After forming the iconic country rock band Great Speckled Bird, Ian Tyson hosted the national Canadian television music show, Nashville North, from 1970 to 1975. Soon after, he once again made Alberta his home, settling in Pincher Creek where he began ranching and living the life about which he was so proud to write and sing.

After three years of working his ranch, he recorded the album Old Corrals & Sagebrush, a mixture of traditional cowboy songs and new western music. His breakthrough album, 1986's Cowboyography, earned platinum status in Canada.

The gravel road that runs from his present ranch in the foothills of the Rockies inspired Tyson's 2005 album, Songs from the Gravel Road. Releasing this album at the age of 71, Tyson has shown that an active cowboy life keeps his creative pulse beating as strongly as ever. ~ More Information at the Order of Alberta Excellence website

Track Listing :

• Alberta's Child
• Old Double Diamond
• Windy Bill
• Montana Waltz
• Whoopee Ti Yi Yo
• Leavin' Cheyenne
• Gallo de Cielo
• Old Corrals and Sagebrush
• Old Alberta Moon
• Diamond Joe
• Night Rider's Lament
• Tom Blasingame
• Sierra Peaks
• Colorado Trail
• Hot Summer Tears
• What Does She See
• Rocks Begin to Roll
• Will James
• Murder Steer