Following his early folk successes with his wife in the Ian & Sylvia partnership, Ian Tyson has been quietly establishing himself as one of Canada's favourite country singers.

Tyson's profile in the USA has been comparatively low since those early days, but releases of the quality of Eighteen Inches Of Rain will surely help revive interest in his career.

A working rancher, Tyson's subject matter is straightforward - songs about ordinary folks, modern day cowboys and of course ranchers. Eloquently written and elegantly performed this is a reminder of the quality that brought us Cowboyography and Four Strong Winds.

• Horsethief Moon
• Heartaches Are Stealin'
• Eighteen Inches Of Rain
• M.C. Horses
• Big Horns
• Rodeo Road
• Chasin' The Moon
• Nobody Thought It Would
• Old House
• Alcohol In The Bloodstream
• Old Corrals And Sagebrush
• 'Til The Circle Is Through