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Skip and Butch,
Thanks so much for sending the promo package including the photo and the
two lovely CD’s.
Both of the albums will be getting lots of
“Swingin’ West” airplay. As
I said in my
previous e-mail, I don’t do much poetry on the show but it really is
nice the way you do it interwoven with song.
Good luck and let’s stay in touch,
Mike www.swinginwest.com
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We booked the Sons of
the Oregon Trail as the opening act for a major headliner and the Sons
of the Oregon Trail out-performed them in all respects.
Dwight Ellis
Executive Director
Grants Pass, Oregon Chamber of Commerce
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Sons of
the Oregon Trail
If you are looking for a joyous musical/lyrical
time, then you need to see Butch and Skip
perform. A truly unique blend of cowboy poetry
and country folk music offers listeners an
opportunity to step back in time and reminisce
on times past. Audiences have been so pleased
that they have even stayed on, even through a
rainstorm. Witty and charming are the two words that sum up this act....
Brent Siebold
Visitor Services Coordinator
Valley of the Rogue State Park |
Skip
and Butch,
I
got your CD's yesterday and have enjoyed listening to them. I
will be playing them on KZEE.
You have a different sound than most of the people around here. I
especially like the old Western songs and the Ian Tyson songs. Also, the poetry has
a different take. I like it, too.
Thanks!
Judy
James
J Spur Productions
www.judyjames.com
Keeping our Western Heritage
ALIVE!
KZEE
Weatherford, Texas
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Dear Skip,
After repeatedly listening to your two CD's, "Saddle Songs and
Campfire Tales" and "West on Faith", I am so touched and enraptured that I
scarcely manage to find the right words for my comments. I can only
say they both are stunning releases. It's my music, it's the
music I love, it's the gentle and charming spirit of the West at its'
best! Congratulations! The Sons of the Oregon Trail did a
fantastic work!
I am neither a keen connoisseur nor an experienced music
critic. Just as a simple, sincere, enamored fan of the
American West and of all that can embody its magic atmosphere and its'
epic history. Let me say that your music opens my heart to the
fascination of that land and leads my mind on the wings of freedom, along
those vast spaces, those enchanting landscapes, those moving stories and
plain feelings of a rugged humanity who shaped and built a great country
like yours. Your music is really an outstanding tribute to a
tradition - the Western tradition - which is timeless and unique.
I must also add my sincere congratulations for the fine
performance. Your voice, dear Skip, is warm and captivating.
And Butch is a worthy partner with his vocals and nice talking. The
instrumentation is essential, plain, excellent, and expresses the typical
western musicianship. All sounds so good, so handsomely
traditional..... What else can I say? Hats off! And thank you
very much for the splendid moments your tunes are giving and will always
give to me in the future.
.............. I renew my true and enthusiastic appreciation for your
work. Thanks for keeping up our beloved Old West.
Sincerely
Aldo Belloni
aldo.belloni@katamail.com
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