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  1. The Trail to Mexico / In the Tap room / The Banshee  3:22

  2. Shenandoah  3:29 

  3. Little Joe, the Wrangler  2:10

  4. The Lily of the West  4:22

  5. Garry Owen / Custer Died a-Runnin' / Off 'till Monday  3:38

  6. Lady In Green  3:47

  7. The Colorado Trail  2:43

  8. I'd Like to Be in Texas When They Round Up In The spring / The Main Behind The Bar  3:31

  9. Tempting the Salmon to come to the Fly  3:46

  10. Down by the Brazos  4:19

  11. Goodby, Old Paint / Leavin' Cheyenne / The Strawberry Roan / Whoopee Ti Yi Yo, Git Along, Little Dogies  4:59 

  12. The Gal I left Behind Me  2:58

  13. Annie Laurie  4:27
 
   

"In 1996, David Wilkie released Cowboy Celtic, an album which beautifully demonstrated the connection between Ireland and the West. Now, Wilkie delves even deeper into this rich source of music. [Cowboy Ceilidh is] one of the most exciting albums I’ve heard in quite a while."  ~ Putting On Airs, Irish Edition (Ireland)

On the western plains of nineteenth century North America, intoxicating Gaelic melodies drifted through the evening air at many a cowboy campfire and during lonely shifts at night guard. These songs were brought over from the old country and often refitted with lyrics to suit the singer's new occupation. when you're in the middle of nowhere, nothing lifts your spirits more than a familiar tune from home.

The Celtic origins of cowboy music are well documented. Traditional Irish, English and Scottish folk music served as the foundation and model for countless cowboy classics. Cowboy Celtic is a mostly instrumental collection that melts the rolling hills of Ireland into the dusty trails of Texas; the rugged Scottish Highlands into the majestic Alberta Rockies; and the gentle English chalk streams into the roaring rivers of Montana. so, in the words of George Armstrong Custer's favourite Irish quick-step, "Garry Owen":

Let Bacchus' sons be not dismayed
But join with me each jovial blade;
Come booze and sing and lend your aid
To help me with the chorus!