In a perfect world, an honest singing cowboy like Trent Willmon would never have to choose between the stage and the steed, the honky-tonk and the ropin' pen. There'd be time enough for both, with every rodeo championship win celebrated with a triumphant return to the Grand Ole Opry stage, and the release of a new album, such as 2008's Broken In.

And all of this would be possible without ever having to leave the Lone Star State. No, wait ... that's a Texan's perfect world. Or rather, the perfect world Trent Willmon probably fantasized about over a cold sympathy beer the day he had to sell his last horse.

Given that the 'this' Willmon speaks of is a burgeoning country music career that has already taken him from the dancehalls of Texas to the hallowed Opry stage and countless other venues across the country, including the National Finals Rodeo, chances are he's not doing too much crying in his beers these days.

• Broken In
• Dry County
• Doesn't Mean I Don't Love You
• Cold Beer and a Fishin' Pole
• Way I Remember It
• Gold Ol' Days Are Gone w/ Roger Creager & Kevin Fowler
• How a Cowboy Lives
• Truth
• Little Set of Horns
• Tumbleweed Town
• I'll Love You Anyway
• There Is a God