Rob Ickes (which rhymes with “bikes”) has become one of the most renowned and respected dobro players in Bluegrass. He is a founding member of Blue...
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Y’all Don’t Tell My Mama I Was Here
Much about these North Carolina boys and their music defies description, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t fun! Exploring the space between ’50s Rock...
Rocket Ball Effect
A pair of Volcanic pistols from the collection of King Farouk of Egypt rightfully sets a new record at Greg Martin Auctions’ November 15-17, 2004,...
Lost to History
A few years before the Civil War, one of the most violent episodes in Western American trail history played out on a mountain meadow in Southern...
Putting the Western Back in the Country
Joni Harms can toss a 100-pound hay bale with almost the same ease she cradles her guitar. Her new hit CD might just as well be called “Let’s Put...
“Saddle Up!”
The American cowboy is not only a universal symbol of the American West, but he is also a symbol of the American spirit. His gear—hat, chaps, boots,...
The House that Cash Built Sells High
Johnny Cash was the youngest person ever chosen for the Country Music Hall of Fame. He had at least two singles on the Country charts for 38...
Colt Revolver Cylinder Scenes
Have you ever wondered what the roll-engraved cylinder scenes on the old percussion Colts depict? Some were added solely for the sake of decoration...
Dark Voyage of the Mittie Stephens
Four wayfarers on the Mittie Stephens flee their past. Bobby Randow, plagued by temporary amnesia, runs from a midnight gunfight. Spunky Madame...
.45-Caliber Revenge
Peter Brandvold has spun together an entertaining tale about a young lad, Cuno Massey, and his metamorphosis into adulthood in the Wild West. Cuno...
Across the Kansas Prairie
Funded by the National Park Service, this video follows a modern-day wagon train across the Kansas portion of the Oregon Trail. Although the...
Plain Language
Barbara Wright is a self-professed greenhorn, but you couldn’t tell from this Depression-era ranch story that encapsulates the hardships of the West...