Night Riders Lament
40th Gathering Featured Artists
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4m 5s
Sterling sings and yodels a familiar cowboy song. Sterling Drake performs "Night Rider's Lament" with Thorleifur Gaukur Davidsson on harmonica.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Sterling Drake
Big Cypress, FL
Steeped in the traditions of roots music, songwriter Sterling Drake’s journey has taken him from the Big Cypress of south Florida to the mountains of western Montana and everywhere in between. With a penchant for honest storytelling, Sterling weaves his own perspective into the American songbook, highlighting a strong sense of place through natural imagery and cultural context. With influences ranging from Willie Nelson to Lead Belly, his inspiration is as diverse as American music itself. Spurred on by a passion for the cowboy lifestyle, Sterling partners with nonprofit land conservation and mental health advocacy groups to highlight issues impacting the ranching community.
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"Night Rider's Lament" words and music by Michael Burton.
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Recorded live at Jereco Studios in Bozeman, MT in the summer of '23, this three-track session was created as a donation to Western Landowners Alliance in support their west-wide effort to keep working ranches whole and healthy for people and the environment.
Brought to you by the Western Folklife Center, using story and cultural expression to connect the American West to the world.
www.westernfolklife.org
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