The Kunkel brothers are back helping Ivan Daines on his second LP, and Daines himself pens more of the songs on this - many of which are odes to the life of a cowboy. From the back cover: [i]There is a variety of country music songs on this album written about my experiences in travelling to rodeos across Canada and the United States, and about the good friends I've met along the way. [/i] [i]THERE'S SOMETHING BOUT A RODEO expresses how most cowboys feel towards their sport, and the song BEARMAN was written about one cowboy in particular, although it could have been about a few other rodeo cowboys I have known.[/i] [i]ROPIN' AT THE FAMED CALGARY STAMPEDE came about one day while I was waiting to enter the rodeo and overheard Barry Burke calling home after he had won the calf roping at the Calgary Stampede.[/i] [i]The song THREE BARS was written about Reg Kessler's great bareback horse Three Bars.[/i] [i]I've always wanted to write a religious song but wondered what type of song I would write. One morning, after coming home from church, I sat down and wrote HOPING YOU STILL CARE.[/i] [i]I was really honored when an old time Montana Rancher, John Herzbeg gave me the spurs he had used for most of his life. I wrote the song SILVER SPURS for him, and also as a bicentennial song for all the old timers who made the United States the great country it is today.[/i] [i]MY WAY IS THE HIGHWAY is a song about travelling and all the good things in life. One of the best things in life is to have good friends. One of my favourite songs, ALBERTA, YOU'RE A LADY was written for me by a friend of mine, Shannon Two Feathers. I enjoy listening to songs sent to me by other sang- writers.[/i] [i]I learned the song ZEBRA DUN (meaning the color of a striped lineback horse) from Duff Severe, the "Cowboy's Friend" from Pendleton, Oregon. The song is an old country favourite and there are a faw words in the song that aren't used much anymore. For instance, "cimmeron" means "river", "smere" means "food", and the phrase "bade him to take a share" means" asked him to have some".[/i] [i]While travelling from the rodeo at San Angelo, Texas to Pheonix, Arizona in March of 1975, I wrote the song OLD WOMAN FROM SAN ANGELO.[/i] [i]THE PILGRIM SONG, CH: 33 was written for the Music People in Nashville by Kris Kristofferson, but it reminds me of many cowboys I have known.[/i] [i]I'd like to thank everyone who put so much work into making this album and the sound that was created on the session. A special thanks to Dick Damron who played on the session and also for all his professional advice and assistance.[/i] [i]There was a lot of time, energy, and fun that went into producing this album. I hope you enjoy it. Good luck, and see you at the rodeo.[/i] [i]sincerely,[/i] [i]Ivan Daines[/i]
