The Drover Road

A drover’s road was a route, often with ancient or medieval origins, where livestock were walked long distances for seasonal or commercial purposes—the European ancestor of the American cattle drive. On The Drover Road, Canadian American group Cowboy Celtic consider the Irish and British ancestors of cowboy songs and cowboy culture in their selection of sixteen Celtic and Western compositions. Playing in a mix of Celtic and American folk styles and instrumentations—featuring fiddle, guitar, harp, bodhran, and more—Cowboy Celtic seamlessly demonstrate the intertwined musical lineage of the American West and the British Isles. The Drover Road was originally released by the Western Jubilee Recording Company in 2001.

Track Listing

101	The Drover Road to Amulree	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	03:44
102	Aura Lee	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:41
103	Bonnie Dundee / Fareweel Tae Tarwathie / The Railroad Corral	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:28
104	Mandocarolan	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:51
105	Darcy Farrow	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	03:25
106	Lorena / The Yellow Rose of Texas / Field of the Yellow-Haired Lad	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:55
107	The Wild Rippling Water	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	04:31
108	O'Carolan's Ramble to Cashel	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:15
109	Whoopie Ti Yi Yo, Git Along Little Dogies	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	03:54
110	Maxwell's Thorns	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	02:51
111	The Betrayal of Johnnie Armstrong	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	03:50
112	Black Upon Tan	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	03:18
113	Jackie Coleman's Reel	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	01:44
114	The Ladies of Scatwell (Boireannaich Scaitil)	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	04:18
115	The Baron of Brackley (Child Ballad No. 203)	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic	04:13
116	Indiana	David Wilkie and Cowboy Celtic featuring Denise Withnell	07:02