Musical historian Rex Rideout discusses the individual songs, composers and performers that helped tame the American West.  From the first American explorers heading into the unknown, such as Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Pike, music was an important component to maintaining high spirits and morale.  Rex emphasizes the songs of the Civil War and cowboy songs of the West.  Rideout tells American history through a series of songs.  Some of the songs featured on the podcast are The Girl I Left Behind Me, Old Rosen and Beau, Old Dan Tucker, and The Battle Cry of Freedom - just to name a few.  Enjoy the musical journey that Rex takes us on and the interesting stories that accompany the traditional music or America's past.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW:  Hop Bullet Double IPA, Sierra Nevada Brewery, Chico, California

REX's MUSIC:  Frontier Favorites: Old-Time Music of the Wild West
https://www.amazon.com/Frontier-Favorites-Old-Time-Gardner-2003-08-26/dp/B01KAT88FY

MUSIC:  Bones Fork