gift
Lone Star Swing
Prairie Lullabye
The Diamond-O
Saturday Night at the Whitebird School
River of No Return
Big Sky Bounce
Wolves
Listen to samples at Stephanie Davis' web site
Order info:
Available for $17 postpaid in the US
Recluse Records
838 Countryman Creek Road
Columbus, MT 59019
406/326-2180
www.StephanieDavis.net
I'm Pullin' Through
Includes:
There's a Springtime Feelin' in My Heart
Takin' a Chance on Love
I'm Pullin' Through
Hallelujah
You've Changed
Yellow Moon
What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Yours
I'll Never Say Never Again
He's Funny That Way
Big Sky Bounce
Listen to samples at Stephanie Davis' web site
Order info:
Available for $17 postpaid in the US
Recluse Records
838 Countryman Creek Road
Columbus, MT 59019
406/326-2180
www.StephanieDavis.net
Stephanie Davis has been featured numerous times on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. You can search the archive at the show's web site for individual shows.
Stephanie Davis is featured on What's in a Song on National Public Radio, performing "Harvest Time." You can also hear her as a part of stories about "A Musical Trip to the Mongolian Steppe" and the "Riding Along on the Cowboy Music Train."
Stephanie Davis is featured in the Emmy-award winning film, Why the Cowboy Sings, produced by Hal Cannon and Taki Telonidis of the Western Folkife Center, and is featured on the 2007 CD, Songs from Why the Cowboy Sings.
Stephanie Davis' "Trail's End Ranch Radio" show was an overwhelming success at the 2007 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. You can watch the cybercast here at the Western Folklife Center web site.
The Western Folklife Center presents a podcast here of Stephanie Davis performing "Crocus in the Snow," recorded in May 2006 in the Western Folklife Center's G Three Bar Theater.
Stephanie Davis's Web Site and Contact Information
photo by Clark Marten
For More Information
Contact:
Rick Philipp
Recluse Records
838 Countryman Creek Road
Columbus, MT 59019
(406) 326 -2180
Visit Stephanie Davis' web site for more about her and her music and poetry, track samples, lyrics and poems, downloads, orders and more.
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