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When It's Apple Blossom Time In Annapolis Valley
Artist: Alberta Slim
Format: CD
New: In Print Available to Order $13.99
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1. When It's Apple Blossom Time in Annapolis Valley
2. Queen of the Calgary Stampede
3. Rolling Home
4. Evalina Waltz
5. Sitting on a Hilltop
6. The Song of Smokey Smith
7. Tears of Shame
8. Call of the Caribou
9. Red River Waltz
10. Give Me My Pony on the Range
11. When You Play Your Last Card
12. The Choo Choo Blues
13. When the Good Lord Knocks on Your Door
14. Yellow Rose of Texas
15. Let's Face the Music Pop
16. Hold Watcha Got Boys (Don't Let Her Go)
17. In the Valley of the Poppies
18. Treasures You Can't Buy
19. North of the Border
20. There's No Need for Tears in Your Eyes
21. The Big Roundup
22. Have Faith in the Lord
23. The Laughing Horse
24. I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
25. Red River Two-Step
26. I Want to Ride, Ride, Ride
27. New Canadian Polka
28. Tear Drops Falling
29. My Nova Scotia Home

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One of the great genuine singing cowboys of Canada, who wrote hundreds of songs whilst also running a ranch. He was one of the few singers that managed to perfect the famously difficult "Three-in-one" yodel first recorded by his inspiration, Wilf "Montana Slim" Carter Hear his own versions of his most famous compositions "When It's Apple Blossom Time In Annapolis Valley" and "My Nova Scotia Home" Hear examples of his historic ballads, novelty songs, gospel songs, love songs and cowboy songs Great, traditional country backings, a few with solo guitar others backed by his own "Bar X Cowboys" and a couple backed by top Canadian western group Evan Kemp & The Trailriders Four duets with female songstress Clover Lane 29 full-length tracks This compilation includes recordings from his very first in 1940 through his periods with Gavotte and RCA in the 1950s to his session with Aragon in 1961 To the best of our knowledge, this is the only currently available CD of Alberta Slim and his first CD release in twenty-seven years!
        
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