Wilma and Don Edwards at Tombstone Cowboy Music Festival
Doug and I took a two day break and went to the Cowboy Music Festival in Tombstone. What great music! The weather didn’t cooperate but the show went on regardless of wind gusts and cold temperatures. All day Saturday and Sunday had performers on outside stages all around town, and they were all first-rate musicians. Friday and Saturday evenings featured Don Edwards as the main performer. He sure does put on a good concert – we went to both nights.
Cowboy music is like poetry in song. It tells stories of cattle, horses, wrecks, adventures, and life in the saddle. Cowboy music tells of the old days and the present times, hard work and rollicking play, stormy days and clear starry nights, and of joy and heartache. You can’t get better music. You sure don’t get the same feel from pop or rap music!
Plus Doug and I got to visit with Don Edwards and his wife Kathy. They are just great, down-to-earth folks working to preserve in song a way of life intrinsic to the American West. Don is allowing us use some of his songs on our soon-to-be done (subject to moving cattle, fixing fence, packing supplies, etc.) photo gallery on our website. Check it out when we have it done – one of the songs Don performs is about the Double Circle Ranch. Naturally that song will be the one playing on the website. You can hear more of his music and his great guitar picking skills on his website www.DonEdwardsMusic.com.
If you like cowboy music, keep your eye out for Tombstone’s next festival. Doug and I will be there for sure. You can’t get better music!
Tombstone Taxis - Wild West Wagons
Live Cowboy music in downtown Tombstone
How fun for you guys! Glad you got away for a couple of well deserved days!
We did have a good time- and a mini vacation. Lots of fun and wonderful music.
Wilma