Cowboy Christmas mem'ries takes the listener to a simpler time to observe Christmas with the cowboy as written by Rod Nichols and read by Gene O'Quinn.
Gene is a fifth generation Texan. His authentic, cowboy recitation is like sitting around the campfire as cowboys would share stories and poems. A real treat for the listener.
Rod Nichols, cowboy poet, is the author of the award winning book, A Little Bit Of Texas. This collection of fourteen, original cowboy Christmas poems are both nostalgic and unique.
Poetry written by Rod Nichols
Poetry recited by Gene O'Quinn
John Pickul; Harmonica
Billy Curtis; Guitar
2. Christmas Round The Campfire
3. A Cowboy Christmas Carol
4. Christmas At The Bunkhouse
5. The Storekeep's Christmas
6. Christmas At Miz Mary's
7. Christmas Time In Texas
8. A Christmas Mem'ry
9. The Christmas Story
10. Christmas At Cutter Bill's
11. Ol' Ebb
12. Christmas Without Snow
14. Rockin' Horse Cowboy
Poets Rod Nichols and Gene O'Quinn have created a lasting holiday treasure with their unique CD, "Cowboy Christmas Mem'ries." Gene O'Quinn's confident and professional voice recites Rod Nichols' expertly crafted verse and they bring the season alive with 14 imaginative, original poems.
Most of the poems are set in a simpler past. The mood is quickly
established with poems such as "Christmas 'Round the Campfire" (When it's
Christmas round the campfire / and the twilight's growin' dim / blue shadows
fallin' 'cross the trail /and it's time for headin' in... ). The lives of cowboys unfold in poems such as "Christmas Mornin' Coffee," "Cowboy Christmas Carol," and "Christmas at Line Camp." By the last track, you've tasted that coffee, been warmed by that campfire, visited with the blacksmith and storekeep and the cowboys in Cutter Bill's Bar, and have been touched time and again by the real meaning of the holiday.
Traditional tunes gently bridge the poems, played with a simple beauty by
John Pickul's harmonica and Billy Curtis's guitar. Those perfect touches
tie together the production like a soft red Christmas ribbon.
O'Quinn and Nichols, proud Texans, are both writers and reciters. Gene O'Quinn is a student of classic Cowboy Poetry, and hosts a web site that features classics and Texas poets, along with his own work
(www.geneoquinn.com). Rod Nichols is the author of "A Little Bit of Texas,"
winner of the Will Rogers Medallion Award; a Will Rogers Award nominee for
his CD, "Yep, A Little Bit More of Texas" and as top Male Poet; and was a
double finalist in the AWA's Poetry and Songwriting Team Roping Challenge in July, 2004. He was the first Lariat Laureate at CowboyPoetry.com.
The timeless collection is the perfect gift for the season.
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