Compadres Peter Rowan and Don Edwards regale the Freight with songs from their new duo album High Lonesome Cowboy (Shanachie), a groundbreaking celebration of the common roots of bluegrass and western music. Dig out those spurs and hightail it over to hear bluegrass legend Peter and premier cowboy troubador Don perform an amazing collection of songs, from plaintive chestnuts like "I'm Going To Leave Old Texas Now" and "Take Me Back To The Range" and round-'em-up rousers like "The Old Chisholm Trail" (complete with "ki yi yippies" and yodeling), to the upbeat Carter Family number "Buddies in the Saddle." A unique singer, folklorist and three-time winner of the Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award, Don captures the authenticity of the songs with his spare guitar work and his rich baritone voice. Peter, an incomparable composer, singer, and guitar and mandolin player, began his professional career in the mid-60s singing lead and playing guitar with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys before setting off on various musical explorations, including solo work and playing with groups like rock-fusion innovators Seatrain and the ground-breaking group Old and in the Way with David Grisman and Jerry Garcia. Here, Peter provides interpretations of Don's material that push the songs into a whole new dimension, a mystical Western terrain populated by mythical folks with names like Panama Red and One-Eyed Jack. Not to be missed!