Under Western Stars Episode #8 Ghost Riders 

Under Western Stars Episode #8   Ghost Riders

Listen to the Rider of Loma Escondida, a tale of a ghost rider and and stolen gold and Stan Jones classic song Ghost Riders in the Sky.

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Under Western Stars Episode # 7 the Camp Cook 

Under Western Stars Episode # 7  The Camp Cook

Learn about the man who fed the cowboys, in songs and poems. From Boomer Johnson to the Goodnight Loving Trail.

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Under Western Stars Episode #6 Romaine Loudermilk 

Under Western Stars Episode  #6 Romaine Loudermilk

Meet Romaine  Loudermilk,  an Arizona character who gave us some of our best cowboy songs.

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Under Western Stars Episode  #5 More Horses #2 

Under Western Stars Episode  #5  More Horses #2

Ride the trail with Tony  across the Australian outback and fleeing hostile Indians on the Western frontier and witness a tearful farewell.

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Under Western Stars Episode #4 Horses #1 

Under Western Stars Episode  #4  

From The Tennessee Stud to the Little Blue Roan Tony takes you for a ride.

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Under Western Stars Episode #3 Gone to Texas 

Under Western Stars Episode  #3  looks at the different journeys people made "Going Out West". From his grandpa Henry Newyears Norris' leave taking of post Civil War Illinois to the experiences of Sweet Betsy from Pike, Tony leads us down…

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Under Western Stars Episode #2 A Western Childhood 

Under Western Stars Episode #2

Tony talks about the geography and characters of his  Western childhood. 

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Under Western Stars - Episode #1 Welcome to the West 

Welcome to the first episode of Under Western Stars, produced for Sun Sounds [https://sunsounds.org/] the radio service for the visually impaired and hosted by  by Tony Norris. Under Western Stars is an audio exploration of all things Western with live…

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Under Western Stars - On the air again.

        Recently I was asked to produce a series of cowboy programs  for Sun Sounds, the radio service for the visually handicapped.. I was delighted  for the opportunity to do my schtick on the radio once again. My radio career began…

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A Tradition of Thankfulness

Our Royal Palm turkey tom and his hen were intended for the Thanksgiving table. Each afternoon as they were released with the chickens to free-range and eat bugs and weed seeds, they didn’t miss an opportunity to display their magnificent…

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Oh that autumn light....

A few light frosts have nibbled at the edges of Sue's garden but the half acre of coyote gourd is still untouched. It's grey-green pyramid shaped leaves, each as rough as a shark's skin, wave in the cool breeze. When…

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