Waddie Mitchell Live

Recorded at The Warehouse Theater in Colorado Springs, Live was renowned cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell’s first album for the Western Jubilee Recording Company. Growing up on ranches in Elko, Nevada, Mitchell came of age engrossed in the lifestyle of the American cowboy. While learning to handle horses and cattle, he also picked up the rich song and storytelling tradition of the buckaroo—a tradition generally referred to as “cowboy poetry.” Co-founder of the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, Mitchell is among the most significant modern proponents of the tradition. On Live, he recites a seamless mix of classic and original yarns and poems, accompanied musically by Western legends Rich O’Brien, Norman Blake, and Don Edwards.

Track Listing

101	The Old Spinning Wheel (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	03:48
102	Typical (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	01:10
103	Goat on a Rope (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	03:44
104	The Old Nighthawk (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	06:08
105	Blood, Sweat and Steers (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	04:10
106	Sentence (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	03:31
107	Bill Cheatam (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	05:24
108	The Owl Critic (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	02:47
109	The Sounds a Cowboy Hears / Prairie Wind (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	05:10
110	Cross-Eyed Bull (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	02:26
111	The Walkin' Man (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	07:03
112	Red River Valley (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	04:23
113	Piddlin' Pete / G-Nerik Rag (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	03:02
114	Swedish Waltz (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	03:57
115	No Second Chance (Live)	Waddie Mitchell with Norman Blake, Don Edwards, Rich O'Brien	02:11