THE YAMPA VALLEY BOYS 4th and latest CD release, Close To Home, features six original songs, some old favorites and four tracks, recorded live "in concert" at Elizabeth, Colorado on September 9, 2006 with Brad & Kathy Fitch. We also added some three part harmony, with our good friend Brad Fitch. The fourth live track is our audience

participation version of (Ghost) Riders In The Sky). The CD has reached #6 in the AWA, Top 10 Western Music Albums as reported in the Spring 2007 issue of Rope Burns. Steve's original song, Word Weaver, is listed at #7 on the Western Song Chart.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT "Close to Home":

"Steve Jones and John Fisher have teamed up again to produce yet another intriguing collection of cowboy/Western songs. Steve's tenor leads are terrific, and John's harmonies, banjo pickin' and mandolin strummin' are superb...These guys are good. Their harmonies are melodious and tight, and their musicianship is impeccable. They deserve a serious listen." COWBOY MAGAZINE, Spring 2007.

"The fourth CD from the Yampa Valley Boys, Close to Home, presents a mixed bag of styles and material. Included are some originals that should be picked up by other artists... Also present is a vintage sounding, rustic, acoustic accompaniment with banjo played in the style called "frailing". This is the type of album that is best appreciated when taken en toto, track by track. " ROPE BURNS MAGAZINE, Spring 2007.

"I liked it so much I immediately played it again. Your harmonies are great. Your song selection is wonderful, both covers and originals. And your comedic timing is superb!" Sandy Reay, Musician and Founder, Acoustic By Lines, www.acousticbylines.com.

Songs Include:
Close to Home*Yampa Valley Curse*Eagles and Horses*Yellow Rose of Texas/Cindy,Cindy*Next to You*Which Way Ya Buckle*Word Weaver*Grandma's Feather Bed*Stay Cowboy*Bunkhouse Orchestra*The Way It Was*A Cowboy Has To Sing*Whispering Jesse*(Ghost) Riders in the Sky*

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The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS 3rd CD features 18 Back in the Saddle Again" features 18 tracks of cowboy and western music, and poetry. Included are 4 songs and a poem written by Steve Jones. And of course the "Boys" have put their own energetic interpretation on both the new and old western "classics" on the CD.

"Their latest CD contains 18 songs and poems (mostly songs), most of which are contemporary, but performed in the traditional style. One of my favorites is a traditional banjo instrumental (Old Joe Clark), four vocals that particularly impressed me. Andy Wilkinson's "The River that Never Runs Dry" Steve's "On the Run", Brenn Hill's "Burnin' Hair" and the traditional "Streets of Laredo". - O.J. Sikes in Rope Burns July/Aug 2005.

LISTED AT #8 on the WESTERN MUSIC RATINGS "Western Music Album" June 20, 2005

Songs Include:

Back in the Saddle Again*On The Run*Ponies*Ol' Joe Clark*Bear River*The River That Never Runs Dry*When The Cottonwoods Are Yellow*Streets of Laredo*Burnin' Hair*The Cave*Matthew*The Ballad of FM Light*The Big Food Chain*Fourteen Cent Cowboy*Graves By The Side Of The Trail*Tradin' Horses*Night Riders Lament*The Trail*

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The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS second CD "Tales of the Trail" features 16 tracks including Blackberry Blossom, The Wagon Tongue, I am My Own Grandpa, Rindercella and many more."Tales of the Trail" was reviewed in the May 2004 issue of the Western Horseman:

"Traditional campfire tunes, songs by the likes of Red Steagall, and two originals...combine to create a fitting tribute to western music and the art of cowboy storytelling."--The Western Horseman, May 2004

Songs Include:

Wake Up Holler * Blackbery Blossom * Hittin the Trail Tonight * Wyoming Wind * The Wagon Tongue * Prairie Lullaby * Bear Ropin' Buckaroo * Colorado Trail/Git Along little Dogies/ I Ride an Old Paint * I'm my Own Grandpa * Romance of the Range * Alligator Shoes * Blue Prairie * Chopo * Rindercella * Buffalo Gals * The Farewell Song *

Check out some sample tracks from Tales of the Trail

1. Blackberry Blossom --MP3
2. Chopo --MP3
3. The Farewell Song -- MP3

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The YAMPA VALLEY BOYS first CD, SAVE THE COWBOY was released in November 2001. The 12 tracks, including the title track, written by Steve Jones, represent traditional and contemporary cowboy music and poetry.

Songs Include:

Save The Cowboy * Angels Can Do No More * When The Work's All Done This Fall * The Gol-Durned Wheel * Nellie Kane * Old Cowboy's Lament * A Cowboy Has To Sing * Hamilton County Breakdown * The Girl I Left Behind * The Ol' Double Diamond * Bronco Twister Prayer * (Ghost) Riders In The Sky

Check out some sample tracks from our "Save the Cowboy"

1. Save the Cowboy --MP3
2. Hamilton County Breakdown --MP3
3. Old Cowboy's Lament -- MP3

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John Fisher's solo CD "BANJO BUCKAROO" was released in March 2000. He plays 5 String Banjo in the frailing style, 6 String Banjo, and guitar. The 14 tracks include traditional songs and poems, along with arrangements of cowboy songs written by some of his heroes. Five of the tracks are poetry readings.

Songs Include:

Back In The Saddle * Bunkhouse Orchestra * Sierry Petes * Columbine * Cowboy & the Lady * Little Joe, The Wrangler * Old Cowboy's Lament * Camp Cook * Which Way Ya Buckle * Pecos River Queen * No Horses In Heaven? * An Old Puncher's Prayer * Colorado Cowboy * Ride Around

Songs Include:

From This Valley...(Intro) * Paradise Found (The Steamboat Song) * Hittin' The Trail Tonight * Pony's Gold * Save The Cowboy * The Cowboy Life (Dreary, Dreary Life) * The Ride of Joe Rankin * Blue Sky Lullaby * Fall Roundup Time * Big Skies, Open Skies * Steamboat Time * The Skybald Paint * Campfire * From This Valley

Steve Jones' solo CD "SWEET MEMORIES AND TEARS" is a collection of all original songs about relationships and people. It includes a tribute song to John Denver.

Songs Include:

The Colors Of The Fall * Sweet Memories and Tears * Summer On The Farm *. A Perfect Moment * Sunday Evening Blues * First Dance * Concrete Cowboy * Eileen's Song * This Man Called Wade * Please Say Goodbye To Me * The Lady and the Dogs * Henry John, Where Have You Gone?