Show Notes
Episode 097 this week. Recorded it last Wednesday back home at Boots & Saddle Headquarters in the basement on the fringes of downtown, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Merle Haggard passed away 10 years ago yesterday (April 6) on the day of his 79th birthday so in honour of that we have a tribute set of Merle covers. Plus, beautiful country music by beautiful country music singers and a few new/recent releases. - - - BOOTS & SADDLE (2.0) | Episode 097
INTRO & THEME: The Boots & Saddle Jingle - Boots Graham w. Catherine Robertson (2024) Chaparral - Buck Owens' Buckaroos – A Night On The Town (1968)
Shufflin’ in to the Saddle: 1. Amarillo by Morning - George Strait (Strait From The Heart - 1982)
Tour Wrap-Up: 2. Rodeo Hand - Branson Anderson (First Rodeo - 2025) 3. Another Heartbreak Song - Patrick B Ray (Single - 2020) 4. Bad Girl - Emily Love (Heart of a Fool - 2025) 5. Last Cowboy Hat in California - Robert Henry & the Repeaters (The Way It Usually Goes - 2022)
New & Recent Releases: 6. Heart - Charlie Marie (Single - 2026) 7. She Was My Baby - Dale Watson (Single - 2026) 8. If You Wanted to You Would - Meg and the Wheelers (Single - 2026)
Round-Up: Merle Haggard Covers 9. Today I Started Loving You Again - Loretta Lynn (Woman Of The World / To Make A Man - 1969) 10. I Threw Away The Rose - Charley Pride (The Country Way - 1967) 11. I'll Leave the Bottle On the Bar - Johnny Paycheck (Mr. Hag Told My Story - 1981)
Outro / Merle Haggard Covers Continued… 12. You Don't Have Very Far to Go - Jeannie Seely (The Seely Style - 1966)
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