Ian Tyson definitely rates high on my list of the greatest songwriters to ever live. To Ian’s pen fell many cowboy songs. The Canadian cowboy, Tyson, is best known for his songs “Four Strong Winds” and “Someday Soon.”
“Someday Soon” and my personal favorite by Ian Tyson, “Navajo Rug,” rank in the top 100 Western Songs of all Time, by the Western Writers of America.
Tom Russell, Jerry Jeff Walker and so many more artists have covered Tyson’s music through the years. Corb Lund has just released the latest cover of one of Ian’s tunes. “Montana Waltz”
Lund’s latest album Songs My Friends Wrote is set to release in April. The album also will contain Corb’s versions of songs written by artists like Hayes Carll and Tom Russell.
Corb Lund’s tribute to his fellow cowboy songwriters is certainly going to be epic..
All for the love of a cowboy-
Pancho.